National Battery Labs
Norwegian Advanced Battery Laboratory Infrastructure – NABLA
The primary goal for NABLA is to provide a national infrastructure dedicated to the battery research and development to Norwegian research and industrial organization.
NABLA covers research needs and interests of the battery field and is built upon expertise of six major Norwegian research institutions within battery research: IFE, NTNU, SINTEF, UiA, UiO and FFI. NABLA will be coordinated by IFE, while the infrastructure will be established at the six locations of partners.
To respond to the national needs, scientific priorities and general trends in the field NABLA is structured into four technology areas:
- Chemistry
– focus on material development, operando characterization of battery materials, interphase characterisation in batteries, and alternative battery chemistries – beyond Li-ion batteries. - Validation
– focus on reproducible, yet flexible validation of materials in close-to-industrial conditions, including the possibilities to fabricate cells of alternative chemistries. - Manufacturing
– focus on improvements in cell manufacturing and materials processing, new designs for batteries. - Implementation
– focus on life-time testing, safety, special conditions, such as high voltage, second life and automated disassembly for recycling.
State-of-the-art NABLA capabilities
By establishing NABLA, Norwegian battery R&D will obtain a highly desired laboratory that guarantees a major advancement for R&D in a highly accelerating field. This will enable the Norwegian research community to deliver specialists, expertise and technology to the expanding area of energy storage in Norway including material producers, cell manufacturers, and end-users. The state-of-the-art NABLA capabilities will increase the international visibility of Norwegian industry and research organizations.