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The research described in this proposal aims to develop a new Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles with the following characteristics: 'High energy density of at least 200 Wh/kg 'Low costs that is, a maximum of 150 Euro/kWh 'Improved safety Although the Li-ion batteries appears to be the most appropriate technology to meet these goals, considerable research and development is required.

Anderson said flow batteries can sustain more than 14,000 cycles in the lab, equivalent to more than 20 years of energy storage, which would be unusual in a lithium-ion battery.

"The technology that we have developed can be used to produce energy storage devices for integrated microsystems such as wireless sensors networks. These systems have to be really small in size-millimeter or sub-millimeter-so that they can be deployed in large numbers in remote environments for applications like homeland security, agriculture, environmental monitoring and more; to power these devices, equally small batteries are required, without compromising in performance."