Dr. Richard Wills

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Biography

Richard Wills is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southampton. He specializes in electrochemical energy storage applications, focusing particularly on supercapacitors, batteries, and fuel cells at the component and device level. His research includes the use of aqueous electrolyte systems and the environmental assessment of energy storage devices. Professor Wills actively works on tailoring material architecture for environmentally benign development. He is a member of the Energy Technology Group, engaging in projects such as the Sustainable Low-cost Soluble Lead Flow Battery and Future Electric Vehicle Energy networks supporting Renewables (FEVER) with sponsorship from EPSRC. His completed projects include significant contributions to the H2020 initiative on soluble lead flow batteries, the JUICE project under the UK-India Clean Energy Centre, and other impactful research sponsored by the Faraday Institution.

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Professor

2005-01-01 — Present

University of Southampton • Southampton, England

Leading research in electrochemical energy storage and advocating for sustainable solutions.