Sir Henry Royce Institute - Oxford Equipment

Lead Research Organisation: University of Oxford
Department Name: Materials

Abstract

Energy storage (ES) is at the heart of the energy trilemma for clean, secure, and cost effective
supply. The UK is strong in advanced materials engineering combined with unique geographical
opportunities for sustainable energy storage. Technology integration and strategic deployment are
essential for the UK to be world leading and to exploit material technology globally. According to
GE: "the development of energy storage technology is going to be one of the defining features of the
21st centuries energy landscape....it is going to be a huge market and is going to render the utilities
business unrecognisable within a few decades". Fundamentally, the most critical and enabling
aspect of energy storage devices are the materials from which they are made. For example, in
lithium ion batteries, the anode, cathode, separator, electrolyte and current collectors are all highly
optimised and compatible materials that are integrated at large scale ~5 B Li ion cells in 2016) using
bespoke manufacturing expertise.

Energy storage is a key enabler for clean transport and completes the renewable energy cycle. From
a historical perspective, there has been a disparate and 'polarised' approach to renewable energy
generation and use - the focus has been on the two 'extremes': on one side, generation (e.g. wind
turbines, solar PV) and on the other side, end uses and applications (e.g. electric vehicles). However,
the bridge to connect these into a working system is energy storage. Both mobile and stationary
energy storage offer significant potential for the UK; on the other hand, without energy storage it
will be difficult to decarbonise the electricity grid and achieve the UK targets for CO2 mitigation. The
importance of ES was highlighted in the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy green
paper Building our Industrial Strategy in January 2017 that stated "Given the UK's underlying
strengths in science and energy technology, we want to be a global leader in battery technology."
ES comprises a wide variety of technologies, all particularly dependent on advances in materials
science. Resources need to be carefully allocated on selected technologies in order to achieve the
world leading status. Following Oxford-led stakeholder meetings, workshops and discussion, the
Royce ES theme will focus on (i) electrochemical energy storage technologies such as batteries,
supercapacitors and flow cells and (ii) thermoelectric and piezoelectric devices.

Planned Impact

Please see attached proposal

Publications

10 25 50
 
Description The capital equipment has facilitated a number of important research findings in the area of solid state batteries and Li ion batteries through major grants that were secured from the faraday Institution: SOLBAT and NEXTRODE respectively. For example the award has made a partial contribution to understanding the process of void formation in the metallic anodes of solid-state batteries and new design approaches for Li ion battery electrodes
Exploitation Route The insights provided will guide other researchers to further experiments and ideas in this critical area of developing practical batteries. Opportunities for commercialisation are also being explored.
Sectors Energy

URL http://www.ora.ox.ac.uk
 
Description We continue to develop key commercial characterisation services for industry in energy storage materials and engineering. We have built new relationships with new companies and established major organisations in both energy storage and hydrogen applications. SME interactions have been supported by the addition of an experimental scientist and a new applications scientist will help to deliver collaborative industry-led projects from a number of funding portfolios, including Royce Industrial Collaboration Programme, Analysis for Innovators, Faraday Battery Challenge, and directly-funded activities. A new rapid access scheme is being established in conjunction with the Faraday Institution have strengthened further; Royce facilities are a significant and important factor in the area of energy storage. We continue to support and inform translational research, providing policy advice, guiding the development of new blueprints and ensuring coordination with industry-led initiatives and policy development. We have engaged the rich ecosystem of energy storage businesses, from local SMEs to international companies, and are now building on these relationships. Our work in the wider space of hydrogen applications has delivered useful outputs through industry-led sprint projects. We have helped to make the case for targeted investment in much-need UK capabilties, including in synthesis scale-up and testing at extreme cryogenic temperatures. New tools and techniques have further been developed through partnerships, including the inert handling of materials for the benchtop NMR, further development of the key XAS/XAF facility and further development of the high entropy alloy nanoparticle deposition system. We have stablished new partnerships for next-generation battery chemistries and continue to engage with industry on optimisation of current materials systems.
First Year Of Impact 2023
Sector Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Chemicals,Electronics,Energy,Environment,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Transport
Impact Types Societal

Economic

Policy & public services

 
Description CSIRO delegate visit
Geographic Reach Australia 
Policy Influence Type Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
 
Description Contributions to BSi ESL/120 standards committee
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact National input to guidance and standards drafts related to energy storage e.g. PD IEC/TS 62933-2-3 Ed.1.0 Electric Energy Storage (EES) Systems. Part 2-3: Unit parameters and testing methods - Performance assessment test after site operation
URL https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/committees/50254741
 
Description Member of iChem international advisory board, China
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
 
Description Participation in Australia Global Expert Mission on green hydrogen
Geographic Reach Australia 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description 3D Lithium Anodes from Recycled Carbon Fibres and Sustainable Polymers for Solid-State Li-Metal Batteries
Amount £83,230 (GBP)
Funding ID ICP322 
Organisation Henry Royce Institute 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2023 
End 03/2024
 
Description All Solid state Battery with Li-Metal Anode
Amount £484,468 (GBP)
Organisation Nissan Motor Manufacturing Ltd 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 12/2019 
End 05/2022
 
Description DPhil Studentship
Amount £108,210 (GBP)
Funding ID FITG053 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2023 
End 09/2026
 
Description Degradation: Towards a comprehensive understanding of degradation processes in EV Batteries 2
Amount £4,666,671 (GBP)
Funding ID FIRG024 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2021 
End 03/2023
 
Description Developing 3D-Li Anode
Amount £133,113 (GBP)
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2023 
End 03/2024
 
Description Development and Evaluation of Next Generation Electrodes for Advanced Li-ion Batteries
Amount £12,000,000 (GBP)
Funding ID 2404094 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2020 
End 09/2024
 
Description Development of in-operando NMR methods for the characterisation of next generation battery technologies
Amount £45,237 (GBP)
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 12/2021 
 
Description EXtending Interface Science To Atmospheric-pressure Reactions
Amount € 1,491,265 (EUR)
Organisation European Research Council (ERC) 
Sector Public
Country Belgium
Start 06/2021 
End 06/2026
 
Description Electrocatalyst Discovery
Amount £36,341 (GBP)
Organisation Enterprise Research Centre 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 05/2023 
End 09/2024
 
Description Electrocatalyst Discovery to Device: Effective Benchmarking for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis
Amount £98,151 (GBP)
Funding ID ICP331 
Organisation Henry Royce Institute 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2023 
End 04/2024
 
Description FUSE internships x 5
Amount £16,475 (GBP)
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 06/2023 
End 09/2023
 
Description Henry Royce Institute - supplement
Amount £133,160 (GBP)
Organisation Henry Royce Institute 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2023 
End 03/2024
 
Description ICP304
Amount £67,259 (GBP)
Funding ID ICP304 
Organisation Henry Royce Institute 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2023 
End 02/2024
 
Description Iron Fluoride Solid State Project
Amount £223,597 (GBP)
Organisation Nissan Motor Company 
Sector Private
Country Japan
Start 03/2021 
End 03/2025
 
