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Solid-State Electrolytes and Cells

This session focuses on solid-state electrolytes and cells, with perspectives from the SOLBAT project within the Faraday Institution. Discussion will centre on interfacial engineering strategies and dendrite suppression, alongside innovations in garnet, sulfide, and polymer electrolyte materials.

Plenary Talk | Professor Mauro PastaProfessor of Applied Electrochemistry, University of Oxford

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Battery Safety and Abuse

This session focuses on battery safety and abuse, with perspectives from the SafeBatt project within the Faraday Institution. Discussion will cover thermal runaway prediction and prevention, as well as tolerance to mechanical and electrical abuse.

Plenary Talk | Annika Ahlberg TidbladTechnical Leader Battery Safety and Legislation, Volvo Cars

Invited Talk | Professor Paul ShearingProfessor of Sustainable Energy Engineering, University of Oxford

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Grid Scale and Sustainable Energy Storage

This session focuses on grid-scale and sustainable energy storage, bringing together perspectives from the NEXGENNA project and UltraStore tranformational challenge within the Faraday Institution. Discussion will centre on long-duration energy storage technologies that support resilient, low-carbon power systems, with particular attention to emerging chemistries such as sodium-ion, iron–air, redox flow, magnesium, and calcium batteries.

Plenary Talk | Dr Alexandre PonrouchStaff Researcher, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)

Invited Talk | Dr Nuria Tapia-Ruiz, Imperial College London

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High Energy Batteries for Next-Gen Applications

This session focuses on high-energy batteries for next-generation applications, drawing on perspectives from the LiSTAR project and HighPerCell tranformational challenge within the Faraday Institution. Discussion will encompass lithium-sulfur and lithium-air battery systems, alongside developments in high-energy cathodes and novel anode materials.

Plenary Talk | Professor Sir Peter Bruce FRSWolfson Professor of Materials, University of Oxford

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Recycling and Reuse of Batteries

This session focuses on the recycling and reuse of batteries, with perspectives from the ReLiB project within the Faraday Institution. Discussion will cover approaches to direct recycling and chemical recovery, highlighting the advantages and challenges of each method.

Plenary Talk | Professor Peter SlaterProfessor in Materials Chemistry, University of Birmingham

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AI-Powered Discovery, Optimisation, and Manufacturing for Batteries

This session focuses on AI-driven discovery, optimisation, and manufacturing for batteries. Discussion will cover AI-guided discovery automation and the application of Bayesian optimisation frameworks for materials development. Topics will also include the standardisation of shared datasets, the development of cross-institution digital lab platforms, and the automation and robotisation of laboratories and manufacturing processes with integration into AI workflows, supporting faster, more efficient research, development, and production of battery technologies.

Plenary Talk: Professor Tejs Vegge, Technical University of Denmark

Invited Talk | Dr Sam CooperAssociate Professor in Artificial Intelligence for Materials Design, Imperial College London

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Advanced Characterisation and Degradation

This session focuses on the characterisation of batteries at both the laboratory and facility scale, with perspectives from the Faraday Institution Degradation Project. Understanding and mitigating the mechanisms that limit battery life will be a major focus. Discussion will cover in situ and operando characterisation techniques, software and simulation tools, and advanced electrochemical methods used to investigate structural and morphological changes across multiple scales.

Plenary Talk | Professor Dame Clare Grey FRSGeoffrey Moorhouse Gibson Professor of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

Invited Talk: Dr Bethan Davies, Research Associate, Imperial College London

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Manufacturing, Formation and Supply Chain

This session focuses on manufacturing, formation, and the battery supply chain, drawing on perspectives from the Nextrode and FAST projects within the Faraday Institution. Discussion will include advances in dry electrode processing, as well as approaches to rapid formation and electrolyte wetting. Topics will cover supply chain localisation and the role of inline diagnostics and quality control in manufacturing environments.

Plenary Talk | Professor Emma KendrickChair of Energy Materials, University of Birmingham

Invited Talk | Dr Gabriele PupoFounder and CEO, FluoRok

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Batteries for Aviation

This session focuses on batteries for aviation, with an emphasis on high specific power and mass-optimised designs for flight. Discussion will cover the structural integration of cells within aircraft components and thermal management strategies for aerospace environments.

Parallel Session

Advanced Lithium-Ion and Intercalation Electrodes

This session focuses on advanced lithium-ion batteries, drawing on perspectives from the 3D-Cat and Degradation projects within the Faraday Institution. Discussion will encompass emerging cathode materials, including Li-rich, lithium nickel oxide (LNO), NMC811, and disordered rock-salt structures.

Plenary Talk | Professor Gleb Yushin, Co-Founder and CTO, Sila Nanotechnologies

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Battery Modelling

This session focuses on modelling and digital approaches for batteries, with perspectives from the Multi-Scale Modelling project within the Faraday Institution. Discussion will encompass multiphysics and multi-scale modelling, alongside the use of digital twins for predictive ageing.

Plenary Talk | Professor Weihan LiJunior Professor for Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization for Batteries, RWTH Aachen University

Invited Talk | Dr Monica Marinescu, Associate Professor, Imperial College London