11.09.2025
New Success Story: SUSTBATT
This project has been highly successful in establishing new scientific and technological foundations for the use of biologically
derived silica in energy storage applications.
The work demonstrated, for the first time, that industrially cultivated diatom microalgae can be effectively employed as a renewable template for the synthesis of nanostructured silicon suboxide (SiOx) materials, which are promising negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This concept—linking large-scale diatom culturing with advanced materials for energy storage—was both novel and impactful, as proven by the excellent scientific outcomes achieved during the course of the project.
Read more about the success stories of projects funded within the M-ERA.NET Calls: here