Description Li-metal anode/non-lithiated cathode all solid state batteries
Amount £3,929,124 (GBP)
Organisation Nissan Motor Company 
Sector Private
Country Japan
Start 03/2022 
End 03/2025
 
Description LiMHiT
Amount £688,339 (GBP)
Funding ID IUK 98841 
Organisation Innovate UK 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2021 
End 03/2022
 
Description LiSTAR: Li-Sulphur Technology AcceleratoR
Amount £7,755,737 (GBP)
Funding ID FIRG014 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2019 
End 09/2023
 
Description Looking below the surface: Revealing Interfacial Reactions for Sustainable Electrochemical Technologies
Amount £1,522,213 (GBP)
Funding ID MR/V024558/1 
Organisation United Kingdom Research and Innovation 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2022 
End 03/2026
 
Description MCAP087
Amount £62,354 (GBP)
Organisation Henry Royce Institute 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2022 
End 04/2024
 
Description Na-ion batteries
Amount £240,357 (GBP)
Organisation Faradion Limited 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2023 
End 03/2024
 
Description Next Generation Electrodes - Nextrode
Amount £5,735,767 (GBP)
Funding ID FIRG066 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2023 
End 09/2025
 
Description Next Generation Electrodes: Nextrode
Amount £12,364,112 (GBP)
Funding ID FIRG015 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2019 
End 09/2023
 
Description Next Generation Li-ion cathode materials (CATMAT)
Amount £11,133,937 (GBP)
Funding ID FIRG016 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2019 
End 09/2023
 
Description NextCell - Next generation cell design
Amount £246,184 (GBP)
Funding ID FIRG071 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 01/2024 
End 03/2025
 
Description Parameterisation of electrode slurries for coating optimisation
Amount £618,120 (GBP)
Funding ID FIIF021 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 05/2023 
End 05/2024
 
Description Predicting electrode microstructure: micro-mechanical modelling for low/no solvent processing technology
Amount £107,991 (GBP)
Funding ID FITG044 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2021 
End 09/2025
 
Description RAEng fellowship - Disordered Cathode Materials for Sustainable Batteries Beyond Li-ion
Amount £499,999 (GBP)
Organisation Royal Academy of Engineering 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 07/2021 
End 10/2026
 
Description Rational optimisation of calendering processes
Amount £116,308 (GBP)
Funding ID FITG062 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2022 
End 09/2026
 
Description Royce Recurrent
Amount £440,055 (GBP)
Organisation Henry Royce Institute 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2023 
End 03/2024
 
Description SOLBAT Extension
Amount £4,776,421 (GBP)
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2023 
End 03/2025
 
Description Sir Henry Royce Institute - recurrent grant
Amount £52,313,935 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/R00661X/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2016 
End 03/2023
 
Description Solid glass electrolytes for Li-metal batteries
Amount £29,628 (GBP)
Funding ID 2599358 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2021 
End 03/2025
 
Description Solution processing of carbon nanomaterials based on shear force mixing
Amount £94,853 (GBP)
Funding ID ICP306 
Organisation Henry Royce Institute 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2023 
End 04/2024
 
Description Solvent-less processing of battery electrodes
Amount £108,210 (GBP)
Funding ID FITG053 
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2022 
End 09/2026
 
Description Student
Amount £50,595 (GBP)
Organisation Diamond Light Source 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 02/2022 
End 09/2023
 
Description Studentship
Amount £50,595 (GBP)
Organisation Johnson Matthey 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2022 
End 09/2026
 
Description The Royce: Capitalising on the investment
Amount £1,006,680 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/S019367/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 11/2018 
End 10/2021
 
Description UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
Amount £1,500,000 (GBP)
Organisation United Kingdom Research and Innovation 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start  
 
Description What Lies Beneath? Probing Buried Interfaces in Working Batteries
Amount £500,000 (GBP)
Organisation The Faraday Institution 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 06/2018 
End 03/2021
 
Title CSD 2044841: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination 
Description Related Article: Michele Fiore, Samuel Wheeler, Kevin Hurlbutt, Isaac Capone, Jack Fawdon, Riccardo Ruffo, Mauro Pasta|2020|Chem.Mater.|32|7653|doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01347 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc26mtm9&sid=DataCite
 
Title CSD 2044842: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination 
Description Related Article: Michele Fiore, Samuel Wheeler, Kevin Hurlbutt, Isaac Capone, Jack Fawdon, Riccardo Ruffo, Mauro Pasta|2020|Chem.Mater.|32|7653|doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01347 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc26mtnb&sid=DataCite
 
Title CSD 2044843: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination 
Description Related Article: Michele Fiore, Samuel Wheeler, Kevin Hurlbutt, Isaac Capone, Jack Fawdon, Riccardo Ruffo, Mauro Pasta|2020|Chem.Mater.|32|7653|doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01347 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc26mtpc&sid=DataCite
 
Title CSD 2044844: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination 
Description Related Article: Michele Fiore, Samuel Wheeler, Kevin Hurlbutt, Isaac Capone, Jack Fawdon, Riccardo Ruffo, Mauro Pasta|2020|Chem.Mater.|32|7653|doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01347 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc26mtqd&sid=DataCite
 
Title Data for 'Low-voltage SEM of air-sensitive powders: From sample preparation to micro/nano analysis with secondary electron hyperspectral imaging' 
Description SEHI data volumes included in 10.1016/j.micron.2022.103234.For methodology of preparation, collection and data processing see section 5 of the published article.Corresponding SEHI data volume metadata in .json format. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2022 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://figshare.shef.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Data_for_Low-voltage_SEM_of_air-sensitive_powders_From_...
 
Description Advanced Lithium Ion Capacitors and Electrodes (ALICE) 
Organisation BAE Systems
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Novel coating techniques were developed by Oxford for advanced materials used in electrode structures that were optimised for high rate capability.
Collaborator Contribution Advanced materials were developed and scaled by Johnson Matthey. Applying the novel coating techniques, roll-to-roll coating and A5 pouch cell manufacture was carried out by Warwick Manufacturing Group. Johnson Matthey Battery Systems built and tested the 48V module based on end user defined requirements by Nacco Materials Handling, BAE systems, JMBS and Delta Motorsport, with accelerated test protocols. Imperial College developed a physics based cell model interlinking with the sophisticated layer structure characterisation (tomography, TEM) & cell performance results, which evolved a rational design approach for specific end use scenarios.
Impact Several peer-reviewed publications which were already included under the Publications section.
Start Year 2016
 
Description Advanced Lithium Ion Capacitors and Electrodes (ALICE) 
Organisation Delta Motorsport
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Novel coating techniques were developed by Oxford for advanced materials used in electrode structures that were optimised for high rate capability.
Collaborator Contribution Advanced materials were developed and scaled by Johnson Matthey. Applying the novel coating techniques, roll-to-roll coating and A5 pouch cell manufacture was carried out by Warwick Manufacturing Group. Johnson Matthey Battery Systems built and tested the 48V module based on end user defined requirements by Nacco Materials Handling, BAE systems, JMBS and Delta Motorsport, with accelerated test protocols. Imperial College developed a physics based cell model interlinking with the sophisticated layer structure characterisation (tomography, TEM) & cell performance results, which evolved a rational design approach for specific end use scenarios.
Impact Several peer-reviewed publications which were already included under the Publications section.
Start Year 2016
 
