Let's talk about 👉 The Next Charge: Unlocking the Future of Battery Tech
Hosted by PowerCo with the participation of Dr. Bernhard Riegel (HOPPECKE Batterien GmbH & Co), Neus Sabate (CSIC - Fuelium), Juan Pablo Esquivel (BCMaterials - Fuelium), and @SimonEngelke (@batteryassoc) 🔒
🗣 Silvia-Luna Yzaguirre from PowerCo, as moderator
The battery infrastructure is currently growing 3x faster than the solar industry. Records are beaten daily: in August 2024, for the first time, Chinese battery factories passed the 100GWh production mark.
We are seeing industry giants consolidate their leadership while hopes of alternative technologies or promising start ups are being squashed.
The prices are collapsing monthly, partly due to cheaper inputs, technological improvements and larger volumes, not dissimilar to what happened in recent years to the solar industry. Is LFP the winning chemistry or is there still a future for NMC?
@gerardreid14 and I bring Dr @SimonEngelke , Chair of Battery Associates @batteryassoc , to try to make sense of it all.
This young German company has been developing a world class expertise and how uses it to train the future work force is how to build a Gigafactory and how to optimize it. With clients like Tesla, VW and CATL, Battery Associates is in the thick of it.
GenZ is defying all politicians by creating a transnational spirit of collaboration between Continents to promote a faster and more efficient future. Because in the end, it is all about Human Capital.
China has benefited from our technology for decades, let’s not be shy and emulate their playbook. It will be more efficient in the long term than lobbying regulators, whine and ask for tariffs and subsidies.
Despite the roller coaster, never forget that in a fast-growing market, short term demand is generally overstated, while long term demand is generally understated.
Did you ever think about the unit economics of #lead#acid#batteries for industrial scale? Hear from @SimonEngelke as he visits one of the most prominent companies in China. Surprising facts include 50-75% value recovery through recycling, etc. #battchat
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@SimonEngelke hosted Asma Sharafi & Rizwan Dard from Cuberg for a podcast episode.
The episode features Cuberg’s growth since @northvolt's acquisition, scaling lithium metal anode tech, impact on aviation, high-performance vehicles, & EVs.
Watch here: https://t.co/O6Jkc0L3Wj
An interview done with a SIB manufacturer in China by @batteryassoc. They mentioned currently LFP cells are cheaper than SIBs. Current cycle life is around 3000 for SIB and hoping to increase above 10,000 to make it competitive with LFP. https://t.co/Tglualkkhp
@Petercampbell1@KanaInagaki Congratulations @Petercampbell1 for an amazing run covering automotive and running the annual Future of the Car Summit. Has been brilliant to see you there the past days! @Kanalnagaki congratulations on your appointment! Looking forward to your coverage of this dynamic sector!
We are excited to be a supporting partner at Future of the Car on 7 -9 May!
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