Hosted by: John Hill

Our increasing dependence on intermittent renewable energy production places a greater focus on the development of novel, affordable energy storage. The recent emphasis on electrochemical storage, and on lithium batteries in particular, addresses a significant component of our future energy storage requirements but future low-carbon energy scenarios must utilise a broad range of storage options. This talk will focus on several examples the underline the role that synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction can play in the understanding of both electrochemical and chemical energy storage systems.