6th MODALIS² project meeting 7-8 June 2022 @ University of Torino

The MODALIS² project held its 6^th General Assembly meeting from 7 to 8 June 2022. It was the third face-to-face gathering since the project started in January 2020. Participants, who could not join in person, had the opportunity being part of the meeting via web. During these two days, the consortium partners exposed the advancement of all the work packages, analysed possible risks, and discussed/planned the work ahead.

The role of partner UNITO in MODALIS²

Interview with Lorenzo Maschio – Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry
at the University of Torino.

H2020RTR21 – 5th Edition (29^th - 30^th March 2022)

The MODALIS² coordinator Martin Petit (IFPEN) has been invited to the 5^th Edition H2020RTR21 conference in Brussels to present the results achieved so far in the MODALIS² project. This conference was organised by the European Commission together with the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC), the European Green Vehicles Initiative Association for the 2Zero partnership (EGVIAfor2Zero) and the Connected, Cooperation and Automated Mobility Association (CCAM).  

The role of partner Gemmate in MODALIS²

Interview with Alessio Tommasi – Technical Manager at Gemmate Technologies

Live Webinar “Innovate with the next generation of battery modelling” on 08 February 2022

Advanced battery systems design for future electrified powertrains

5^th MODALIS² project meeting 23-24 November 2021 @ SISW in Lyon
(+ online)

The 5^th MODALIS² General Assembly meeting was organised on 23-24 November 2021. This time the meeting was organised by project partner SISW at their premises in Lyon. Additionally, partners had the opportunity joining the meeting online. Discussions were fruitful and paved the way for the next phase of the project.

“MODALIS² project has a world-class expertise in the domain of cell and materials engineering”

Interview with Gaëtan Damblanc – Product manager for powertrain electrification related technologies at Siemens Digital Industries Software

MODALIS² at the Batteries Event 2021

The MODALIS² coordinator Martin Petit was presenting the project at the 23rd Edition of the yearly Batteries Event 2021 on Sept. 29 – Oct.01 in Lyon, France The Batteries Event covers all aspects of the circular economy value chain, starting from the production of the battery through raw materials, cell manufacturing, use and safety, management and applications, going through market trends, research and development, new technologies and finally closing the loop with a focus on recycling, second life and regulations.

Successful MODALIS² Project Review Meeting

On July, 12th 2021 the project partners participated to the 1st periodical review meeting. The consortium presented the achievements and results of the first project period to the project officer Luca Feola from INEA. It could be shown that, despite the COVID-19 restrictions, all project partners are working hard on progressing and still envisage to achieve their originally set project goals.

4^th MODALIS² project meeting 30 June 2021 (held online)

The 4^th MODALIS² consortium meeting was again organized as an online meeting due to still ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. This was an important meeting for all partners since it is summarizing the activities performed during the past 1 ½ years and a starting point for the second period of the project.

“Batteries are a key contributor when it comes to accelerating the uptake of electric vehicles as a replacement of internal combustion engine vehicles.”

Interview with Stéphane Henriot – Program manager at IFP Energies nouvelles (RTO), In charge of Storage, Fuel Cell and Energy Systems for Sustainable Mobility.

3^rd MODALIS² project meeting 25 January 2021 (held online)

All MODALIS² partners joint the 3^rd online meeting in order to discuss the project progress after one year of joint project activities. Additionally, to work package updates there were two special sessions on “Characterization Needs” and “Modelling Interfaces”.

2^nd MODALIS² project meeting 1 July 2020 (held online)

The second MODALIS² project meeting was held online on 1 July 2020.

Project partners presented status and progress of their activities and discussed future plans to meet the objectives and milestones of the work packages.

MODALIS² is a consortium of 10 international partners who are collaborating to develop and validate modelling and simulation tools for the next generation batteries (Gen 3b and Gen 4b).

MODALIS² Kick-off Meeting 20-21 January 2020, Lyon