Programme - Battery Innovations Conference

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Battery Innovations: Developing & Industrialising Future Trends, Materials & Technologies For Maximum Performance & Profitability

08.30 Registration, Informal Networking & GIC Opening Remarks

09.00 Morning Chair’s Opening Remarks

Henry Bennett, Senior Engineer, FREYR Battery

NEW & ALTERNATIVE BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES

Panel Discussion

09.10 Developing New, Disruptive Technologies & Innovations In Chemistry: From Sodium Ion To Solid State, What Are The Latest Materials & Cell Chemistries Spearheading The New Frontiers Of Battery Technologies?

Scene setting: in July 2024, what are the current frontrunning technologies, and how are we expecting the next 18 months to develop?
Lessons learned from across the world: what are the very latest developments from the past month across Europe, Asia and USA?
Opinion poll: how can we benchmark different new emerging technologies against each other? Charge hold? Charge speed? Mileage? Discharge rate? Cost? Size? Deep dive into the pros and cons
It’s the time for start-ups! Who are the new players emerging on the scene, and what are the gaps in the market they have spotted in terms of capabilities, materials, trends and tech?
Early adopters? Big risk and reward: how can they be so confident in moving forwards with new tech R&D?
Safety, cost, regulations… what is the biggest driver for new innovation?

Lars Carlstrom, Founder/CEO, Italvolt

Daria Giovannacci, Head of Business Development & ESG, Geyser Batteries

Thomas Filhon, Business Analyst For Energy Storage Systems, Ørsted

Arnaud Castaignet, Vice President, Government Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, Skeleton Technologies

SOURCING & SUPPLY CHAIN

09.40 Optimise & Streamline Battery Manufacturing Operations With A Greater Understanding Of Effective & Future-Proofed Sourcing & Supply Chain Strategies

From raw materials to the battery pack, review your entire supply chain to increase efficiencies, minimise disruptions and keep your manufacturing strategies on track
With geopolitical crises a constant and unpredictable factor, what can you do to predict market and price fluctuation to make purchasing decisions?
Building and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across the supply chain
How can we strengthen the European supply chain to minimise dependence on China?

Lukas Gazda, Company Director, BMZ Innovation Group Ltd

BATTERY & THERMAL SAFETY – PERSPECTIVE 1

10.00 Promote & Prioritise Battery Safety & Thermal Precautions With Reliable Safeguards That Still Achieve Cost-Effectiveness & High Performance

As regulations, technologies and chemistries evolve, how can we use tech to design batteries with safety and safeguards built to withstand far more than the minimum standards?
How do the necessary safety precautions differ for different chemistries coming on the market? How can we mitigate them in the design process? And what are our lessons learnt from recent projects or failures?
How can you increase downstream user compliance to enhance safety? What are the biggest “human error” factors to consider?
Thermal management: from advanced cooling systems to different fire suppressant materials, what are the options on the market?
Simulation: how can you simulate the electrical performance in different scenarios including thermal runaway?
Long-term battery safety: how can you assure customers and clients that your batteries will maintain their safety as their shelf life comes to an end?

Cathal O’Doherty, Energy Storage Commercial Engineer, EDF Renewables UK & Ireland

10.20 Bonus Session; Reserved For Exclusive Conference Partner

10.50 Morning Refreshment Break With Informal Networking

BATTERY ENGINEERS: USING SOFTWARE & DIGITAL SOLUTIONS TO INNOVATE

11.20 From AI To Analytics Software, Deep-Dive Into The Latest Digital Solutions To Support Battery Engineers In Cell Innovation

We are seeing new tech bring science fiction to life: with AI for material discovery, greater applications of analytics softwares and scenario testing and modelling to understand the tech better before even entering a lab!
What is still just blue sky thinking – and what are the solutions you recommend and have seen tangibly support battery R&D?
How can battery engineers use software better as part of their day-to-day to save time, money and resources and be ever more creative in their thinking?
Evidence the impact of software and digital tech to draw lines between cost savings and improved efficiencies
State estimation, discharge rates and degradation: what are the best analytics for accurate measurement of battery life?

Speaker to be confirmed soon; please check back for updates

SOLID STATE BATTERIES – TECH SPOTLIGHT

11.40 Explore The Latest Solid State Development Updates In The Race To Find The Optimum Battery Solutions

Solid state batteries have big investors exploring how to scale up the tech; where are we on the journey to bringing solid state batteries from smaller scale to significant market share?
Which chemistries and materials seem to be taking the lead in solid-state development?
What is the technical, regulatory and market roadmap to overcome cost and complexity hurdles to solid state battery industrialisation at scale within the next 5 years?

Richard Bouveret, CEO & Chairman, Blue Solutions

BATTERY & THERMAL SAFETY – PERSPECTIVE 2

12.00 Promote & Prioritise Battery Safety & Thermal Precautions With Reliable Safeguards That Still Achieve Cost-Effectiveness & High Performance

As regulations, technologies and chemistries evolve, how can we use tech to design batteries with safety and safeguards built to withstand far more than the minimum standards?
How do the necessary safety precautions differ for different chemistries coming on the market? How can we mitigate them in the design process? And what are our lessons learnt from recent projects or failures?
How can you increase downstream user compliance to enhance safety? What are the biggest “human error” factors to consider?
Thermal management: from advanced cooling systems to different fire suppressant materials, what are the options on the market?
Simulation: how can you simulate the electrical performance in different scenarios including thermal runaway?
Long-term battery safety: how can you assure customers and clients that your batteries will maintain their safety as their shelf life comes to an end?

