Nikola Benin
Specific Challenge: Large battery packs are increasingly deployed to improve the efficiency
and to eliminate emissions from waterborne transport. However waterborne transport batteries
can be up to ten times more expensive than an automotive battery of equivalent capacity and
their high cost is an important barrier to increasing the deployment of both hybrid and fully
battery electric shipping. Unlike for other transport modes, the space, weight and
consequently power density of waterborne transport batteries is usually of secondary
importance within the systems total life cycle cost. Several factors contribute to the cost
difference including production processes, safety certification, fire suppression, lower
economies of scale and higher assembly costs. The challenge is to substantially reduce the
cost of large waterborne transport battery systems and cells for both marine and inland
waterway transport applications.
Scope: Proposals can address either the battery cell or the battery system (racks, battery
management system, fault detection and any integrated fire suppression) or both the cell and
battery system.
All of the following aspects should be addressed:
With respect to waterborne transport, research and develop a large battery system and/or
specific battery cells that are substantially cheaper on a total cost basis with respect to
existing system.
Work should be applicable to battery systems of at least 1 MWh capacity.
Prove the technology and manufacturing processes through system trials and testing.
Address production process efficiency.
Address the requirements for type approval from relevant authorities including a
comprehensive risk based safety assessment.
Development of a marine battery certification methodology with the objective of:
validating and verifying safety (with consideration of air, liquid or passive cooling),
including the standardisation of test methods and tools for certification cost reduction.
Considering of different vessel types, address the integration of battery systems into
Energy/Power management system of vessel.
Horizon 2020 - Work Programme 2018-2020
Cross-cutting activitiesр. Undertake a cost benefit analysis to convincingly demonstrate the cost savings in
comparison to current state of the art waterborne battery technology.
Assess end of life and disposal strategies.
Develop a convincing business case and consider potential financing models.
The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of between
EUR 8 and 12 million would allow the specific challenge to be addressed appropriately.
Expected Impact: The principal impact should be to substantially reduce the lifetime cost of
large waterborne battery systems and to enhance the competitiveness of European industry
within the waterborne battery market. Cut greenhouse gas emissions from waterborne
transport. Increase the European skills base in large battery technology and manufacturing
processes. Support European jobs and growth. Increase confidence in waterborne battery
technology investment. Speed up the transition of most short range freight and ferry services
towards zero emission.
Type of Action: Research and Innovation action
The conditions related to this topic are provided at the end of this call and in the General
Annexes.
A large-scale research initiative on Future Battery Technologies
The last four topics in this Call (from LC-BAT-12-2020 to LC-BAT-15-2020) implement a
large-scale research initiative on Future Battery Technologies, as announced in May 2018 as
part of the Third Mobility Package16. It aims to ensure the European knowledge base in long
term battery research. The topics tackle long-term research challenges expected to result in
'game changing' impacts on future battery technologies paving the way for providing a
technological competitive advantage to the European battery industry. Because of their
ambition, their scale and their interdisciplinary nature, these challenges can only be realised
through a long-term, coordinated and sustained effort at European level, by building on large
scale research cooperation across academia and industry and with other research initiatives at
regional, national and European level, and by mobilising Europe's best researchers around an
ambitious research agenda17. Note that a further topic in this work programme part, CENMBP-41-2020, calls for an ERANET Cofund action, including for fostering synergy
between European, national and regional initiatives and promoting broader partnerships
between the European stakeholders in future battery technologies.
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