W.S. Tang
UL Research Institutes,
United States
Keywords: safety, energy storage and conversion, electrification, battery, materials science, global, international, world-wide, R&D, partnership, collaboration, patent
Summary:
The energy crisis does not only affect individual countries but is also a global-scale issue. One solution is electrification. However, although battery cells have become ubiquitous, the complete understanding of their hazards is still lacking. Hence, it is necessary to investigate the potential risks of future pre-commercialized battery chemistries throughout the whole design process. The materials-level research and development (R&D) at the Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (ESRI) is studying new chemistries and novel systematic engineering methods related to energy storage and conversion with early-technology readiness level (TRL) through a safety lens. This presentation focuses on the collaborations with various U.S. and international academic research groups that ESRI leverages to advocate for a safer world. Some R&D synergies include safer lithium-ion battery components, solid state battery technology, sodium and magnesium battery systems, green hydrogen generation, and thermal runaway prevention. Other than scientific publications and conference presentations, these partnerships have also yielded potential patents and licensing agreements. As energy storage systems are a world-wide phenomenon, it is imperative to understand their safety through building upon shared scientific applied research and international cooperation as no country, organization, institute, or laboratory has the monopoly on insights, knowledge, and innovation. The Director of Research (Novel Materials & New Energy Forms), Dr. Wan Si TANG, will be presenting this talk for ESRI, within UL Research Institutes. At ESRI, we are advancing the safer design and deployment of energy storage and energy generation through science. Our interest lies in energy storage safety from materials to cells and scaling up into commercially viable applications to advance the area of current lithium-ion batteries, future battery chemistries, and other green energy storage and conversion technologies. For more information: ul.org/ESRI