Next-generation battery chemistries are needed for energy storage for the electrification of sectors including transport, aerospace and grid-scale storage alongside a host of high-value niche markets. Li-S batteries are among the most mature of the post Li-ion technologies. They have unique attributes associated with their projected improved gravimetric energy density, operating temperature window, safety and reduced environmental impact and cost. However, commercial prospects depend on improving both the rate performance and longevity of cells. The academic and industrial partners of the LiSTAR project will tackle outstanding fundamental challenges in Li-S technology as a whole. It aims ultimately to demonstrate substantial performance increases in a technologically relevant format.
Metrics of success for the project include advancing all areas of Li-S technology to demonstrate cells which:
The LiSTAR consortium will also seek to make substantial contributions to the scientific literature and act as a catalyst in developing a cross-UK Li-S manufacturing industry by bringing together the leading interested academic and industrial partners.
Project funding
£7.5m
1 October 2019 – 30 September 2023
Principal Investigator
Professor Paul Shearing
University College London
Project Leader
Dr James Robinson
University College London
University Partners
University College London (Lead)
Imperial College London
University of Cambridge
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
University of Southampton
University of Surrey
Research Organisations, Facilities and Institutes
National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
+ 4 Industry Partners
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