The Future of UK Energy Storage @ IDEALondon

This time, we’re exploring the Future of UK Energy Storage. As the energy transition accelerates, storage has become one of the most strategically critical — and technically complex — challenges facing the UK. From grid-scale infrastructure to aviation and marine applications, the decisions made now will shape the country’s energy independence for decades.                  

​What you’ll get out of it

• ​Hear from leading researchers and industry experts on what’s emerging from labs and moving toward deployment
• ​Understand the UK’s strategic position in energy storage — resources, geopolitics, and industrial opportunity
• ​Explore applications beyond personal transport: aviation, marine, grid-scale, and distributed systems
• ​Get practical insight into the regulatory, market, and technical barriers slowing progress — and how to overcome them

​Agenda

​5:30 pm — Arrival, refreshments & networking
6:00 pm — Panel: The Future of UK Energy Storage
6:45 pm — Audience Q&A
7:15 pm — Networking with drinks & snacks provided
8:00 pm — Close

​🎤 Speakers:

• ​Tom Miller (UCL Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Innovation Lab)
• Other speakers TBC

​Moderator: Dr Rob Thompson, Vice-Dean (Enterprise), UCL Engineering

​About the series

​Deeptech Futures: Conversations at the edge of what’s possible, supported by AlbionVC and Cooley LLP, opens the door between research excellence at UCL Engineering and London’s innovation ecosystem at IDEALondon. Each month we explore new themes, from robotics and XR to climate tech and health, designed to spark debate, share insights, and connect people who might just build the next big thing together.

​About UCL Engineering

​With ten departments spanning activity from cybersecurity to biofuels, synthetic tissues to international trade, UCL Engineering is one of the most diverse Engineering faculties in Europe. As part of UCL, London’s Global University, it crosses boundaries to work with other disciplines, universities, and cultures.

​About IDEALondon

​IDEALondon is UCL Engineering’s home for ambitious founders in the heart of Shoreditch, run by WilbeLAB. We bring together startups in AI, biotech, fintech, climate, and more, giving founders workspace, community, and direct access to London’s deep-tech and investor network.

​​​Privacy Notice

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