Faraday Institution
Conference 2021

BATTERY RESEARCH & INNOVATION
FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Online 16 - 18 November 2021
2021-11-16 09:00:00
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About the conference

Conference Theme: Battery research & innovation for a sustainable future

Improved batteries will be a key enabling technology for the decarbonisation of transport to meet net zero commitments. However, the growing industry is placing significant demands on raw materials with the associated environmental and ethical concerns, and battery manufacture is energy intensive.

“There is an urgent need for research and innovation to develop batteries and their supply chains sustainably to realise the considerable potential gains from the transition to the electrification of multiple sectors, in the UK, and globally including in emerging economies.”

Our collective sustainable future demands research into batteries that last longer, store more energy, utilise abundant materials, are safer and fully recyclable.

The conference will outline how Faraday Institution researchers across all our projects, with their industry partners, are taking a multi-disciplinary approach to battery recycling and reuse, how the suitability of earth abundant materials is being investigated for use in commercial batteries, how battery manufacturing can be more energy and resource efficient and how battery life can be extended. Speakers from the Faraday Institution community will be joined by external experts from academia, policy and industry who will give their perspective on the role of a sustainable battery ecosystem in the future energy mix.

The programme includes four cross cutting themes

THEME 1

DISCOVERY AND DESIGN TOWARDS HIGHER PERFORMING BATTERIES

Theme 2

DATA - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Theme 3

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE BATTERIES

Theme 4

SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE FROM SENSING. PREDICTION AND CHARACTERISATION

THANK YOU

With over 900 delegates, 20 sessions and 70 speakers and chairs, the Faraday Institution Annual Conference is a big undertaking.

Our thanks go to the 12-strong conference working group for their help to shape the conference programme and over 30 other members of the Faraday Institution community who have played important roles in the event.

Full thanks

Conference programme

16 Nov 2021
0900 — 0915
INTRODUCTION

Dr James Robinson, Chair of the Faraday Institution Early Career Researcher Committee, will set the scene for the early career researcher day.

0915 — 1015
PRESENTATIONS FROM 4 EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS

ATOMIC SCALE INSIGHTS

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1015 — 1100
BREAK

Please take this time to network and watch poster flashtalks.

1100 — 1130
TRAINING - HOW TO BUILD YOUR RESEARCHER IDENTITY

Practical guidance on how to increase researcher identity and open the door to career opportunities. Create a professional image, harness the power of LinkedIn, and grow your network.

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1130 — 1245
PRESENTATIONS FROM 5 EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS

ADVANCED X-RAY AND NEUTRON TECHNIQUES

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1245 — 1345
LUNCH BREAK

Please take this time to network and watch poster flashtalks.

1345 — 1415
CAREER CAFÉ

Hear from researchers working in industry about the career opportunities that exist in the UK battery technology sector.

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1415 — 1515
PRESENTATIONS FROM 4 EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS

ELECTROLYTES AND INTERFACES

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1515 — 1600
BREAK

Please take this time to network and watch poster flashtalks.

1600 — 1645
PRESENTATIONS FROM 3 EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS

NEW APPROACHES TO EXTEND BATTERY LIFE

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1645 — 1700
CLOSE

Dr James Robinson will provide some closing reflections on the day.

17 Nov 2021
0900 — 0920
CEO OPENING

Faraday Institution CEO, Prof. Pam Thomas, will open the conference.

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0920 — 0940
OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH ONE PROJECT SPOTLIGHT VIDEO

Videos to be released as they become available.

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0940 — 1040
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT Q&A

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

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1040 — 1140
BREAK

Please take this time to network and watch project videos.

1140 — 1220
KEYNOTE: BARONESS BROWN

'A Net Zero energy system.' Baroness Brown will share her insight on the energy transition - for transport, homes, industry, infrastructure, commerce, and defence - highlighting the importance and ubiquity of batteries. Chaired by Prof. Pam Thomas, Faraday Institution.

1220 — 1250
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT Q&A

SAFETY AND RECYCLING OF LI-ION BATTERIES

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1250 — 1350
LUNCH BREAK

Please take this time to network and watch project videos.

1350 — 1430
KEYNOTE: PROF. STAN WHITTINGHAM

'Energy storage is key to attainment of fossil-free energy'. Chaired by Prof. Louis Piper, University of Warwick

1430 — 1530
BREAK

Please take this time to network and watch project videos.

1530 — 1700
CROSS CUT THEME 1 (runs concurrently, see below)

DISCOVERY AND DESIGN TOWARDS HIGHER PERFORMING, LOWER COST BATTERIES

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1530 — 1700
CROSS CUT THEME 2 (runs concurrently, see above)

DATA – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

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1700 — 1710
CLOSING REMARKS

Dr Jennifer Channell, Senior Portfolio Manager – Decarbonising Transport & ISCF, EPSRC

18 Nov 2021
0900 — 0945
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT Q&A

ELECTRODES FOR LI-ION BATTERIES

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0945 — 1015
HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE INCLUSION ALLY

Join this session to hear the latest updates on the Faraday Institution’s EDI work and from expert Jayne Little (CEO of Skills4) as she outlines three ways we can all become a better inclusion ally.

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1015 — 1115
BREAK

Please take this time to network and watch project videos.

1115 — 1300
CROSS CUT THEME 3 (runs concurrently, see below)

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE BATTERIES

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1115 — 1245
CROSS CUT THEME 4 (runs concurrently, see above)

SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE FROM SENSING, PREDICTION AND CHARACTERISATION

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1245 — 1345
LUNCH BREAK

Please take this time to network and watch project videos.

1345 — 1430
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT Q&A

NEXT GENERATION CHEMISTRIES

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1430 — 1500
BATTERY MARKETS AND COMMERCIALISATION ANALYSIS

Hear from the Faraday Institution policy team on battery technology market sizes and dynamics and our approach to assess early-stage commercialisation potential.

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1500 — 1545
BREAK

Please take this time to network and watch project videos.

1545 — 1625
KEYNOTE: ROBERT LLEWELLYN

'The Battery: Still the Great Unknown.' Chaired by Prof. Colin Herron CBE Managing Director, Zero Carbon Futures, and Faraday Institution North East.

1625 — 1700
CEO CLOSE AND PRIZES

CEO Prof. Pam Thomas will present Faraday Institution community awards and close the conference.

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Poster Presenters

Around 50 PhD Researchers and Faraday Institution Research Fellows and 50 undergraduate interns are presenting posters at the conference. Delegates will be able to explore the depth and breadth of FI research programmes by engaging with this content from the beginning of November.

The Faraday Institution

The Faraday Institution is the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research, skills development, market analysis, and early-stage commercialisation. It brings together research scientists and industry partners on commercially valuable projects to reduce battery cost, weight, and volume; improve performance and reliability; and develop whole-life strategies including recycling and reuse.

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