Description Advanced Lithium Ion Capacitors and Electrodes (ALICE) 
Organisation Imperial College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Novel coating techniques were developed by Oxford for advanced materials used in electrode structures that were optimised for high rate capability.
Collaborator Contribution Advanced materials were developed and scaled by Johnson Matthey. Applying the novel coating techniques, roll-to-roll coating and A5 pouch cell manufacture was carried out by Warwick Manufacturing Group. Johnson Matthey Battery Systems built and tested the 48V module based on end user defined requirements by Nacco Materials Handling, BAE systems, JMBS and Delta Motorsport, with accelerated test protocols. Imperial College developed a physics based cell model interlinking with the sophisticated layer structure characterisation (tomography, TEM) & cell performance results, which evolved a rational design approach for specific end use scenarios.
Impact Several peer-reviewed publications which were already included under the Publications section.
Start Year 2016
 
Description Advanced Lithium Ion Capacitors and Electrodes (ALICE) 
Organisation Johnson Matthey
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Novel coating techniques were developed by Oxford for advanced materials used in electrode structures that were optimised for high rate capability.
Collaborator Contribution Advanced materials were developed and scaled by Johnson Matthey. Applying the novel coating techniques, roll-to-roll coating and A5 pouch cell manufacture was carried out by Warwick Manufacturing Group. Johnson Matthey Battery Systems built and tested the 48V module based on end user defined requirements by Nacco Materials Handling, BAE systems, JMBS and Delta Motorsport, with accelerated test protocols. Imperial College developed a physics based cell model interlinking with the sophisticated layer structure characterisation (tomography, TEM) & cell performance results, which evolved a rational design approach for specific end use scenarios.
Impact Several peer-reviewed publications which were already included under the Publications section.
Start Year 2016
 
Description Advanced Lithium Ion Capacitors and Electrodes (ALICE) 
Organisation University of Oxford
Department Department of Materials
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Novel coating techniques were developed by Oxford for advanced materials used in electrode structures that were optimised for high rate capability.
Collaborator Contribution Advanced materials were developed and scaled by Johnson Matthey. Applying the novel coating techniques, roll-to-roll coating and A5 pouch cell manufacture was carried out by Warwick Manufacturing Group. Johnson Matthey Battery Systems built and tested the 48V module based on end user defined requirements by Nacco Materials Handling, BAE systems, JMBS and Delta Motorsport, with accelerated test protocols. Imperial College developed a physics based cell model interlinking with the sophisticated layer structure characterisation (tomography, TEM) & cell performance results, which evolved a rational design approach for specific end use scenarios.
Impact Several peer-reviewed publications which were already included under the Publications section.
Start Year 2016
 
Description Advanced Lithium Ion Capacitors and Electrodes (ALICE) 
Organisation University of Warwick
Department Warwick Manufacturing Group
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Novel coating techniques were developed by Oxford for advanced materials used in electrode structures that were optimised for high rate capability.
Collaborator Contribution Advanced materials were developed and scaled by Johnson Matthey. Applying the novel coating techniques, roll-to-roll coating and A5 pouch cell manufacture was carried out by Warwick Manufacturing Group. Johnson Matthey Battery Systems built and tested the 48V module based on end user defined requirements by Nacco Materials Handling, BAE systems, JMBS and Delta Motorsport, with accelerated test protocols. Imperial College developed a physics based cell model interlinking with the sophisticated layer structure characterisation (tomography, TEM) & cell performance results, which evolved a rational design approach for specific end use scenarios.
Impact Several peer-reviewed publications which were already included under the Publications section.
Start Year 2016
 
Description Advanced Porous Materials and Processes for the Next Generation of Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Electrolysers. 
Organisation Johnson Matthey
Department Johnson Matthey Technology Centre
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Development of DEMS technique, specialist experience in and access to key X-ray analytical techniques
Collaborator Contribution Johnson Matthey: industry knowledge - market and technical . Coventry University, complementary synthesis equipment and test cells
Impact Case Study published under ICP319.
Start Year 2023
 
Description Battery anode understanding 
Organisation Happy Electron
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution HE Carbon Supercap Ltd have been collaborating with the Centre for Energy Materials Research and more widely across the Department of Materials, to help understand the structure-performance characteristics for fast-charge battery electrodes. There is a focussed programme for 2022-23 activity, which also involves the universities at Warwick and Nottigham.
Collaborator Contribution Industry anode materials for batteries and modelling work in con jucntion with specialist group in Italy. Additional complentary reserach capabilities and Warwick and Nottingham help to complete the project team. The current project is supported by the Henry Royce Institute Industrial Collaboration Programme
Impact There will be a project report
Start Year 2021
 
Description Characterisation of Industrially-Relevant ODS Steels for Fusion 
Organisation Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Support - access to advanced characterisation and imaging capabilities at Oxford
Collaborator Contribution Leading
Impact Development of understanding of ODS steels for fusion applications, collaboration and facilities access supported through a Henry Royce Institute Materials Challenge Accelerator Programme project
Start Year 2022
 
Description Collaboration in battery research 
Organisation Nissan Motor Company
Country Japan 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Extension of collaborative research on solid state batteries. Access to academic expertise and use of advanced facilities for fabrication, characterisation, analysis and test. Arising through Royec-supported facilities at Oxford and building on initial support by the company as part of the Faraday Institution SOLBAT project
Collaborator Contribution Research professionals, support.
Impact Research publicaitons listed. Industrial outputs not yet disclosed. Pathway for potential future commercial implementation/exploitation/deployment.
Start Year 2020
 
Description Electrocatalyst Discovery to Device: Effective Benchmarking for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis 
Organisation Johnson Matthey
Department Johnson Matthey Technology Centre
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Understanding of fundamental science, key analytical capabilities; translational work with equipment development company;
Collaborator Contribution Nikalyte: deepened development relationship and translation work between fundamental research and equipment capability development, benchmarking. Electrochemical expertise at MMU and NPL and in major Johnson Matthey, complementary knowledge and measurement capabilities. Market and application understanding
Impact Case study published for project ICP331
Start Year 2022
 
Description Electrocatalyst Discovery to Device: Effective Benchmarking for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis 
Organisation Manchester Metropolitan University
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Understanding of fundamental science, key analytical capabilities; translational work with equipment development company;
Collaborator Contribution Nikalyte: deepened development relationship and translation work between fundamental research and equipment capability development, benchmarking. Electrochemical expertise at MMU and NPL and in major Johnson Matthey, complementary knowledge and measurement capabilities. Market and application understanding
Impact Case study published for project ICP331
Start Year 2022
 
Description Electrocatalyst Discovery to Device: Effective Benchmarking for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis 
Organisation National Physical Laboratory
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Understanding of fundamental science, key analytical capabilities; translational work with equipment development company;
Collaborator Contribution Nikalyte: deepened development relationship and translation work between fundamental research and equipment capability development, benchmarking. Electrochemical expertise at MMU and NPL and in major Johnson Matthey, complementary knowledge and measurement capabilities. Market and application understanding
Impact Case study published for project ICP331
Start Year 2022
 
