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| Batteries Laboratory at Cambridge | |
|---|---|
| Name | Batteries Laboratory at Cambridge |
| Established | 20th century |
| Location | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Affiliated with | University of Cambridge |
| Director | Department Head |
| Research focus | Battery research, Electrochemistry, Materials science |
Batteries Laboratory at Cambridge is a research facility within the University of Cambridge focused on advanced battery science, Electrochemistry, Materials science and energy storage technologies. The laboratory supports fundamental and applied work that connects to industrial partners, government agencies and international consortia in the fields of Renewable energy deployment and transport electrification. It hosts researchers from a range of colleges and departments, collaborating with institutes and companies across Europe, North America and Asia.
The laboratory traces origins to early 20th-century work in Cavendish physics and later expansions under the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, influenced by figures associated with Michael Faraday, Humphry Davy, John Dalton, Joseph Priestley, James Clerk Maxwell, Lord Rayleigh, Ernest Rutherford and Ernest Lawrence. Postwar growth linked the unit to national initiatives such as projects led by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and collaborations with Atomic Energy Research Establishment. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries the lab established partnerships with Rolls-Royce Holdings, Jaguar Land Rover, Tesla, Inc., BP, Shell plc, Siemens, VARTA AG and Samsung SDI while contributing to programmes funded by European Research Council, Horizon 2020, UK Research and Innovation and Innovate UK.
Research spans lithium-ion, sodium-ion, Flow battery systems, Solid-state battery architectures, lithium–sulfur, lithium–air chemistries, redox flow studies, Supercapacitor hybrids, and Fuel cell integration. Work addresses electrode design inspired by Graphene, carbon nanotubes, silicon anodes, Cobalt, Nickel, Manganese, Vanadium chemistries, and Solid electrolyte development using Ceramics, Polymer electrolyte, Ionic liquid electrolytes and Composite materials. Modelling combines methods from Density functional theory, Molecular dynamics and Finite element analysis with systems-level optimization tied to National Grid scenarios and Electric vehicle deployment studies relevant to Toyota Motor Corporation, General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group.
Facilities include glovebox arrays, coin cell and pouch cell fabrication lines, automated electrode coating and calendaring machines, inert-atmosphere dry rooms and high-resolution characterization suites with instruments such as SEM, TEM, X-ray diffraction systems, XPS, Nuclear magnetic resonance, Raman spectroscopy, ICP-MS, and Synchrotron radiation access via partnerships with Diamond Light Source and European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The lab operates battery cyclers, calorimeters, environmental chambers, safety testing rigs certified to UN Manual of Tests and Criteria standards and in-house computational clusters linked to Cambridge supercomputing resources and national facilities such as ARCHER and PRACE.
The laboratory maintains formal links with the University of Cambridge colleges, the Cambridge Enterprise, Max Planck Society, Imperial College London, University of Oxford, ETH Zurich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Tsinghua University, Nanyang Technological University, as well as industry partners including Johnson Matthey, GlaxoSmithKline, BP, Shell plc, ABB, Nissan Motor Corporation, LG Chem, Panasonic Corporation, Bosch, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric and consortiums such as the Faraday Institution. It participates in European projects with partners from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and collaborates on standards with International Electrotechnical Commission and British Standards Institution.
The lab contributes to taught programmes in the Department of Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, supervising PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers funded by Gates Cambridge Scholarship, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Royal Society fellowships, Leverhulme Trust, Wellcome Trust and industrial CASE studentships with partners such as Jaguar Land Rover and Rolls-Royce Holdings. It runs short courses and professional development modules for staff from National Grid, Tesla, Inc., Siemens and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles.
The laboratory adheres to protocols aligned with the Health and Safety Executive guidance and International Organization for Standardization norms. Waste handling follows routes for Hazardous waste disposal coordinated with Cambridge City Council and recycling programmes linked to Circular economy initiatives supported by European Commission policy frameworks. Safety uses training modules developed with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Institution of Chemical Engineers and emergency response plans coordinated with Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Notable projects include breakthroughs in high-capacity silicon anodes, stabilized solid electrolytes for Solid-state battery prototypes, scalable electrode fabrication methods adopted by partners such as VARTA AG and Panasonic Corporation, integration studies for Electric vehicle fleets with Transport for London, grid-scale storage pilots with National Grid and a consortium demonstration under Horizon 2020 funding. Achievements include patents licensed through Cambridge Enterprise, high-impact publications in journals such as Nature, Science, Advanced Materials, and awards from bodies including the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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