LITHIUM INNOVATION

CENTER PROJECTApplied R&D center for Li use in electric accumulators (Ion-Lithium batteries)

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CIL

Chile is the main Lithium productor in the world.

Companies Soquimich (SQM) and Chemetall (SCL) , product from Chilean salars, the

53% of worlwide Lithium and more 75% of Lithium used in batteries applications.

Marubeni is a world-class trader company and a global inversor in new energy

entrepeneurs in electric car industry.

Energy Center of Engineer Faculty, Universidad de Chile , is the choice windows to

lead this Country iniciative, using academic Chilean network(*), labs and scientifics

groups to support applied science focused in some niches of solutions to expand

the industrial business related to massive use of electric acumulators in electric

cars and other huge scale applications

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(*) Initial academic team participating of Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Santiago and Universidad

de Antofagasta

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The new energy paradigm industry

•PETROLEUM PRICES, DECLINATION OF RESERVES, SOCIOPOLITICAL FACTORS, ENVIRONMENT CO2

PROBLEMS, ARE MARKING THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF ICE (INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE)

BASE OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY.

•BATTERY USED IN ELECTRIC CARS IS A NEW INDUSTRIAL AREA WITH HUGE POTENTIAL OF GROWTH

IN NEXT YEARS. POTENTIAL OF THIS INDUSTRY IS IMPREDECTIBLE IN SAME WAY INTERNET WAS AT

EARLY 90`S.

•THE ACHILLES‘S HEEL OF THIS INDUSTRY IS TO RESOLVE THE CURRENTS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED

TO ION-LITHIUM BATTERY IN ORDER TO REACH THE MINIMAL INDUSTRIAL GOALS TO EXPANSION ON

MARKET DEMAND.

• INDUSTRY ASSOCIATED WITH LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR CARS WILL MOVE U.S. $ 25 BILLION BY

2014, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH FIRM FUJI-KEIZAI. THIS INDUSTRY INCLUDES THE VARIOUS

COMPONENTS AND SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF THESE

BATTERIES AND OF COURSE, THE SAME BATTERY MARKET.

•IT IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE NUMBER OF APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE WORLD OF

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, HAS GROWN OVER 200% LAST YEAR.

•CIL FORMATION OBJETIVES IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING OF NEW

PROFESSIONALS AND SPECIALISTS, AND GENERATING VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS, INCLUDING THE

POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES IN CHILE.

Environment of CIL creation

The hard balance

and dependence

Lithium

Industry

LIB Batteries Industry

Electric Vehicles Industry

BusinessUS 200 billion/ year in 2015

US 25 billion/ year in 2015

US 1 billion/ year in 2015

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DRIVER

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The new energy paradigm industry

Main commercial problems to be resolved of Lithium-

Batteries for electric vehicles applications in next 5 years

Prices should be reduced from around US$ 1.000 /kWh to less US$

300/kWh

Pack size should reach about 40 kWh (double currently) to expand range

from 160 kms to 350 kms

Energy Density (Wh/kg) and Energy Volume (Wh/l) should be increase two

times in order to support new size in current EV.

Recharge time in a Quick Charge equipment should be less of 15 minutes,

considering new size requeriments. That mean battery should support over

400 amperes in charge process.

Cycle Life (80% DOD) should be over 1.000 cycles.

Security issues should be maintained under all mentioned requeriments

¡¡ URGENCE REQUEST OF DRIVERS (EV VENDORS )!!

But…

Generate contradictory scientific and technical problems:

Increase capacity v / s lower prices.

Increase charge speed but more life cycles.

Sizes reduction but more storage capacity.

Materials costs in batteries is an important externality.

Commercial

objetives

Solution is a trade-off between many stages

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That mean a common objetives but many lines of

work …

A challenge to science, technology and industry

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Layers and research potential linesLayer Name Involved sciences&

technologies

Research areas

Layer 1

Lithium Carbonate and

Powder for use in batteries

manufacture.

Materials, Mining, Electrochemistry

and processing steps in value chain.

Materials procurement processes,

improvements in mining, Industrial

Chemistry, powders and materials

preparation...

Layer 2

Electrochemical processes

and optimizing of battery

energy performance.

materials, electrochemistry,

Electrical Engineering,

Mechanical behavior

cathodes, anodes and electrolytes

materials. Electrochemical processes and

cell optimization, Nanotechnology in

electrodes, ·3DPrinting, Polymers and

efficient composites...

.

Layer 3

Manufacture of battery Cells

and Packing manufacture

Process

Industrial process, Electrical

& Industrial Engineering

Mechanical , Materials,

Economical issues.

Improvement in the manufacture of cells and

battery packing, electronic control ,

automation , robotic, manufactures tools…

Layer 4

Exogenous Technology

applications in order to

optimize battery use and

performance

Electrical and Industrial

Engineering, Electronics and

Information Technology,

Mechanical Engineering

Traction systems optimization, testing of

LIB environment behavior, efficient electric

motors, energy efficient use (electronics,

superconductors, capacitors, solar panels,

etc.).. Intelligent car-home apps, charging

systems, on board electronic , car-network

communications, smartgrid applications...

Layer 5Industrial models to use

batteries in an efficient way

Renewable energy sources,

conceptual projects in carbon

footprint areas, etc.

Battery recycling for storage second life, use

of social life of LIB, LIB refurbishing , Battery

Outsourcing business model , new

applications in industrial and electric

generation, at home, in business, energy, …

CIL

Groups & Labs

R&D U de Chile

centers

Groups & Labs

R&D academics

local centers

Business ,

Goverment and

companies support

International

Partnerships

New

entrepeneursScientific

applied

development

Technological

applications

Resourses

Products

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PHASE-0

Exploration

PHASE -1

Diagnosis

PHASE -2

Definition

NOV 2010-ENE 2011 ENE 2011-ABR 2011 ABR 2011-SEP 2011

Done

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Short-term plan

Phases and Targets

Analog phase of local

stages and local skills&

capacities. Call to R&D

groups players

Diagnosis of local

capacities and state

of art worldwide- first

bettings of nuclear

R&D groups players

Projects selection

and focus of working

lines decision.

Next

Genesis workshop Clouds to glass workshop

¿International partnerships?

After depend

PRESS RELEASE, NOV 7th 2010

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Genesis workshop

Jan 25-26- 2011

“We are buildind new paradigms”