is the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research, skills development, market analysis, and early-stage commercialization. It brings together expertise from universities and industry. The Faraday Institution endeavors to make the UK the go-to place for the research and development of new electrical storage technologies for both the automotive and wider relevant sectors. It is headquartered at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.
On the cathode side, the project will investigate the higher nickel content NMC, lithium manganese iron phosphate , and tungsten-doped lithium nickel oxide . Tungsten-doped LNO is a promising material with high capacity that was developed by the Faraday Institution’sResearchers will also investigate new electrolyte formulations compatible with the anode and cathodes under study and their impact on degradation.
The project is led by Prof Gregory Offer, Imperial College London, with additional researchers from the universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford, Portsmouth, Southampton and Warwick.: The ReLiB project will develop, improve and scale recycling technologies and transition them to industry.
The project will also conduct tests in larger format cells and at module level to help industry and other stakeholders understand how EV and micro-mobility battery packs and static energy storage systems fail in real-world scenarios. This builds on previous research that identified a potentially explosive vapor cloud, observed under certain conditions of lithium-ion cell failure.
Prof Mauro Pasta, University of Oxford, will be taking the position of Principal Investigator of SOLBAT. Prof Sir Peter Bruce will continue to be involved in the project as a work package leader. The project also includes researchers from Newcastle University and Diamond Light Source.
Professor Pam Thomas, CEO, Faraday Institution, commented: “The Faraday Institution is committed to identifying and investing in the most promising and impactful battery research initiatives. This project refocusing is an important part of that process, and allows us to direct even more effort towards those areas of research that offer the maximum potential of delivering societal, environmental, and commercial impact.