Metal-ion batteries have become a cornerstone in the strategy for the electrification of transportation, the integration of renewable energy sources, and grid support. Despite their widespread adoption and commercialization, there are still numerous scientific and engineering challenges in their processing and manufacturing that limit their performance in terms of energy, power, cost, and sustainability. Progress in these areas will not only benefit the battery industry but will also have a broader impact on society.
This symposium aims to bring together experts from academia and industry working on the processing and manufacturing of metal-ion batteries. Topics will include advances in material processing, methodologies for fast and reliable material validation, electrode fabrication including wet and dry processing techniques, quality control characterization in battery production, digital twins in manufacturing, and battery recycling. This symposium provides a unique opportunity to share knowledge and foster connections among researchers, engineers, and professionals across sectors. Leading keynote speakers from both academic and industrial backgrounds have been selected to provide a comprehensive overview of the field and to promote collaboration between research and industry.
- Battery materials processing
- Fast and reliable material validation approaches
- Electrode processing: including different approaches to wet and dry processing
- Advances in battery electrolytes including all solid-state batteries
- Characterizations for quality control in battery manufacturing,
- Digitalization in battery manufacturing: digital twins.
- Battery recycling
Andrea Balducci is Professor of Electrochemistry at the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, Germany. He has been working on innovative electrolytes for supercapacitors, meta-ion batteries and metal-ion capacitors for several years and his group is currently involved in several German and European projects dedicated to these devices. His research activities focus on the development of innovative electrolytes containing sustainable and bio-derived solvents, and salts with low fluorine content. Furthermore, he is working on the development of in-situ and in-operando techniques suitable for investigation of the degradation processes taking place in these electrolytes.
Dr Hugh Geaney is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Sciences at the University of Limerick (UL) and Principal Investigator at the Bernal Institute. He is co-director for the AMPEiRE centre for Battery and Energy Materials Research at UL. To date, he has published over 110 peer-reviewed articles on topics related to energy storage, spanning Li-ion, Na-ion, Li-metal, and alternative battery chemistries. Within Li-ion battery development, his primary interest lies in silicon-containing anode materials, with a focus on understanding and mitigating capacity fade mechanisms. The central theme of his research is elucidating charge-storage mechanisms and structure–property relationships by integrating materials synthesis, advanced characterisation, and electrochemical testing.
Daniel Rettenwander