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ITI Energy is to invest over £5 million in two research projects to develop the next generation of batteries for use in mobile phones, laptops and electric/hybrid electric vehicles.

ITI Energy, one of Scotland’s three Intermediary Technology Institutes, is to invest over £5 million in two research projects to develop the next generation of batteries for use in mobile phones, laptops and electric/hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEVs).

£4 million will be used to develop a new low-cost, high-energy Lithium-ion rechargeable battery and £1.2 million to design an advanced battery management and power control system.

The first of the two R&D projects, involving collaboration between ITI Energy, QinetiQ and St. Andrews University, will focus on developing a new Fe-based cathode material for Li-Ion batteries to improvements their performance.

ITI believes that the new cathode will deliver 150% higher energy capacity and provide cost reductions of 20%. The high-energy battery technology will initially target the mobile phone and laptop markets, and then be applied to potential longer term opportunities in the EV/HEV market.

The second of the R&D projects involves the design, testing and development of an advanced battery management and power control system, initially for use with Li-ion technologies in EV/HEV applications.

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