The Faraday Institution
The Faraday Institution
The Faraday Institution is the UK’s independent institute focused on electrochemical energy storage research, skills development, and early-stage commercialisation. It collaborates with research scientists and industry partners to advance battery technologies, aiming to reduce costs and improve performance for a sustainable energy future.
Products
- Battery Recycling Technologies
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Sodium-ion Batteries
- Solid-state Batteries
Services
- Early-stage Commercialisation
- Electrochemical Energy Storage Research
- Market Analysis
- Skills Development
Financial Snapshot
Directors
Name | Role | Appointed ↓ | Nationality | Age |
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| Valentina Gentili | Vice-president Global R & D | 24/04/2025 | British | 44 years |
| Rachel O'reilly | Academic | 24/04/2025 | British | 47 years |
| Robin Charles Brundle | Executive Chairman | 24/04/2025 | British | 62 years |
| Steven Charles Cowley | Director Of Us National Laboratory And Professor | 24/04/2024 | British | 65 years |
| Lynn Faith Gladden | University Professor | 03/07/2023 | British | 63 years |
| Venkat Srinivasan | Scientist | 03/07/2023 | American | 52 years |
| Esther Taylor | Engineering Director | 11/02/2022 | British | 52 years |
| Hanno Kirner | Executive Director | 11/02/2022 | German | 54 years |
| Mark Christopher Newman | Director | 15/03/2021 | British | 51 years |
| Isobel Sheldon | Director | 15/03/2021 | British | 55 years |
| Jorge Pablo Pikunic | Managing Director | 22/01/2018 | British | 49 years |
| Simon Mark Spearing | Pro Vice-chancellor | 22/01/2018 | British | 60 years |
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Charges
Properties
Suites 4 and 5, Quad 1, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot
Grants
Total grant funding received: £8,122,782.00
| Programme | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2022 | £7,200,000.00 | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23 |
| Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=107522 | |||
| 01/04/2019 | £922,782.00 | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | TEA - Transforming Energy Access |
| TEA is the flagship FCDO research and innovation programme supporting early-stage testing and scale-up of innovative technologies and business models that accelerate access to affordable, clean, and modern energy in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Sharan Africa, South Asia, and ASEAN region, enabling sustainable and inclusive growth. TEA has a budget of £225 million and seeks to improve clean energy access for 25 million people, create 170,000 long-term jobs in the clean energy market, and leverage £1.3 billion from private and public sources for clean energy technology research, innovation and scale-up. It contributes to International Climate Finance (ICF) objectives and is the main FCDO platform for the £1bn UK Ayrton Fund commitment for clean energy innovation between 2021 and 2026. TEA is being delivered by five lead FCDO partners - Carbon Trust, Innovate UK, Shell Foundation, and ESMAP and hundreds of downstream partners operating in the clean energy space. | |||
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=107522
TEA is the flagship FCDO research and innovation programme supporting early-stage testing and scale-up of innovative technologies and business models that accelerate access to affordable, clean, and modern energy in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Sharan Africa, South Asia, and ASEAN region, enabling sustainable and inclusive growth. TEA has a budget of £225 million and seeks to improve clean energy access for 25 million people, create 170,000 long-term jobs in the clean energy market, and leverage £1.3 billion from private and public sources for clean energy technology research, innovation and scale-up. It contributes to International Climate Finance (ICF) objectives and is the main FCDO platform for the £1bn UK Ayrton Fund commitment for clean energy innovation between 2021 and 2026. TEA is being delivered by five lead FCDO partners - Carbon Trust, Innovate UK, Shell Foundation, and ESMAP and hundreds of downstream partners operating in the clean energy space.
Government Council Contracts Beta
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Company Filings
| Date | Category | Description | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | Officers | Appoint Person Director Company With Name Date | View (2 pages) |
| 28/04/2025 | Officers | Appoint Person Director Company With Name Date | View (2 pages) |
| 28/04/2025 | Officers | Appoint Person Director Company With Name Date | View (2 pages) |
| 06/01/2025 | Officers | Termination Director Company With Name Termination Date | View (1 page) |
| 19/12/2024 | Accounts | Accounts With Accounts Type Full | View (36 pages) |
| 15/10/2024 | Confirmation Statement | Confirmation Statement With No Updates | View (3 pages) |
| 02/07/2024 | Officers | Termination Director Company With Name Termination Date | View (1 page) |