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Reference Number	EP/W036517/1
Title	An automated high-throughput robotic platform for accelerated battery and fuels discovery - DIGIBAT
Status	Started
Energy Categories	Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage) 50%; Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Fuel Cells, Other applications) 50%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 10%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Computer Science and Informatics) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 15%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Professor M Titirici No email address given Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary, University of London
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	01 January 2023
End Date	31 December 2025
Duration	36 months
Total Grant Value	£1,656,452
Industrial Sectors	Energy
Region	London
Programme	Energy : Energy
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Professor M Titirici , Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London (99.994%)
	Other Investigator	Dr R Greenaway , Chemistry, Imperial College London (0.001%) Dr GJ Offer , Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) Dr A (Aron ) Walsh , Chemistry, University of Bath (0.001%) Dr M Ryan , Materials, Imperial College London (0.001%) Dr I E L Stephens , Materials, Imperial College London (0.001%) Dr SJ Cooper , Design Engineering (Dyson School, Imperial College London (0.001%)
	Industrial Collaborator	Project Contact , Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering Ltd (SFEL) (0.000%) Project Contact , Johnson Matthey plc (0.000%) Project Contact , Toyota Motor Europe, Belgium (0.000%) Project Contact , BP International Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , Faradion Limited (0.000%) Project Contact , Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB), Germany (0.000%) Project Contact , Deregallera Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , University of Toronto, Canada (0.000%) Project Contact , DiGiFab (0.000%) Project Contact , Enserv Group (0.000%)
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Objectives
Abstract	Batteries and electrocatalytic devices (i.e electrolysers, fuel cells) have multiple components spanning different length scales. The materials design space in these research fields is too large to be explored empirically. While experimental work can be directed by computational modelling to make this challenge more tenable, this is time consuming, and the number of tests/syntheses is still be too large on the experimental scale.DIGIBAT will combine computational tools (e.g. atomistic and molecular modelling, process modelling, computer-aided design, machine learning algorithms, data science) and automated HT synthesis, characterisation and testing from atoms to devices to accelerate the discovery and optimisation ofnew batteries and electrofuels.Specifically, DIGIBAT will comprise three HT stations: Platform A dedicated to materials synthesis and characterisation, Platform B dedicated to HT electrodes manufacturing all the way to device manufacturing and Platform C dedicated to HT electrochemical testing for both batteries and electrocatalysts. DIGIBAT will bepaired with materials characterisation also applied in HT, including in operando characterisation. By executing data-rich experiments, DIGIBAT will increase the pace of innovation, while enhancing reproducibility by eliminating human errors.The research enabled by ATLAS will target challenges related to: (1) the discovery and optimisation of new battery chemistries, (2) synthesising, optimising, and testing recycled battery materials; (3) Discovering precious metal free electrocatalysts for green H2 production and fuel cells; (4) Efficient N2 to ammonia and CO2 reduction to fuels and chemicals for electrocatalysts discovery
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Added to Database	25/01/23