Description Next Generation Electrodes (NEXTRODE) 
Organisation University College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Oxford to develop and implement a new generation of manufacturing technologies for smart electrodes supported by numerical design tools, focussing in three main areas: graded electrodes, large-area templating, and additive manufacture.
Collaborator Contribution Other partners are to alleviate key constraints in electrode manufacturing by particle level design that enhances downstream processing and improves electrode performance, develop novel metrology techniques and measurements during electrode manufacture to create additional design space and performance gain, link correlative X-ray and other imaging, image quantification and image based modelling to design optimal microstructures and inform manufacturing development, and establish new methods of quantifying and optimising electrode manufacture using data science.
Impact Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership that already listed under the Publications section: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2022.103234 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac483d https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac8e30 Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00282 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9177185 https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/12/136 http://www.energy-proceedings.org/data-mining-for-quality-prediction-of-battery-in-manufacturing-process%253A-cathode-coating-process/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118640 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109720 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.02.010 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE00619C https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c10472 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109971 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129272 https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2020.3049046 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09687 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7655/abfb4a/meta https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202102233 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE01388B https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230689 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ac3f9a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100683 https://www.mmc-series.org.uk/mmc2021/abstract/large-area-visualization-of-the-li-distribution-in-lithium-ion-battery-electrodes-using-plasma-fib-and-sims.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2021.100129 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac48c6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231119 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107720 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c22150 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00481-w https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139481 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230645 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA00861K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117366 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112624 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231779 https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ac7d31 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c01814 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111104 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200545 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2022.06.036 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111208 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2022.105202 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200893 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119305 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP03094B https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC03940K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232503 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00981A https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.05893.pdf
Start Year 2019
 
Description Next Generation Electrodes (NEXTRODE) 
Organisation University of Birmingham
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Oxford to develop and implement a new generation of manufacturing technologies for smart electrodes supported by numerical design tools, focussing in three main areas: graded electrodes, large-area templating, and additive manufacture.
Collaborator Contribution Other partners are to alleviate key constraints in electrode manufacturing by particle level design that enhances downstream processing and improves electrode performance, develop novel metrology techniques and measurements during electrode manufacture to create additional design space and performance gain, link correlative X-ray and other imaging, image quantification and image based modelling to design optimal microstructures and inform manufacturing development, and establish new methods of quantifying and optimising electrode manufacture using data science.
Impact Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership that already listed under the Publications section: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2022.103234 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac483d https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac8e30 Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00282 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9177185 https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/12/136 http://www.energy-proceedings.org/data-mining-for-quality-prediction-of-battery-in-manufacturing-process%253A-cathode-coating-process/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118640 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109720 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.02.010 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE00619C https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c10472 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109971 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129272 https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2020.3049046 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09687 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7655/abfb4a/meta https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202102233 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE01388B https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230689 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ac3f9a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100683 https://www.mmc-series.org.uk/mmc2021/abstract/large-area-visualization-of-the-li-distribution-in-lithium-ion-battery-electrodes-using-plasma-fib-and-sims.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2021.100129 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac48c6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231119 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107720 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c22150 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00481-w https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139481 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230645 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA00861K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117366 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112624 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231779 https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ac7d31 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c01814 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111104 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200545 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2022.06.036 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111208 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2022.105202 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200893 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119305 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP03094B https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC03940K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232503 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00981A https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.05893.pdf
Start Year 2019
 
Description Next Generation Electrodes (NEXTRODE) 
Organisation University of Oxford
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Oxford to develop and implement a new generation of manufacturing technologies for smart electrodes supported by numerical design tools, focussing in three main areas: graded electrodes, large-area templating, and additive manufacture.
Collaborator Contribution Other partners are to alleviate key constraints in electrode manufacturing by particle level design that enhances downstream processing and improves electrode performance, develop novel metrology techniques and measurements during electrode manufacture to create additional design space and performance gain, link correlative X-ray and other imaging, image quantification and image based modelling to design optimal microstructures and inform manufacturing development, and establish new methods of quantifying and optimising electrode manufacture using data science.
Impact Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership that already listed under the Publications section: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2022.103234 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac483d https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac8e30 Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00282 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9177185 https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/12/136 http://www.energy-proceedings.org/data-mining-for-quality-prediction-of-battery-in-manufacturing-process%253A-cathode-coating-process/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118640 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109720 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.02.010 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE00619C https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c10472 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109971 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129272 https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2020.3049046 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09687 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7655/abfb4a/meta https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202102233 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE01388B https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230689 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ac3f9a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100683 https://www.mmc-series.org.uk/mmc2021/abstract/large-area-visualization-of-the-li-distribution-in-lithium-ion-battery-electrodes-using-plasma-fib-and-sims.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2021.100129 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac48c6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231119 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107720 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c22150 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00481-w https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139481 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230645 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA00861K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117366 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112624 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231779 https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ac7d31 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c01814 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111104 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200545 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2022.06.036 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111208 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2022.105202 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200893 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119305 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP03094B https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC03940K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232503 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00981A https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.05893.pdf
Start Year 2019
 
Description Next Generation Electrodes (NEXTRODE) 
Organisation University of Sheffield
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Oxford to develop and implement a new generation of manufacturing technologies for smart electrodes supported by numerical design tools, focussing in three main areas: graded electrodes, large-area templating, and additive manufacture.
Collaborator Contribution Other partners are to alleviate key constraints in electrode manufacturing by particle level design that enhances downstream processing and improves electrode performance, develop novel metrology techniques and measurements during electrode manufacture to create additional design space and performance gain, link correlative X-ray and other imaging, image quantification and image based modelling to design optimal microstructures and inform manufacturing development, and establish new methods of quantifying and optimising electrode manufacture using data science.
Impact Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership that already listed under the Publications section: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2022.103234 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac483d https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac8e30 Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00282 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9177185 https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/12/136 http://www.energy-proceedings.org/data-mining-for-quality-prediction-of-battery-in-manufacturing-process%253A-cathode-coating-process/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118640 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109720 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.02.010 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE00619C https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c10472 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109971 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129272 https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2020.3049046 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09687 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7655/abfb4a/meta https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202102233 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE01388B https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230689 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ac3f9a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100683 https://www.mmc-series.org.uk/mmc2021/abstract/large-area-visualization-of-the-li-distribution-in-lithium-ion-battery-electrodes-using-plasma-fib-and-sims.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2021.100129 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac48c6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231119 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107720 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c22150 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00481-w https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139481 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230645 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA00861K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117366 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112624 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231779 https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ac7d31 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c01814 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111104 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200545 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2022.06.036 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111208 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2022.105202 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200893 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119305 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP03094B https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC03940K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232503 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00981A https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.05893.pdf
Start Year 2019
 