Ussama Rai, Director Smart PV & BESS Service Solution, Huawei

12.25 Lunch & Informal Networking For Speakers, Delegates & Partners

12.55 Informal Breakout Discussions

Geopolitical Scenarios Impacting Battery Innovation
Charging Speed
Energy Storage & Renewable Energies
Component Exchange & Maintenance
Aviation Regulations

13.25 Afternoon Chair’s Opening Remarks

Richard Bouveret, CEO & Chairman, Blue Solutions

INVESTING IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES

13.35 Financing Innovation: As We Stand On The Edge Of Multiple Battery Innovations, What Is Needed From The Financing & Investment Landscape To Achieve New Battery Tech At Scale?

Creating confidence with internal and external stakeholders to demonstrate that investment in new battery technology can achieve strong ROI
How can new technologies achieve enough maturity for downstream parties to place orders?
With so many different technologies competing to be the next Lithium Ion, how can we as an industry create cohesion and inspire greater confidence and investment for our innovations?
Investment in Gigafactories – who and where next?
The past months have brought epic rises and falls in investment, stocks and shares: how can we stabilise financing to scale up new technologies to the point of commercial viability and self-funding?

Speakers to be confirmed soon; please check back for updates

SODIUM ION BATTERIES – TECH SPOTLIGHT

14.05 Enter The Age Of The Sodium Ion Battery? Overcome Regulatory, Market & Manufacturing Hurdles To Capitalise On The Power Of Sodium Ion

Sodium Ion promises sustainability, cost efficiencies and scalability… but what are the current manufacturing challenges we are facing and what do we need to advance to the next step?
Analyse the safety implications of Sodium Ion compared to Lithium Ion, and how this might impact future regulatory frameworks
How is the technology evolving, and how will this affect practical concerns such as cost, performance safety and recycling?
Project market updates: what are the final regulatory, market and investment hurdles to overcome to increase industrialisation and the application of Sodium Ion?

Henry Bennett, Senior Engineer, FREYR Battery

BATTERY & THERMAL SAFETY – PERSPECTIVE 3

14.25 Promote & Prioritise Battery Safety & Thermal Precautions With Reliable Safeguards That Still Achieve Cost-Effectiveness & High Performance

As regulations, technologies and chemistries evolve, how can we use tech to design batteries with safety and safeguards built to withstand far more than the minimum standards?
How do the necessary safety precautions differ for different chemistries coming on the market? How can we mitigate them in the design process? And what are our lessons learnt from recent projects or failures?
How can you increase downstream user compliance to enhance safety? What are the biggest “human error” factors to consider?
Thermal management: from advanced cooling systems to different fire suppressant materials, what are the options on the market?
Simulation: how can you simulate the electrical performance in different scenarios including thermal runaway?
Long-term battery safety: how can you assure customers and clients that your batteries will maintain their safety as their shelf life comes to an end?

Slim Dhouibi, Senior Team Manager Safety, EnerSys

14.50 Bonus Session; Reserved For Exclusive Conference Partner

15.20 Afternoon Break with Informal Networking

REGULATION & LEGISLATION

15.50 Analyse & Investigate Battery OEM & VAR Product Regulations & Legislation Updates For Different Technologies, Geographies & Applications

From battery passport to aviation, local laws and fire safety, what are the emerging regulatory and legislative updates coming through that need to be considered from the early stages of battery manufacturing?
With a wider drive towards a net zero agenda, how is the legislation around energy storage likely to develop over time?
Maximise awareness of regulation frameworks through clear training practices and focussed knowledge sharing across workforces
The need is clearly framed: what hinders the market from advancing is regulation… so how can we tackle regulatory limitations we may face as new technologies near market entry?
Will there be US-style “locally sourced” policies introduced in Europe?

Speaker to be confirmed soon; please check back for updates

RECYCLING, REUSING & END OF LIFECYCLE

16.10 Put Sustainability & Responsibility At The Forefront Of Your BESS Strategies With Conscientious Whole Lifecycle Battery Strategies To Maximise Salvage, Recycling & Reuse

Not “if” but “how”: work with partners and the wider supply chain to find and action opportunities to close the loop and recycle batteries and their components on local, national and international levels
Second life? Strategically build battery reuse into secondary products once their primary shelf life has been reached, and explore options for cross-sector repurposing
Are any new advances in technology interfering with the end of lifecycle process?
Legislation: from battery passports to sustainability goals, the latest challenges of recycling from a regulatory standpoint
Stay ahead of the curve: how we can anticipate and prepare for battery recycling and reusing years, it not decades, ahead of time?

Sriram Ramanoudjame, Director, Strategy Marketing, Blue Solutions

IRON SALT BATTERY TECHNOLOGY

16.30 Iron Salt Battery Technology, A Hybrid Redox-Flow Battery System

The technical aspects of iron salt
Benefits
Challenges
Projected application space

John Alper, Ph.D., Head of Research & Development, VoltStorage

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: THE LATEST BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES

16.50 Vehicles For Tomorrow, Today! The Latest EV-Specific Battery Innovations, Trends, Regulations & Materials For Cost-Effective, High-Performance EV Batteries Of The Future

With the automotive industry transforming at pace, what are the quick and effective solutions to minimise costs and overcome material scarcity in quick-to-market batteries, without compromising on performance?
Which of the next-gen Lithium Ion alternatives are suitable for EV roll-out, and how can they best be implemented?
Safety first! How can thermal runaway be minimised in EV battery systems, to reduce risk and enhance public trust and perception?
Assess the regulations around EV design and implementation to create clean, compliant and cost-effective solutions
Closing the loop: how can we facilitate and streamline easier processes to retrieve EV batteries for second-life repurposing or recycling?
Beyond automotive, how are industries like maritime, aviation and construction being affected by the EV revolution?