Key information / Informations

•    Funding programme / Programme de financement: Horizon Europe - MSCA-2022-Doctoral network
•    Coordinator / Coordinateur: Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Pr. Eric Drockenmuller (IMP)
•    Beneficiaries / Bénéficiaires :
–    Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble
–    Uppsala Universitet
–    Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie
–    Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
–    Kemijski Institut
–    Politecnico Di Torino
–    Stockholms Universitet
–    Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
–    IFP Energies nouvelles

•    Budget : 2 712 247 €
•    Grant / Subvention : 2 712 247 €
•    Début – Fin : 2024-2028

Context / Contexte

Secondary batteries are critical technologies to ensure the forthcoming energy transition, a main aspect of the European Green Deal, in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. There is thus a strong need to rapidly develop the future high energy density, low cost, and safe batteries to support the massive and rapidly developing EV market and to secure the EU industrial and economic growths.

Objectives / Objectifs

RIDERS aims to establish a high-quality research and training program with ground-breaking objectives spanning over the full value chain of battery production: from the design, processing and multiscale characterization of original advanced materials (i.e. electrodes, separators, polymer electrolytes, binders) to their implementation into EU Gen. 4a and Gen. 5 batteries, as well as their properties and performance assessment (i.e. advanced electrochemistry and interfacial science, operando analyses and theoretical modelling).

Expected impact and results / Impact et résultats attendus

RIDERS will provide to 10 early-stage researchers / doctoral candidates (DCs) a unique combination of advanced and transferable skills within an innovative, multidisciplinary and inter-sectoral scientific environment. The research program will address the development of cutting-edge battery technologies to contribute to the EU strategic energy independence. RIDERS will offer DCs a unique combination of local and network-wide trainings in the fields of advanced materials and electrochemical storage: future strongholds of the EU industries and key provider of new jobs in the forthcoming decades. This, together with their training in transferrable skills, will improve their career prospects as high-quality researchers, and will prepare them as highly attractive candidates for industry, academia or future entrepreneurs.

LIP’s contribution / Rôle de LIP

LIP supported the consortium since the beginning of the proposal preparation, in particular on the financial and legal aspects, and is now assisting the RIDERS coordinator and partners with the management of the administrative, financial and legal aspects of the project.