Project: High-performance seawater magnesium batteries for marine application

Acronym	SeaMag (Reference Number: MarTERA-2017_16)
Duration	01/07/2018 - 30/06/2021
Project Topic	The aim is to develop high capacity and cost efficient magnesium (Mg) based seawater batteries with increased environmental compatibility suitable for long term operation of marine observatories. The partners plan to improve the performance of Mg-seawater batteries in different hydrodynamic conditions by finding the optimum combination of anode material, electrolyte additives and cathode design to achieve longevity of minimum 5 years and a capacity of 25kWh. Aqueous primary Mg batteries have several advantages for marine applications as they can operate at any pressure, have greater power storage capacities and are cheaper than lithium-ion batteries. Furthermore, since the unlimited supply of seawater serves as the electrolyte, the size and weight of the battery system can be considerably reduced. Possibly applications are autonomous subsea observation systems in the oil & gas and aquaculture industry.
Network	MarTERA
Call	MarTERA ERA-NET Cofund

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	IMARI AS	Coordinator	Norway
2	SINTEF Energy Research	Partner	Norway
3	develogic GmbH	Partner	Germany
4	Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Coastal Research	Partner	Germany
5	State Scientific and Production Association Scientific and Practical Materials Research Center of National Academy of Science of Belarus	Partner	Belarus