Expanding The SOLID4B Cluster Network

The Solid4B Cluster was established in October 2022 with the initiation of the SPINMATE project. After December 2023 and forward, there are a total of 8 (eight) European Projects, consists of: ADVAGEN, AM4BAT, HIDDEN, PULSELiON, SEATBELT, SOLiD, PSIONIC, and SOLVE, agreed to be a part of this cluster to share knowledge and exchange experiences around Gen 4a and Gen 4b SSBs and lithium metal, as it is a common topic among all the involved projects.

Since early 2024, we have been initiating the expansion of the scope of the Solid4B Cluster. Through the regular meeting sessions (3 times a year), we have successfully proposed the expanded scope of the Solid4B cluster to attract more Horizon Europe (HEU) and other EC/CINEA research-innovation-action projects to join in collaboration. Our latest requirement for the Solid4B Cluster project partners will be concerning the solid-state electrolytes system use, such as:

• Polymer-based SSE
• Oxide-based SSE
• Sulfide-based SSE
• Halide-based SSE
• Hybrid-polymer and one/more of the inorganic compounds-based SSE
• Low liquid content (quasi-solid state) in the electrolyte

With this new proposed requirement, the Solid4B Cluster is also not limiting the battery scope only to Lithium (Li)-based, but also beyond Li.

Based on our new transformation, currently, the Solid4B Cluster are getting more and more requests from various projects to be involved in this expanding network. Of course, the involvement of the new projects should be agreed upon by the major representative of the Solid4B Cluster project partners. And after several weeks of the voting process, with this post, the Solid4B Cluster wants to share a warm welcome to our recent members: SPRINT, STELLAR, and ANGeLiC projects.