SOLiD
Consortium

Through its international scientific and technology network, VTT can produce information, upgrade technology knowledge, and create business intelligence and value added to its stakeholders.

VTT´s technological focus areas are applied materials, bio and chemistry processes, energy, information and communication technologies, industrial systems management, microtechnologies and electronics, and technology in the community. The turnover of VTT in the year 2021 was 254 million €. VTT is part of the PrintoCent industry cluster. VTT has over 20 years of experience in solution based R2R-manufacturing of organic and large area electronic components and devices. Recently, VTT’s special interest has been in methods and technologies enabling the integration of organic and large area and hybrid electronics with End-User products and building demonstrators and product mock-ups in a form that facilitates industry to up-take the benefits of new technologies.

PULSEDEON focus areas are anode materials (Li, Li alloys, Si, Na), solid state electrolytes, barrier layers and lithiophilic layers.

Since its creation in 2019, ABEE began to explore all aspects of the battery value chain, from cell production to battery pack systems to the final stage, including even recycling. Today ABEE has anchored its position in the energy and battery world.

Moreover, TALOS is an expert in exploiting and disseminating project results and has prepared numerous successful Exploitation Agreements with special emphasis on proper IPR management among the partners.

At Aalto, high-quality research, art, education and entrepreneurship are promoted hand in hand. Disciplinary excellence is combined with multidisciplinary activities, engaging both students and the local innovation ecosystem. Our main campus is quickly transforming into an open collaboration hub that encourages encounters between students, researchers, industry, startups and other partners. Aalto University was founded in 2010 as three leading Finnish universities, Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki, were merged to strengthen Finland’s innovative capability.

Moreover, CNRS conducts interdisciplinary programs, one major objective being to promote interdisciplinarity to improve knowledge, ensure economic and technological development or solve complex societal needs. Its scientific activities are divided among 10 national institutions that specialize in a certain area of expertise. They are responsible for over a thousand (joint) research units or “laboratories” and designated services, the majority of which are operated in collaboration with other structures.

The main goal of the innovative products developed by SPECIFIC POLYMERS is, in close collaboration with the customers, to validate proof of concepts. In more than 17 years, SPECIFIC POLYMERS developed the synthesis of more than 10 000 functional building blocks, monomers and polymers and is now working with more than 500 customers and partners in more than 50 countries worldwide. Innovative Products developed by SPECIFIC POLYMERS are used for a very wide range of applications such as functional surface coatings (glass, metal, metal oxides, nanoparticles, plastics), construction industry, aeronautic, automotive (paint, tires, sealant, gaskets), pharmaceutical industry, cosmetics, optoelectronic, optic, water treatment, metal extraction, energy (fuel cells, solar cells or lithium batteries).

The purpose of OCSiAl is to enhance the unique qualities of all base materials to make the world a better place for all living beings. They are pursuing this aim by creating and introducing universal nanotube solutions into the industrial industry. This is resulting in the development of a new generation of nano-augmented materials and end products, the qualities of which were before unattainable becoming the benchmark for customer expectations.

The ultra-thin conductive and protective primer deposited on aluminum or copper gives access to product that prevent corrosion and improve adhesion of active layer with current collector, while reducing internal electrical resistance. ARMOR Battery Films is committed to improve energy storage system performance so that electric vehicles and sustainable mobility become part of tomorrow’s urban landscape.

The integration of machinery building, process engineering, and research under one roof enables clients to receive comprehensive solutions for all coating, printing and laminating demands. In public-sponsored initiatives, B2B development projects, and internal Coatema research projects, the Research and development center project team collaborates with an interdisciplinary team of researchers. The department’s goal is to create and recognize new advancements in coating, printing, and laminating, as well as to accelerate the adoption of Coatema scale-up procedures for new technologies and markets.

More than 9,000 students study at six TBU faculties that provide studies in technology, economics, humanities, multimedia communication, informatics and logistics. International students coming from all over the world and forming 10 % of the student body help create an international environment at the University.

