We asked our industry fellows, industry sprint projects, entrepreneurial fellows and projects that recently began to develop batteries suitable for use in developing countries and emerging economies to highlight their projects and the impact that they’re making.
Delegates are encouraged to connect with researchers on Slack. Passwords and details on how to access Slack were sent to delegates on 1 November (or 8, 11 or 15 November depending on when you registered- check your junk folder).
Tom Cleaver
Cognition Energy
Startup Cognition Energy’s expertise in thermal management, its cell testing service and novel CellPod testing product are being used to extend battery life and reduce ownership costs.
Keywords:
Cell Testing, Thermal Managememt, CellPods
Thomas Heenan
MagLiB
Patented charging-engagement “MagLiB” technology uses a dynamic magnetic field to accelerate the fast charging of lithium-ion batteries, potentially increasing EV range without negatively affecting the lifetime of the battery.
Keywords:
Magneto-electrochemistry, Fast Charging, Patented, Commercialisation
Gavin White
About:Energy
Learn about how new spin out About:Energy is taking a practical approach to battery software development; providing university quality parameterisation on commercial timelines, and speeding up battery development in the UK
Keywords:
Battery Models, Model Parameterisation, Battery characterisation, Service, Spin Out
Holt Wong
Qdot Technology Ltd
Qdot Technology Ltd. is an Oxford University spin-out company whose mission is to enable clean flight by leveraging thermal management expertise to create hybrid propulsions systems.
Keywords:
Hybrid, Aircraft, Battery, Propulsion, Thermal
Terry Dyer
University of Strathclyde
Development of a sensitive fluxgate magnetometer and potential applications
Keywords:
Fluxgate, Magnetometer, Battery, Magnetocardiography, Diagnostics
Alastair Hales
University of Bristol
An overview of new experimental methods that will be introduced to improve battery model parameterisation
Keywords:
Battery Model, Parameterisation, Temperature Control, Equivalent Circuit Modelling, Temperature Effects
Alex Roberts
Coventry University and Nyobolt Ltd
Updating on progress in the collaboration between Coventry University and Nyobolt Ltd., scaling up Li-ion cells with unparalleled fast charge capabilities.
Keywords:
High power, Prototype, Scale-up, Fast Charge, Niobium
Billy Wu
Imperial College London
Hear about a new Industry Fellowship on model guided SOH derating strategies for extending battery lifetime
Keywords:
State of Health, Diagnostic, Prognostic, Models, Williams
Alisyn Nedoma
University of Sheffield and Exawatt
Learn how an Industry Fellowship between FutureCat and Exawatt is modelling the scale up & thermodynamics of cathode manufacturing plants
Keywords:
Scale up, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Practices, Optimising Processes, Cathode
Glen Murray
University of Sheffield and TFP Hydrogen Products
Read how an Industry Fellowship between the University of Sheffield and TFP Hydrogen Products is aiming to extract maximum performance from size and morphological control of high nickel content cathodes
Keywords:
Morphological Control, Scale Up, Particle Size, Cornish Lithium
INDUSTRY SPRINTS
Mark Buckwell
University College London
A quick tour of some abused lithium ion cells and the implications of different failure modes.
Keywords:
Lithium-ion Batteries, Safety, Electric Vehicles, Aerospace, Thermal Runaway
Mihkel Vestli
University of St Andrews
Overview of scalable manufacturing of solid state battery based on thin LLZO electrolyte using tape-casting technique.
Keywords:
Solid-state Battery, Garnet, LLZO, Tape-casting, Li Metal Electrode
BATTERIES FOR EMERGING ECONOMIES
Edward Brightman
University of Strathclyde
Learn how the University of Strathclyde, working with StorTera are delivering a UKAid Transforming Energy Access project developing batteries suitable for deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Keywords:
Minigrids, StorTera, Single Liquid Lithium Polysulfide Batteries
Richard Wills
ReICoBat, University of Southampton
Learn how the Universities of Southampton and Sheffield are developing a low-cost soluble lead flow battery to promote grid stability and a secure, clean supply in off-grid generation with a focus on Botswana and Sierra Leone.
Keywords:
Soluble Lead Flow Battery, Lead Acid Recycling, Techno-economic Analysis, Low-cost, Scale-up