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The Faraday Institution

the faraday institution

Didcot,

The Faraday Institution is powering one of the most exciting technological developments of the 21st century — Britain’s battery revolution. As the world competes to define the future of energy and automation, the Faraday Institution is accelerating commercially relevant research needed for future battery development to power the transport and energy revolution for the UK. shutterstock_573049882 Our Approach The organisation was established in September 2017 as the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research, skills development, market analysis, and early-stage commercialisation. It brings together research scientists and industry partners on projects with commercial potential that will reduce battery cost, weight, and volume; improve performance and reliability, and develop whole-life strategies including recycling and reuse. Read more about the foundation of the Faraday Institution. The Faraday Institution is the UK’s flagship battery research programme. It designs and manages focused, substantial and impactful research projects in areas of fundamental science and engineering that have commercial relevance and potential. Its research programme is defined by industry need and delivered by a consortia of 27 UK universities and 50 businesses - including 500 researchers. Technical targets include reducing battery cost, weight, and volume; improving performance and reliability; and developing whole-life strategies including recycling and reuse. As an independent organisation, the Faraday Institution regularly publishes evidence-based assessments of the market, economics, commercial potential and capabilities for energy storage technologies and the transition to a fully electric UK. Through a range of training programmes for undergraduate, PhD and early-career researchers, the organisation develops the next generation of battery scientists and engineers. The Faraday Institution is a key delivery partner of the Faraday Battery Challenge and is primarily funded through EPSRC-UKRI.

Willow & Puddifoot

willow & puddifoot

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Abingdon

As experts in people, potential and performance, we assist high-growth companies through the challenges of scaling their business, by focusing on the people challenges involved. Whether struggling to turn from founder to business leader, to the pressure of establishing a high-performing leadership team, to finding your new layer of managers lack the right people skills: we’ve seen these frustrations – and the costs of not addressing them. That’s why we’ve developed some incredibly effective ways to equip your founders, leaders, HR managers and wider workforce with the vital skills they need to navigate your transition. Whether you have 50 employees or 5000, to get the best out of people you need a strategic, holistic approach, developing not only skills and attitudes but your whole company culture. Our experienced consultants embed into your business, starting with an in-depth needs assessment to understand your fundamental dynamics, values and requirements. We’ll work with you to deliver a practical, flexible programme for your growing business, selecting from our huge range of programme content the building blocks that work best for you. Combining an infectious enthusiasm with commercial savvy, we can hold our own amongst difficult characters or situations, but you’ll soon find our warm, trustworthy approach puts people at ease. We also know that you need to see some bang for your buck, and we’re confident your investment will pay off: working a transformation in your people dynamics and providing real solutions to your high-growth hurdles.

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