The University is regularly successful when evaluated on the international level. In the Young University Rankings issued by the reputable British Times Higher Education company in 2020, TBU was ranked 301 – 350. According to the World University Rankings published by the British QS company one year later, our University is ranked 85th among universities situated in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

The design of energy storage devices at TBU is carried out within the University Institute centers: Centre for Technology Transfer, Centre of Polymer Systems, which obtained the HR Award HRS4R granted by the EC to excellent research institutions, and Footwear Research Centre. TBU has available specialized laboratories and certified cleanrooms used for energy components – pilot production line for experimental production of pouch batteries.

CRF develops research and innovation along the three principal axes of sustainability: Environmental Sustainability, which encompasses all aspects relating to energy efficiency as well as to the reduction of the impact on the environment over the entire lifecycle of the vehicle; Social Sustainability, focusing on the safety of transportation systems through the development of active, passive, preventive and cooperative solutions while addressing the mobility of all users irrespective of their specific needs; Economically sustainable competitiveness, oriented towards viable innovation, i.e., improving the performance and functionality of new vehicles in a cost-effective manner while reducing the time-to-market of research results. The CRF research activities imply strategic competences not only in the field of automotive engineering, but also in the fields of manufacturing, advanced materials, ICT and electronics, as well as a wide range of state-of-the-art laboratories and extensive test facilities.

Its support to industry ranges from feasibility studies through custom product-development to small-series production. CSEM also facilitates new entrepreneurs’ access to its technology platforms, encouraging them in the creation of start-ups. The annual turnover for 2017 was 96.3 Mio SFr (~ 83 Mio €). CSEM staff comprises some 450 people, working in eight divisions, operated as business units with matrix organization for the projects performed jointly. Since 2013 CSEM is home to the Swiss national competence center for photovoltaics, PV-Center. Within this center, research on optimum use of battery technologies has grown to an important activity over the last years. In 2014 CSEM has set up the Energy Storage Research Center: a shared research infrastructure for testing and characterization of electrochemical storage systems. In 2021 the activities on PV and storage were merged within the Sustainable Energy Center. CSEM has developed battery models that allow to accurately track the energy exchange under various cycling conditions (C-rates, DoD, etc.). In the recently started national project SPET, CSEM has characterized high energy density battery technologies (NCA, NMC and Li-Silicon, all candidate technologies for aeronautic applications), where also operating temperature has been included. In 2021 CSEM started the Coatings of Energy devices group, which provides know-how and top-class coating facilities (vacuum and wet) to address industrial challenges in the field of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. The unique coating portfolio for deposition of active materials (Li metal anodes) and/or for functionalizing of the interface between the different materials is a key enabler to obtain devices with higher energy density and better cyclability. The group also develops the next generation of solid-state, safe, and high-energy-density Li-batteries. Electrolyte integration in high-voltage (>4.2 V) Li-metal batteries is enabled by unique surface treatments functionalizing the solid electrolyte/electrodes interface. CSEM know-how and infrastructure allows us to provide services and R&D support along the entire value chain from battery components (coatings, materials, …) up to systems engineering.

Research at universities of applied sciences is characterised by strong links between practice and teaching, collaboration with partners from business, society and culture, a broad spectrum of topics in projects that are often interdisciplinary, use of scientific methods, application of several types of research, including collaboration with universities. The BFH Energy Storage Research Centre researches and develops solutions for the storage of electricity for energy supply and mobility. The research group Process Optimization in Manufacturing at the Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems (i3s) aims at developing innovative, sustainable, and cost-efficient solutions for effective and intelligent industrial processes. The group designed and operates its own battery cell assembly pilot plant which serves as a platform for exchange, innovation and developments. In connection with the pilot plant, BFH offers following services: design and assembly of battery cell prototypes, testing and validation of novel materials on pouch cell level, cutting experiments with state-of-the-art laser technology and integration of new components or devices for trials or optimization.