LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (LIB)

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LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (LIB)

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have enabled the development of personal electronic devices, electric vehicles, and energy storage and backup systems that keep data centres hosting the cloud and the entire Internet running. Although LIBs are considered the main driver of green transport in the future, the truth is that the LIB production process is far from environmentally friendly.

SONAGRE’s LIB projects industrialise on a large scale the success of processes developed by university laboratories funded by partner companies and/or subsidiaries, enabling the production of LIBs using processed components from other LIBs as raw materials. SONAGRE’s LIB will be certified as a Circular Economy Product in accordance with UNECE principles.

SONAGRE’s LIBs will be ‘SOLID STATE’, using Lithium-Sulphur-Graphite and Nitrogen technology, with the doping of the solid sulphur electrolyte with Nitrogen atoms being essential, which stabilises the interface with the lithium and reduces reactions that damage durability, In addition, this results in safer LIBs with a lower risk of overheating and a longer service life.

The energy density of the LIBs will be 500 Wh/kg, with a range of storage capacities for SONAGRE’s LIBs based on modules weighing a maximum of 600 kg, between 100 KWh and 300 KWh, which will allow for a range of 3,000 km when used in automobiles.

The first LIBs will leave SONAGRE’s manufacturing modules in January 2027, although the chargers that will allow a recharge from 10% to 80% in less than five minutes will not be developed by the I+D+IA department (Research, Development, and Artificial Intelligence) until the end of 2027.

FACTORIES

LIB FACTORIES

SONAGRE LIB I+D+IA MODULE
LIB MAR DE STROG

Sonagre LIB I+D+IA Module

As complement of Giga Factory LIB Mar STROG, SONAGRE’s Technical Team has designed the I+D+IA Module (IDM) that will allow that manufacture of LIB begin before the Giga Factory will be finished and operational.

In the first step, the IDM will be used for the processing of raw materials and also for manufacturing of LIB. This module will function as a pilot for construction and immediate operation and also is located in the municipality of Los Barrios (Cádiz). The facility, with a floor area of 40,219 m2, is divided into three zones:

  1. Raw material processing area: with three production lines occupying a total of 11,440 m2 and a height of 20 m.
  2. Cell manufacturing and activation area: distributed over two floors with a surface area of 20,109 m2.
  3. Battery assembly area: includes chassis manufacturing and occupies 8,670 m2 with a height of 20 m.

The IDM design also includes a refrigerated container beach to ensure storage capacity for one year of production in three shifts at the IDM. This amounts to approximately 2,200 45-foot HCRF containers, representing around 30,000 m2 at TC3. The refrigerated Reefers warehouse is located on a plot of land close to the previous one, in the municipality of Los Barrios.

With three work shifts, the IDM produces 88,000 LIB per year, equivalent to 52,800 tons of LIB weighing 600 kg.

RELEVANT DATA
Los Barrios (Cádiz) IMD
Raw material Processing LIB manufacturing LIB assembly Reefer Beach
11,440 m2 2 x 11,522 m2 8,670 m2 30,000 m2

 

Production and Consumption
Tm Batteries Energy Water
52.800 Tm 88,000 5441 GWh 12,672 m3

 

Jobs
Direct Indirect
1,287 1,592

LIB Mar de Strog

Mar de STROG (Sea of Strait of Gibraltar) is one of the most attractive areas for international trade. The ports of Algeciras and Tanger-Med are essential in the trade value chain between the European Union and Africa. The industrial centers surrounding both infrastructures enjoy a competitive and even environmental advantage due to their easy access to the region’s transportation networks.

The area of operation of SONAGRE’s Giga Factory LIB Mar STROG’s complex is located entirely within the municipality of Los Barrios, between the A-381 highway and the Río Las Cañas or Palmones. The area has an irregular shape, influenced by the river and the neighboring industrial estates, the Algeciras Bay Fiscal District, the Los Barrios railway station, and a semi-developed area south of the A-381 interchange at km 85. The total available area is 1,502,762 m2.

Ten (10) Basic Modules of LIB’s (BML) will be distributed across this area, providing a production capacity of 586,000 LIBs of 600 kg and between 100 KWh and 300 KWh for the two planned work shifts.

Giga Factory LIB Mar STROG’s complex total investment: 3,012 M€

RELEVANT DATA
LIB Mar de STROG (Los Barrios)
Gross Area Buildings Area Green Areas
1,502,762 m2 442,706 m2 538,128 m2

 

Annual Production in Two Shifts
Tm 100KWh-300KWh Units Energy
351,758 586,264 395 GWh

 

Jobs 
Direct Indirect
5.830 7.880
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