2LIFEBAT - Robust solar powered storage systems with second-life batteries and their eco-nomic and ecological potential

German-Brazilian research cooperation in the energy sector – NoPa 2.0

The aim of the project is to establish a research network in the area of solar-powered storage systems based on second-life batteries from automotive applications. These storage solutions can be used especially in the remote areas that do not yet have electricity connection and are therefore particularly suitable for settlements in the Amazon region. For the development of such systems, a number of multidisciplinary research questions, such as the remaining service life, the system reliability or the economic and ecological potential, need to be solved. For this purpose, an already existing cooperation between THI and UFSC will be used and strengthened by other Brazilian and German universities.

Projekt aims

Establishment of a research cooperation network "Robust solar-powered storage systems with second-life batteries and their economic and ecological potential (2LIFEBAT)".
Joint research and transfer of technology and application competences
Strengthening the scientific capacity of the partner universities and the innovative capacity of the industrial partners
Organisation of research workshops, exchange of students and doctoral candidates
Establishing contacts between participating universities, industrial partners and public authorities

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Lecture Series

Fifth Lecture: "Mechanical design of EV traction batteries"
Lecturer: Sergej Diel, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Date and time: 5th July 2023, 3pm (CET)

Registration under: https://events.thi.de/EnQcQ8q

Fourth Lecture: “Economic potentials of second-life battery usage”
Lecturer: Arne Jeppe, University Duisburg-Essen
Date and time: 20th June 2023, 3pm (CET)

Registration under: https://events.thi.de/EkQcZVx

3rd May 2023: ‘Rural electrification in Amazon: challenges and case studies’
Speaker: Alessandro Trindade is professor from the Electricity Department at Federal University of Amazonas in Manaus (https://ufam.edu.br/)
The Amazon basin region is a very peculiar area of South America. It covers a huge area, has many isolated riverside communities, and suffers from a lack of roads and communication infrastructure. In this lecture, the biggest challenges for electrification will be listed, all based on three case studies in the area of the lower Rio Negro, near the city of Manaus.

Presentation "Rural electrification in Amazon: challenges and case studies"

Recording Lecture #3 - Prof. Alessandro Trindade

Second Lecture: “Lithium-ion battery aging modeling for predicting second-life battery lifetime”
Lecturer: Carlos Rufino
Date and time: 18th April 2023, 3pm (CET)

Recording Lecture #2 - Carlos Rufino

First lecture: “Solar photovoltaics, electrochemical energy storage and electric mobility”
Lecturer: Prof. Ricardo Rüther, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Daten and time: 27th February 2023, 3pm (CET)

Recording Lecture #1 Prof. Ricardo Rüther

Project partner

Prof. Sergej Diel (Project responsibility)
Prof. Hans-Georg Schweiger
Prof. Daniel Navarro

Arne Jeppe (Project coordinator)
Prof. Heike Proff

Prof. Samuel Luna de Abreu (Project coordinator)
Prof. Joaquim Manuel Gonçalves

Prof. Iury Bessa (Project coordinator)
Prof. Alessandro Bezerra Trindade

Prof. Ricardo Rüther (Project coordinator)
Prof. Alexandre Kupka da Silva

Contact

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sergej Diel
Phone: +49 841 9348-2392
Room: A220
E-Mail: Sergej.Diel@thi.de

Research Professor Battery Systems, Head of CARISSMA Institute of Electric, Connected, and Secure Mobility (C-ECOS), Head of Research Group Safe Electromobility
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hans-Georg Schweiger
Phone: +49 841 9348-4500
Room: H026
E-Mail: Hans-Georg.Schweiger@thi.de

Funding agency

Funding reference number

57680517