Description Next Generation Electrodes (NEXTRODE) 
Organisation University of Southampton
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Oxford to develop and implement a new generation of manufacturing technologies for smart electrodes supported by numerical design tools, focussing in three main areas: graded electrodes, large-area templating, and additive manufacture.
Collaborator Contribution Other partners are to alleviate key constraints in electrode manufacturing by particle level design that enhances downstream processing and improves electrode performance, develop novel metrology techniques and measurements during electrode manufacture to create additional design space and performance gain, link correlative X-ray and other imaging, image quantification and image based modelling to design optimal microstructures and inform manufacturing development, and establish new methods of quantifying and optimising electrode manufacture using data science.
Impact Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership that already listed under the Publications section: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2022.103234 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac483d https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac8e30 Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00282 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9177185 https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/12/136 http://www.energy-proceedings.org/data-mining-for-quality-prediction-of-battery-in-manufacturing-process%253A-cathode-coating-process/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118640 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109720 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.02.010 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE00619C https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c10472 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109971 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129272 https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2020.3049046 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09687 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7655/abfb4a/meta https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202102233 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE01388B https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230689 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ac3f9a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100683 https://www.mmc-series.org.uk/mmc2021/abstract/large-area-visualization-of-the-li-distribution-in-lithium-ion-battery-electrodes-using-plasma-fib-and-sims.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2021.100129 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac48c6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231119 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107720 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c22150 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00481-w https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139481 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230645 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA00861K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117366 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112624 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231779 https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ac7d31 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c01814 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111104 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200545 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2022.06.036 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111208 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2022.105202 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200893 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119305 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP03094B https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC03940K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232503 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00981A https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.05893.pdf
Start Year 2019
 
Description Next Generation Electrodes (NEXTRODE) 
Organisation University of Warwick
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Oxford to develop and implement a new generation of manufacturing technologies for smart electrodes supported by numerical design tools, focussing in three main areas: graded electrodes, large-area templating, and additive manufacture.
Collaborator Contribution Other partners are to alleviate key constraints in electrode manufacturing by particle level design that enhances downstream processing and improves electrode performance, develop novel metrology techniques and measurements during electrode manufacture to create additional design space and performance gain, link correlative X-ray and other imaging, image quantification and image based modelling to design optimal microstructures and inform manufacturing development, and establish new methods of quantifying and optimising electrode manufacture using data science.
Impact Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership that already listed under the Publications section: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2022.103234 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac483d https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ac8e30 Publication(s) resulted from this collaboration or partnership: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00282 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9177185 https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/12/136 http://www.energy-proceedings.org/data-mining-for-quality-prediction-of-battery-in-manufacturing-process%253A-cathode-coating-process/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118640 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109720 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.02.010 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE00619C https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c10472 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109971 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129272 https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2020.3049046 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09687 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7655/abfb4a/meta https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202102233 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE01388B https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230689 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ac3f9a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100683 https://www.mmc-series.org.uk/mmc2021/abstract/large-area-visualization-of-the-li-distribution-in-lithium-ion-battery-electrodes-using-plasma-fib-and-sims.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2021.100129 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac48c6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231119 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107720 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c22150 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00481-w https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139481 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230645 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA00861K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117366 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112624 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231779 https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ac7d31 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c01814 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111104 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200545 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2022.06.036 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111208 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03828 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2022.105202 https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202200893 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119305 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP03094B https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC03940K https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232503 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00981A https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.05893.pdf
Start Year 2019
 
Description Nissan - University of Oxford 
Organisation Nissan Motor Manufacturing Ltd
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Research into solid-state batteries - access to facilities and expertise
Collaborator Contribution Research into solid-state batteries
Impact Continued collaboration
Start Year 2022
 
Description Novel functional coatings to prevent hydrogen embrittlement in metals 
Organisation TWI The Welding Institue
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Royce-supported industrial collaboration project
Collaborator Contribution Coatings/treatments and analysis
Impact Planned publications and potential development of commercial solution by industry partner
Start Year 2022
 
Description Novel functional coatings to prevent hydrogen embrittlement in metals 
Organisation University of Sheffield
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Royce-supported industrial collaboration project
Collaborator Contribution Coatings/treatments and analysis
Impact Planned publications and potential development of commercial solution by industry partner
Start Year 2022
 
Description Oxford Instruments - benchtop NMR 
Organisation Oxford Instruments
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Discussion with instrument maker, which has resulted in a benchtop NMR suitable for incorporation into a glovebox with inert atmosphere and on-going research collaboration in battery and energy materials.
Collaborator Contribution "Having sat in my kitchen for the first two months of COVID induced lock-down, a chance videocall with researchers from the University of Oxford highlighted the potential of NMR diffusion analysis for electrolytes. Another month or so later and we had the first results showing that we are quite easily able, within 15 minutes, to quantify the diffusion coefficients of lithium cations as well as [PF6]- anions. In turn, this enabled ionic conductivity and cation transference values to be calculated. This is a great step forward - not only is benchtop NMR a great tool for QC and failure analysis of electrolytes, but now it can also be used as an active development tool in the lab."
Impact Benchtop NMR instrument and opening out to research with other collaborators. Sponsored researcher. Work featured on 'Meet the researcher video' and in instrument manufacturer video
Start Year 2019
 
Description Silicon Product Improvement via Coating Enhancement (SPICE) 
Organisation AGM Batteries
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Oxford University's Department of Materials provided state-of-the-art material characterisation to support the project.
Collaborator Contribution Nexeon developed battery anode materials, AGM worked with Phoenix Scientific Industries to establish and grow the UK supply chain for cell materials and components.
Impact The outcome enabled Nexeon to raise further funding and secure resources to accelerate the expansion of its own manufacturing capabilities to mass produce tens of thousands of metric tonnes annually of its silicon-based anode materials for use in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Silicon Product Improvement via Coating Enhancement (SPICE) 
Organisation Nexeon
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Oxford University's Department of Materials provided state-of-the-art material characterisation to support the project.
Collaborator Contribution Nexeon developed battery anode materials, AGM worked with Phoenix Scientific Industries to establish and grow the UK supply chain for cell materials and components.
Impact The outcome enabled Nexeon to raise further funding and secure resources to accelerate the expansion of its own manufacturing capabilities to mass produce tens of thousands of metric tonnes annually of its silicon-based anode materials for use in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Silicon Product Improvement via Coating Enhancement (SPICE) 
Organisation Phoenix Scientific Industries (UK) Ltd
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Oxford University's Department of Materials provided state-of-the-art material characterisation to support the project.
Collaborator Contribution Nexeon developed battery anode materials, AGM worked with Phoenix Scientific Industries to establish and grow the UK supply chain for cell materials and components.
Impact The outcome enabled Nexeon to raise further funding and secure resources to accelerate the expansion of its own manufacturing capabilities to mass produce tens of thousands of metric tonnes annually of its silicon-based anode materials for use in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Silicon Product Improvement via Coating Enhancement (SPICE) 
Organisation University of Oxford
Department Department of Materials
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Oxford University's Department of Materials provided state-of-the-art material characterisation to support the project.
Collaborator Contribution Nexeon developed battery anode materials, AGM worked with Phoenix Scientific Industries to establish and grow the UK supply chain for cell materials and components.
Impact The outcome enabled Nexeon to raise further funding and secure resources to accelerate the expansion of its own manufacturing capabilities to mass produce tens of thousands of metric tonnes annually of its silicon-based anode materials for use in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Start Year 2019
 
