The project was initiated to explore alternative battery concepts for applications in which mass, material composition and safety constraints dominate system design.
Conventional approaches showed clear limitations in such environments, motivating the investigation of lightweight and heavy-metal-free battery concepts with a strong emphasis on system compatibility and operational robustness.
The work evolved over multiple development phases between 2012 and 2021, spanning fundamental research, applied development and system-oriented evaluation. Across these phases, the project addressed questions ranging from material concepts to higher-level system implications, reflecting the complexity of battery technologies in demanding operational environments.
A central element of the project was the use of benchmark-based decision logic.
Quantitative comparison against state-of-the-art reference systems enabled differentiation between theoretical potential and application-relevant performance, supporting objective milestone-based go/no-go decisions.
The project resulted in multiple patents and peer-reviewed publications and demonstrated technological, material and system competencies relevant to demanding governmental, defence-related, and industrial contexts.
*For the purposes of this document, specific elements are addressed in general terms.
