The MUSIC Project

👀 GUESS WHO? Recognize this little girl? 😊 🔎 Today, she helps #MUSICproject assess the environmental impact and costs of sodium-ion capacitors through LCA & LCC. 🌱🔋 Extra hint: She works at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)! 😉 Any guesses? 👇

🔬 New publication from #MUSICProject! Andrea Balducci and Andrea Hainthaler (FSU Jena) explore key performance metrics for metal-ion capacitors, paving the way for more reliable comparisons and industrial applications. 📄 Read more: musicproject.eu/en/results-r…

Do you know this cheerful little girl? 😊 🔎Clue: Today, she helps #TheMUSICProject bring sodium-ion capacitor technology closer to real-world applications, contributing to technical requirements and smart module development.⚡🔋 Extra hint: she works at @BCARE_MB. 😉 Guesses? 👇

🇪🇺 The MUSIC Project was represented at the 2026 RMIS Annual Workshop in Brussels by our Principal Investigator, Jon Ajuria. 🔋 Jon presented MUSIC’s work on sustainable sodium-ion capacitors and reducing dependence on critical raw materials. #SodiumIon #EnergyStorage

🔬 New deliverable! 📄 D4.2 explores electrode–electrolyte interactions in sodium-ion capacitors, comparing two sacrificial salts and their impact on pre-sodiation, gas evolution and SEI formation. Insights to support safer and better-performing SICs. musicproject.eu/en/results-r…

👀 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗢? Do you recognize this smile? 😄 🔎 Clue: Today, he helps #TheMUSICProject explore how recycled carbon fibres can find a new life in advanced materials for sodium-ion capacitors. ♻️🔋 Extra hint: he works at @IRTJulesVerne. 😉 Any guesses? 👇

🌱 New results from #TheMUSICProject on sustainable binders for Sodium Ion Capacitors. Water-based binders outperformed PVdF in adhesion, while cross-linked alginate/carrageenan systems showed the best overall electrochemical performance. #SodiumIon #EnergyStorage

👀 GUESS WHO? Do you know this little cowboy with a microphone? 🎤🤠 🔎 Clue: He may have started on stage, but today he helps bring breakthrough materials closer to real-world impact. 😉 Any guesses? 👇 #TheMUSICProject #GuessWho #EnergyStorage #SodiumIon #HorizonEurope

👀 GUESS WHO? We are launching a new The MUSIC Project series to get to know the people behind our research. Do you know this serious-looking child sitting by the harbour? 🔎 Clue: Today, he helps navigate one of the biggest challenges in clean energy. 😉 Any guesses? 👇

🔋 New deliverable available! Led by BCARE, D7.3 validates a preliminary 12 V module and its Supercapacitor Management System, covering sensing, balancing, protection and thermal management. A key step towards future sodium-ion capacitor modules. musicproject.eu/en/results-r…

🦸‍♂️⚡ The final episode of the SuperNa-Ion Cap comic is here! In Chapter 4, our sodium-ion superhero moves from design to production, smart power management and sustainability assessment. 🔋 Prototypes 🏭 Manufacturing 🌍 Life-cycle thinking Full-res: musicproject.eu/en/news-even…

🔬 New publication from The MUSIC Project! Led by Thierry Brousse, the study explores recycled carbon fibers as anode materials for sodium-ion capacitors 🔋♻️ With @NantesUniv, @CNRS /IMN & CIC @energigune_brta. musicproject.eu/en/results-r…

🚆 The MUSIC Project General Assembly continues today in Madrid! Yesterday, partners met at Palacio de Fernán Núñez 🏛️ and visited Talgo’s factory 🏭, exploring train assembly and innovation projects such as hydrogen-powered rail solutions 💧⚡ Thanks to Talgo for hosting us!🤝

🎙️ The MUSIC Project on EiTB’s Faktoria Magazina! Jon Ajuria and María Arnaiz from CIC energiGUNE joined this Basque-language radio programme to discuss sodium technologies and next-generation energy storage. ▶️ Watch the interview: youtu.be/QAT5XOsJIVs

🔬🔋The MUSIC Project has submitted Deliverable 4.3, led by CIC energiGUNE, focused on how sodium is stored in hard carbon. Using operando Raman, SAXS and XRD, the work provides key insights to optimize hard-carbon materials for sustainable, high-power sodium-ion capacitors.⚡🌱

🌍📊The MUSIC Project at #SAM2026! Fatemeh Bahmei, partner from KIT, recently presented “A Comprehensive Review of Life Cycle Assessment and Costing of Supercapacitors”. A key contribution to understanding the environmental and economic impact of next-generation energy storage.⚡

🔋 Join the upcoming webinar with Jon Ajuria from CIC @energigune_brta, Principal Investigator of The MUSIC Project, to explore how sodium-ion technologies can move from promising potential to real applications. 📅 18 June | 2:00–3:00 p.m. 🔗events.teams.microsoft.com/e…

🔋⚡2years, one clear evolution. Jon Ajuria, PI of The MUSIC Project, may look almost the same… but the sodium-ion capacitor technology in his hands has definitely grown.😉 From early cells to larger-format prototypes, we keep moving towards scalable, sustainable energy storage.

⚡Major milestone! 30 sodium-ion capacitor cells manufactured by #Beyonder arrived at CIC @energigune_brta for characterization before integration into the @BCARE_MB battery pack with an innovative Supercapacitor Management System. A key step towards prototype demonstration. 🚀

🔋New progress in #MUSICproject!@UniJena is advancing innovative electrolytes for sodium-ion capacitors, improving stability, voltage window and high-rate performance while supporting sustainability assessment and future pouch-cell testing. A key step for !!alable SIC technology!