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“Battery Technology and Energy Storage – From Materials to Applications”, GEOMAR, October 22, 2026

High-performance energy storage requires advances in materials and components as well as in manufacturing, power electronics and system integration. At the same time, the interplay between technology, market conditions and the electricity grid determines how battery storage can be successfully deployed.

The event “Battery Technology and Energy Storage – From Materials to Applications” brings together perspectives from research and industry, offering insights into selected developments across these fields. The programme ranges from industrial electrode and battery cell manufacturing to nanoengineering approaches for high-voltage capacitors, advances in power electronics and the practical implementation of battery storage projects.

The focus is on the connections between materials development, technical components and real-world applications. Presentations will explore both technological advances and the challenges of industrial implementation and integrating battery storage into the electricity grid.

The event provides opportunities to exchange ideas, discuss application-oriented questions and explore potential collaborations between academia and industry.

 

Time: 13:00 – 17:30 CET

Location:
Lecture Hall, Building 8, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstraße 1-3
24148 Kiel

 


Program:

13:00 CET „Welcome“
Prof. Rainer Adelung (Kiel University)

13:15 CET „Power electronics materials for the 21st century – the role of nanoengineering in the next generation of high voltage capacitors“ Prof. William Greenbank (University of Southern Denmark)

13:45 CET„Roadmap of Talkative Power Conversion for Energy Storage Systems“
Dr. Hamzeh Beiranvand (Kiel University)

14:15 CET Coffee and Cake

15:00 CET „From electrode manufacturer to european cell pioneer “
Dr. Fabian Schütt (Univercell)

15:30 CET „Slot-Die Coating of Battery Electrodes: from Lab to Pilot Scale“
Dr. Vladimir Popok (FOM Technologies) 

16:00 CET „Battery Storage in Practice: Technology, Markets, and Grid Integration“
Michael Frech (ANE GmbH & Co. KG)

16:30 CET „Closing remarks“
Prof. Rainer Adelung (Kiel University)

16:45 CET Networking


Contact

Dr. Christian Ohrt
E-Mail: ohrt@nina-sh.de

Prof. Dr. Rainer Adelung
E-Mail: ra@tf.uni-kiel.de


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