Horizon Europe research project

Faster, safer batteries.

Physics-based models, AI-designed experiments and targeted lab tests: ACCELERATE cuts battery validation time without compromising on safety.

The project

Batteries power Europe’s energy transition. Yet knowing how long they last takes years of testing in dozens of conditions. ACCELERATE shortens that path: models trained on a selected subset of conditions learn to predict what the bench would show in unseen conditions.

Our approach

Four research streams connect the lab bench and the digital model, from a single cell to a full battery pack.

Physics-based models predict how cells age across temperatures, currents and charge levels.

Thermal-runaway models assess heat, gas and propagation from cell to module.

Module and pack models capture uneven ageing and non-cell components.

AI-designed test plans, datasheet extraction and pre-normative specifications.

The consortium

Research centres, universities, manufacturers and standardisation bodies across the whole battery value chain, coordinated by CSEM.