Description Solution processing of carbon nanomaterials based on shear force mixing 
Organisation Silverstone Circuits Ltd
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Key understanding and relevant analytical equipment and characterisation facilities, supporting lead Department of Physics
Collaborator Contribution Industry know-how, new synthesis techniques, market understanding
Impact Case study published under ICP306, for low-loss electronics
Start Year 2022
 
Description Spectroscopies of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials 
Organisation Diamond Light Source
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution XAS and XAF techniques alongside XPS and relationship to beamline experiments
Collaborator Contribution Multimodal, Operando Raman and X-ray Spectroscopies of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials (MORSE) is supprted by Henry Royce Institute's Inductrial Collaboration Programme
Impact Publications in preparation. Development of XAS/XAF techniques to facilitate research objectives and as an intermediate step before bidding for time on beamline.
Start Year 2022
 
Description Spectroscopies of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials 
Organisation National Physical Laboratory
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution XAS and XAF techniques alongside XPS and relationship to beamline experiments
Collaborator Contribution Multimodal, Operando Raman and X-ray Spectroscopies of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials (MORSE) is supprted by Henry Royce Institute's Inductrial Collaboration Programme
Impact Publications in preparation. Development of XAS/XAF techniques to facilitate research objectives and as an intermediate step before bidding for time on beamline.
Start Year 2022
 
Description 1:1 workshop to develop proposal for funding bid 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Confidential workshop to develop proposal for support under Analysis for Innovators scheme. Interaction with experts and detailed understanding of requirements - technical and commercial - through dialogue. Followed up with costed full technical proposal, accepted by funder.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description 4th EuFN and FIT4NANO Joint Workshop / Meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact 4th EuFN and FIT4NANO Joint Workshop / Meeting at Vienna, September 27th-30th, 2021
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.eu-f-n.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/abstractbook_eufn_2021_v1-4_online-compressed....
 
Description Advanced Materials Show 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Staffed the Royce stand on one day of this conference and exhibition, to pick up on enquiries about battery reserach and wider capabilties connected withe materials for end-toend hydrogen. Set to coincide with major battery seminar programme (Battery Expo), to maximise overlap with key industry researchers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://advancedmaterialsshow.com/
 
Description Advanced Materials Show, Telford 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Presence at materials show, one of of two days. Individual interactions across a range of materials questions, primarily with businesses. Several enquiries resulted in follow-up discussions for potential collaboration.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Article on next-generation batteries in The Engineer 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Mauro Pasta contributed to an article in The Engineer in July 2022, through Q&A on beyond lithium-ion batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/in-depth/expert-q-a-beyond-lithium-ion/
 
Description BBC Radio 4 Inside Science discussing battery research 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact BBC Radio 4 Inside Science discussing battery research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000pqdk
 
Description BBC Radio Oxford interview with Dr Robert House about Forbes 30 Under 30 Nomination 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact BBC Radio Oxford interview with Dr Robert House about his being announced as a "Forbes 30 Under 30" scientist
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description BBC podcast on batteries 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Petre Bruce speaks in a BBC podcast about batteries, released 6 Oct 2022.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001cpx6
 
Description Batteries of the Future video 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Mauro Pasta presents a video on YouTube, with Isobel Sheldon, talkinf about the cutting edge technologies that they are working on right now, as well as giving us a sneak peek into what the future for batteries might look like.
In partnership with the Royal Society of Chemistry
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tksY-mANT8w
 
Description Battery Technology Show 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Informal introduction of Henry Royce Capabilities to a number of business and regional development audiences
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Building better batteries - college interview with Rob Weatherup 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Queen's College interview with Prof Robert Weatherup on advanced battery research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://lnkd.in/euxrickp
 
Description Challenges Facing Solid-State Batteries with Alkali Metal Anode-Voids and Dendrites - MRS Spring 2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Challenges Facing Solid-State Batteries with Alkali Metal Anode-Voids and Dendrites

Talk at MRS Spring 2021, 21st April
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Contribution to BBC programme 'Sliced Bread' 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact In December 2022, Peter Bruce was interviewed as part of the BBC programme "Sliced Bread", on the topic of batteries. In the run up to Christmas, many parents will be checking on their battery supplies ahead of Santa bringing gifts that require them. But do branded batteries, that promise more power and longer life at a higher price point, really deliver it?
The presenter, Greg Foot, recruited some year 7 pupils and their teacher to help him perform a test on batteries and spokes to one of the country's leading scientists about what gives a battery more power, or helps it store more energy.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001g38n
 
Description Contribution to HyRES workshops 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Contributor to half a dozen HyRES workshops to ensure continuity with supported research activity, national roadmaps and blueprints in advanced materials for applicaitons across hydorgen deployment. Helping to shape the agenda for support to research key materials challenges identified in engagement with industry working groups
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022,2023
URL https://ukhyres.co.uk/events/
 
Description Decarbonisation of electricity and land transport to meet net zero in the UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Peter Bruce led and contributed to this conference, which brought together national and international leaders in energy storage systems and was attended by participants from across academia, industry and government
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2022/05/tof-net-zero/
 
Description Dedicated stand at electric vehicle battery meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Targetted presence at event on electric vehicle battery development, including Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs, as well as SME and academic communities. Resulted in several follow-up conversations, a visit and contractual work undertaken following interactions initiated at the meeting.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description ECS PRIME 2020 - Superstructure Controls First Cycle Voltage Hysteresis in O-Redox Cathode Materials 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Online talk at ECS PRIME 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://ecs.confex.com/ecs/prime2020/meetingapp.cgi/Home/0
 
Description ECS PRIME 2020 - The Lithium Interface in Solid State Batteries 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Online talk about solid-state batteries at ECS PRIME 2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Easly dialogue with new community interest network 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Early interaction with SuperGen+ Energy Storage network, to help develop ideas for early-career researchers and to open up equipment and facilities access.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Electron microscopy open day and 1:1 workshops for industry 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industry workshop, attracting small, medium and large enterprises from local and national locations. Delivering presentations to demonstrate capability, followed by one-to-one consultations associated with each of the tools in turn. Resulted in enquiries and follow-on contractual work being undertaken and opportunity for strategic collaboration with major multinational.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Energy Storage Industry Event 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact The evening event was held to raise the profile of the Royce Institute equipment at Oxford and the research underway at Oxford. Presentations were given by Profs Bruce, Grant and Pasta. The audience was a mixture of large companies and SMEs. Positive feedback was received following the event.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Exhibition and posters at MRE2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Open opportunity for attendees to discover capabilities and discuss potential contracts and collaboration. Contact included catapults, large businesses, micro businesses and other academic institutions. Two posters presented, based on results from Royce-funded equipment - one was awarded a prize by the judges.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Exhibition display at energy research event 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Widening exposure to Henry Royce Institute facilities, partners and capabilities at meeting focussed on energy storage.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Experimental partner organisation involvement in roadshow event 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Establish dialogue with potential applicants to Analysis for Innovators round 5 fund. Set up meetings.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Faraday Battery Challenge celebration - talk and exhibit 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact The Technology Platform Lead and Research and Business Engagement Lead were invited to attend the Faraday Battery Challenge event on London, on 15 July 2022. The faclities and capabilities of the Henry Royce Institute related to electrochemical systems acorss partners was presented at an exhbition stand and in a tehnical presentation. There was engagement with research professionals from other academic groups and business.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.faraday.ac.uk/event/celebration-uk-battery-ecosystem/
 
Description Greg Rees, interview with Oxford Instruments about benchtop NMR 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr Greg Rees was interviewed about the collaboration for research into battery electrolytes using new benchtop NMR equipment in an inert atmosphere. Highlighting the capability, collaboration and potential access. Also picked up as a Royce-Oxford LinkedIn post, with over 1,500 organic views, 27 reactions and 2 reposts by Feb 2024.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.linkedin.com/posts/royce-at-the-university-of-oxford_on-resonance-in-conversation-with-d...
 
