SafeLIB Competence Center for Excellent Technology (COMET project)

A collaboration between ICTM, VSI, JKU, LIT law lab and industrial partners, supported by FFG, BMK, BMDW, the province of Upper Austria and Styria as well as SFG

Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are regarded as the key technology for battery storage and are finding an ever wider first life application as traction batteries for vehicles. Their continued use in stationary or other mobile applications ("Second Life") is becoming increasingly important for reasons of sustainability, but also for economic considerations: whether in e.g. electrical energy storage systems or in industrial trucks. In addition to many advantages, however, LIB has a not inconsiderable hazard potential (e.g. fire) regardless of the area of application. To ensure the operational safety of LIB over its entire life cycle there is currently a lack of sufficiently detailed understanding and knowledge. This includes the safety-relevant evaluation and qualification, but also the improved early design of automotive LIB (A-LIB) for their reliable use ("First Life"), reuse (especially after an accident) and further use in another application area ("Second Life").

Financial Support: The project is supported by the FFG as well as by the SFG (Steirische Wiftschaftsförderungsgesellschaft m.b.H). We gratefully acknowledge this financial support.

Austrian Research Promotion Agency
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Steirische Wiftschaftsförderungsgesellschaft m.b.H