The institute's long-standing recognition and unwavering credibility underscore its integral position, while its state-of-the-art laboratory capabilities provide a solid foundation for collaborative research and development efforts. NBRI's influential affiliations bring unique insights and industry synergies, enriching the foundation's objectives and contributing to the advancement of electrochemical energy storage on a national and regional scale by emphasizing local resources to make Indonesia a self-reliant country in the energy sector. The main goal of NBRI is to encourage and support a battery manufacturing industry using locally resources, which will enable Indonesia to be independent in energy. The NBRI was supported by the UK Government’s Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF), as part of the Queen Mary University of London QR allocation.