Description Hybrid Symposium, 21 September 2021, Operando Approaches for Advanced Materials Development 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact This 1-day, in-person symposium focussed on the latest advances in the use of operando techniques to gain deeper understanding of the growth, processing, functionality and performance of novel energy and device materials. Organised by Prof Robert Weatherup, University of Oxford, Royce Research Area Lead for Electrochemical Systems, and Prof Stephan Hofmann, University of Cambridge.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.royce.ac.uk/events/advanced-operando-studies-for-energy-materials/
 
Description Hydrogen Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Hydrogen conference was convened, bringing together all participating projects and equipment investments who had current or recent interactions
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description INREP talk on SSBs 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Online talk at the Israel National Research center for Electric Propulsion on the the topic of solid state batteries.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description ITV's Tonight, "Electric Cars: Are we ready?" 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Contributed to ITV's Tonight programme on developments in batteries for electric cars.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Industry visit - SME battery developer 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Bespoke visit to discuss collaborative needs including detailed tour of target facilities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Input to NNL roadmap on nuclear-enabled hydrogen 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Participation in multiple workshops, selection of consultancy, guiding the scope and composition/membership of the workgroup, refining report conclusions
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.royce.ac.uk/news/new-royce-landscape-report-materials-for-nuclear-enabled-hydrogen/
 
Description Interactions at battery workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact As part of participation in a battery workshop, engaged with industrial and academic attendees to develop understanding of facilities, leading to follow-up exchange of information and enquiries about potential access and collaboration.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Interview - Peter Bruce interviewed by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence on solid-state batteries 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Interview - Peter Bruce interviewed by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence on solid-state batteries, 11 Sept 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Interview - Peter Bruce interviewed by Tom Whipple, Times 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Interview - Peter Bruce interviewed by Tom Whipple, Times, 13 Feb 2019
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Interview - Peter Bruce interviewed by the Financial Times 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Interview - Peter Bruce interviewed by the Financial Times, 16 Aug 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited talk at Electrochemo-mechanics of metallic lithium anodes at Swiss Battery day 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Mauro Pasta gave this invited talk at the Swiss Battery Day
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://swissbatterydays.empa.ch/program
 
Description Invited talk at MEP-2018, Fudan University, Shanghai China, 20-23 Sept 2018, title: Lithium Batteries 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Invited talk at MEP-2018, Fudan University, Shanghai China, 20-23 Sept 2018, title: Lithium Batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Keynote speaker - Advanced Materials for Rechargeable World 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Mauro Pasta gave a keynote talk on Advanced Materials for Rechargeable World at ENHGE2022, Korea
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL http://www.enge2022.org
 
Description Liquid hydogen centre of excellence workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Contributed academic perspective to the this workshop on current status and requirements for test/characterise capabilities with liquid hydrogen. Woring with Rolls-Royce, ATI Fly Zero, Airbus, HSE Labs
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Materials Research Exchange (MRE) 2022 - talks, invited speakers, posters, exhibition stand 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The University of Oxford exhibited at Materials Research Exchange 2022. Three staff members covered stand duties and represented the Technology Platform Lead. The Research Area Lead gave an invited talk. We also invited another acadmic researcher to talk and also brought in a speaker from industry (National Grid Gs Transmission), to match the themes of materials for hydrogen and electrochemical systems. We invited poster contributions from our department and two research students won prizes for their posters.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/events/materials-research-exchange-mre-2022/
 
Description Meet the Researcher video series 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact YouTube channel with bite-size video introductions to key capabilities, led by subject matter experts - speaking about methods and recent results
Promoted on LinkedIn feed, with stories seeing around 1,300 organic impressions and - with a growing audience - reposts and comment.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUiplSEWhgeAV7pjstJqtU3eAdrmXfUpt
 
Description Meet the Researcher video series 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact We commissioned and created a series of short (~10 minute) video presentations, made by early-career researchers. These introduce key research findings and the tools, equipment and tehcniques that were used. These have been promoted via a Royce-Oxford LinkedIn and are available thorugh a dediacted YouTube channel. The series is also linked with a longer (~30 minute) introduction to facilites, recorded by the Technology Platform Lead. These videos are embedded in the Royce-Oxford web pages.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022,2023
URL https://youtu.be/DKXQLM5cq8A
 
Description Membership of BSi ESL/120 - electrical energy storage 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Providing communications channel and input to the standards committee ESL/120, concerned with electrical energy storage systems. Input on scope, terminology, technologies and chemistries. input to standards development - comments on drafts. Attending committee meetings, proposing new members to address gaps.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023,2024
URL https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/committees/50254741
 
Description Microscience Microscopy Congress 2021 incorporating EMAG 2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Microscience Microscopy Congress 2021 incorporating EMAG 2021, 6-8 July 2021. It consisted of (i) an international scientific virtual conference (6 - 8 July) of six parallel streams, covering an enormous range of microscopy, cytometry and imaging topics; (ii) a virtual exhibition (6 - 8 July) with companies both large and small showcasing their latest equipment and available to answer your questions; and (iii) virtual meetings & workshops covering the latest emerging topics (5 - 9 July)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.mmc-series.org.uk/mmc2021/abstract/large-area-visualization-of-the-li-distribution-in-li...
 
Description Official opening of Centre for Energy Materials Research 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Key local supply chain and national figuers in energy research - industrial, academic and policymaking - were invited to the official opening of the research facilities, on 9 May 2023. Wide engagement resulted in new follow-up projects and collaborations
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.linkedin.com/posts/royce-at-the-university-of-oxford_theroyceinstitute-thefaradayinstitu...
 
Description On-line presentation to SME materials developer 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Online presentation of capabilities and support models for access. Discussion of SME and academic collaborative approaches.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Open dialogue with local SME community - informal talk 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Local discussion with incubator facility about micro business access to national research capabilities. May require follow-up/refresher session, as leader has since left their post.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Operando meeting - joint with University of Cambridge 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Workshop to bring togehtre researchers to explore, share and discuss use of operando techniques across the community, related to novel energy and device materials. Invited speakers and student posters. Online and in person
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.eventbrite.com/e/operando-approaches-for-advanced-materials-development-2023-tickets-532...
 
