The Faraday Institution’s SafeBatt project is a collaboration, led by the University of Oxford, of seven universities (Oxford, University College London, King’s College London, Newcastle, Sheffield, Warwick and Cambridge) as well as industrial partners, each bringing unique capabilities to the investigation of the science of safety.

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Understand failure events through state-of-the-art instrumentation, imaging and high speed techniques.

2

Understand the safety signatures of degraded cells and investigate how materials properties cause safety concerns or varied safety signatures.

3

Demonstrate detection methods and mitigation strategies.

4

Determine the toxicity of cell fires and run-off, and the composition and behaviour of the vapour cloud.

5

Develop an initial model of thermal runaway, cell to cell propagation and reaction pathways; using data to parametrise the models.

6

Give a clear point of access for industry and government bodies seeking knowledge and engagement on battery safety related issues.