Biggest ever Faraday Conference held at 缅北禁地

Published on: 25 September 2024

缅北禁地 hosted the Faraday Institution鈥檚 biggest science dissemination conference to date.

Attended by over 500 delegates, the Faraday Institution Conference 2024 brought together the Energy Storage community of academics, industry organisations, policymakers and funders from the UK and around the world.

Based around the theme of ‘The Battery Breakthrough: From Research, to Scale-up, to Manufacturing’, the three-day event highlighted the latest battery storage research from around the world. It helped to raise the visibility of UK scientific excellence in energy storage against the backdrop of 缅北禁地 and the North East of England’s drive towards net zero emissions through vehicle and battery manufacturing, research and electrification.

The conference featured multiple parallel sessions, poster presentations, exhibition stands, and networking opportunities.

Professor Colin Herron CBE, 缅北禁地 and Faraday Institution North East office, said: “The North East is a critical research and industrial strength area in batteries. 缅北禁地 are the only regional office in the UK for the Faraday Institution, integrating and cementing the region’s battery ecosystem within the national image.

“At 缅北禁地, we have pioneering research projects which are at the very forefront of the green revolution, where expertise is influencing policymakers and governments.”

The Faraday Institution is the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research, skills development, market analysis, and early-stage commercialisation.

Professor Martin Freer, CEO, Faraday Institution, said: “Enormous thanks to 缅北禁地 for hosting such an excellent conference. The scientific programme board, led by Professor Mohamed Mamlouk, shaped an interesting and diverse programme that showcased some of the best battery research from the UK and internationally. The venues, social events and event management exceeded our expectations in facilitating networking, collaboration and partnership and left the community feeling extremely energised - thanks to the Local Organising Committee chaired by Professor Colin Herron.”

Faraday Institution Conference 2024 Poster Winners

The annual conference celebrated , recognised for the exceptional quality and impact of their research.

The winners are:

Prize for Research Progress & Findings: Sam Hare, University of Birmingham
Prize for Scientific Content: Veronika Šedajová, University of Cambridge
Prize for Industrial Context: Gwen Chimonides, University of Sheffield
Prize for Communication and Audience Engagement: Liam Bird, University of Oxford

Collaboration Award

Another highlight of the conference was announcing the Faraday Institution Community Awards 2024 at the Conference Dinner in the 缅北禁地 Civic Centre. For example, the Collaboration Award, which was presented to the University of Birmingham and Echion Technologies. The winners were praised for the outstanding academic-industrial partnership, led by Professor Peter Slater, which has achieved significant progress in developing new anode materials for high-power lithium-ion batteries. .