UK consortium enters race to develop solid-state battery

A group of British companies and researchers are working together to commercialise a ceramic-based solid-state battery, which could bring down costs and increase of safety of batteries. — Bloomberg

A consortium of British companies and research organisations are pooling their resources to try to commercialise a design for a solid-state battery.

The design has been developed by the Faraday Institution, an independent UK research organisation focused on energy storage. To build a prototype and prepare for commercialisation, they are joining with the Glencore Plc-backed British battery startup Britishvolt Ltd., Emerson & Renwick Ltd., Johnson Matthey Plc as well as Oxford University, a department of the University of Warwick and the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre.