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