Description Oxford Science article: Revolutionising energy storage: Lithium ion batteries and beyond by Lorenz Olbrich 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Article on the current state of the battery research and discusses what the future holds, going beyond lithium ion batteries.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://oxsci.org/author/lolbrich/
 
Description Oxford University Energy Storage Materials Research Infrastructure 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact The equipment was promoted through the Royce Institutes community day for industry and academic that was held at the University of Manchester in January 2018 with over 300 delegates. I led a session of those interested specifically in Energy Storage Mterials and accessing the new equioment that we are in the process of installing.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.royce.ac.uk/research-areas/energy-storage/
 
Description Participant of BIG-MAP consortium workshop in Copenhagen on 18/1-2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Participant of BIG-MAP consortium workshop in Copenhagen on 18/1-2019. "To achieve our ambitious goals, we need to bridge fundamental understanding of battery materials, reactions and interfaces with all elements of the discovery and innovation cycle, and to establish a unique data- and science infrastructure for accelerated discovery of future batteries. This can only be achieved if we unite leading and cross-disciplinary competences across Europe."
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Participation at Advanced Engineering show 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Staffing stand at Advanced Engineering show. Dialogue on capabilities and facilities, including for wider dissemination to wider audience e.g. Chinese academics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Peter Bruce attending an engagement event at the Royal Institution, London, 12 Mar, This event is part of a three-part series entitled 'The Batteries are Coming!' 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Peter Bruce attending an engagement event at the Royal Institution, London, 12 Mar, This event is part of a three-part series entitled 'The Batteries are Coming!'
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Presentation at Royce Industry event 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Dr Colin Johnston presented at the Royce Institutes Accelerator Forum on the 21st November 2018. His presentation was on the Royce facilities at Oxford and how to access them. There were a number of questions from the floor after Colin's presentation.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Presentation, poster and exhibition presence at Faraday Institution community meeting, which extends beyond the academic contributors 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Presentation made based on equipment at Oxford funded by Henry Royce Institute, with an open invitation for collaborative proposals. Researchers' posters based on work done using the equipment. Table-top display and direct interactions with industry and potential collaborating researchers on requirements and access.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Press release on the next generation battery development accelerated through Oxford Instruments, Oxford University and Henry Royce Institute collaboration 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact The press release announced that the collaboration would work to accelerate research in future battery technologies by using benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) to develop new methods to monitor reactions in battery cells and use this understanding to enhance their performance, aiming to contribute to the UK's industrial strategy to fight climate change through the development of new technology for net zero-emission vehicles and would contribute to realising practical lifetimes for beyond Li-ion technologies such as the Lithium-Air battery that promises a step-change improvement in energy density.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.oxinst.com/news/next-generation-battery-development-accelerated-through-collaboration/
 
Description Quote in Spanish motor magazine on fluoride battery chemistry 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Mauro Pasta quoted in an article "El 'Machine Learning' se convierte en la llave a un nuevo mundo de baterías más eficientes", in Motor.es June 2022.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.motor.es/futuro/machine-learning-llave-baterias-eficientes-202287739.html
 
Description Royce PhD research sandpit - challenge and industry panel member 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Postdoctoral researcher led the challenge and attended the PhD research sandpit, looking at battery materials. Introduced industry representative on the judging panel. The event was limited to a maximum of 25 student participants, to help them get the most from the day
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.royce.ac.uk/events/royce-phd-research-sandpit-2022/
 
Description Royce XPS workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Josh Gibson presented the Oxford XPS capabilities at this Royce workshop in Cambridge (26 Aug 2022)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.maxwell.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.maxwell.cam.ac.uk/files/royce_xps_-_facility_info_slides_0.p...
 
Description Royce-Oxford LinkedIn feed 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Reaching directly more than 500 subscribers, with news on recruitment, latest publications, facilities and events.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023,2024
URL https://www.linkedin.com/company/royce-at-the-university-of-oxford/posts/
 
Description Royce-Oxford stand at exhibition as part of Faraday Institution national conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Exhibition stand at the Faraday Institution conference in September 2023, resulting in increased awareness, new collaborations starting and successful joint grant application for collaborative projects
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Short video for Electrochemical Systems area 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact A short video introducing the Electrochemical Systems research area used at an all Royce event. Will also be used to promote the area more widely at the Royce Conference.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description South West Electron Microscopy 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Neil Young and Garth Hughes attended the South West Electron Microscopy 2022 workshop in July 2022. Their aim was to establish new collaborations.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.rms.org.uk/rms-event-calendar/sw-electron-microscopy-2022.html
 
Description StorageX talk 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Stanford StorageX International Symposium series

Talk on O-redox cathode materials.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://earth.stanford.edu/events/storagex-international-symposium-0
 
Description Support for Faraday Institution early-career researcher meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Research Area Lead provided advice and support and gave talk at a conference organised by and for early-career researchers working on projects supported by the Faraday Institution
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://faradayecrconference.org.uk/
 
Description Swansea University Engineering Engagement 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr Leigh Mapledoram met with members of the Swansea University College of Engineering to discuss opportunities for collaboration using the Royce equipment based at Oxford University.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Talk at International Battery Materials Association 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Solid state batteries a challenge of interfaces, Talk, 27th October, International Battery Materials Association
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Talk at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Weixin Song spoke on Imaging Structural Defects and Associated Oxygen Positions in Li-rich Li1.2Ni0.13Mn0.54Co0.13O2 art MAM 2022
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.microscopy.org/MandM/2022/meetings/OnsiteProgram.pdf
 
Description Talk on The Role of Trapped O2 in O-redox Cathodes at IBA 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Robert House - Technology Platform Lead - gave a talk on The Role of Trapped O2 in O-redox Cathodes, at IBA 2022
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.iba2022.org/images/IBA_2022_program_28_09_fulli.pdf
 
Description Talk to MAM 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A number of Atom Probe Tomography talks were presented at MAM 2022
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.microscopy.org/MandM/2022/meetings/OnsiteProgram.pdf
 
Description The Li-ceramic electrolyte interface - 3rd world conference on solid electrolytes - garnets and competitors 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The Li-ceramic electrolyte interface , 3rd world conference on solid electrolytes, 27th October 2021
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/3rdgarnetconference/schedule
 
Description The future for sodium-ion batteries - Robert House article in The Conversation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact To enable wider understanding of the potential benefits from research into sodium-based batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://lnkd.in/e8hyTEqs
 
Description Training workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Workshop focused on academic specialists, to help share expertise and reinforce position as centre of excellence.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Visit by SME materials distributor 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Exploration of research needs, industry direction with materials distributor
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Visit by biomedical device developer to review capabilities 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Visit to explain capabilities, meet key personnel, and review requirements for successful collaboration. Prepared detailed proposal as a result. Accepted by the company. Samples yet to be delivered.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Wokrshop to develop proposals around future research programme for green hydrogen generation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Joint academic/industry workshop, with representation from government/third sector organisation. Developing joint landscape briefing document for new focus of research funding.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019