International Battery Seminar & Exhibit 2017

Being held 20-23 March 2017, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Shailesh Upreti is a director of ASX listed MNS and Christina Lampe-Onnerude is SYR.  Jeff Dahn is a consultant to Tesla.  I hope to be able to source a copy of Tesla's Cell Supply Chain director - his presentation "will examine the status on material sourcing and sustainable material sourcing for the Gigafactory"  and is something we all want to know!!!

Full Agenda - http://www.internationalbatteryseminar.com/battery-manufacturing/
Exhibitors - http://www.internationalbatterysemi...Content/Sponsor_and_Exhibit/FBC-FloorPlan.pdf

SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY

10:10 Lithium-Ion Battery Raw Material Supply and Demand 2015 – 2025

Christophe Pillot, Ph.D., Battery Survey Manager, Avicenne Energy, France

This presentation includes cathode, anode, electrolyte and separator demand. It will examine the major component suppliers and include a discussion on price evolution and major technical trends.
10:40 Sustainable Supply Chain for Sustainable Manufacturing

Shailesh Upreti, Ph.D., President, C4v; Center of Excellence, SUNY Binghamton
Green products demand an overall net greener footprint when it comes to manufacturing and commercializing Li-ion storage technologies. There are many elements in raw material supply chain that make Li-ion manufacturing a bit concerning from toxic or emission point of view and my talk will highlight some of such topics and the work I have been doing in bringing innovation from other areas to Li-ion supply chain.


12:55 Gigafactory Material Sourcing and Cell Production
Kurt Kelty, Senior Director, Cell Supply Chain & Business Development, Tesla Motors
This presentation will examine the status on material sourcing and sustainable material sourcing for the Gigafactory. In addition, the production of cells for energy products manufactured at the Gigafactory including the Powerwall and Powerpack will be discussed.
1:25 Surprising Chemistry in Li-Ion Cells
Jeff Dahn, Ph.D., FRSC, Professor of Physics and Atmospheric Science, NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair, and Canada Research Chair, Dalhousie University
It is important to increase the operating voltage of NMC Li-ion cells to obtain higher energy density. However, the electrolyte reacts with the positive electrode at high voltage. Using simple experiments involving only pouch bags, we show that the products of these reactions are extremely harmful to the positive electrode. This talk demonstrates how these harmful reactions at the positive electrode can be virtually stopped, leading to superb NMC Li-ion cells that can operate at high potential.
1:55 Advances within the BYD EDV Program and Its Technology
Xi Shen, Ph.D., Senior Director and General Manager, BYD EDV Batteries, China
WenFeng Jiang, Ph.D., R&D General Manager, BYD EDV Batteries, China
The high demand EDV for transportation worldwide has created significant market opportunities for BYD. Since the earlier F3DM and E6, BYD has broadly expanded its EDV business and technology to various fields including public transportation (e6 and E-bus), private transportation (Qin, Tang, etc.) and special transportation (forklift, city logistics vehicle, city cleaning vehicle, etc.) This talk shares the progress of the EDV program.
2:25 Charging Forward: Explosive Global Growth in the Battery Industry – Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
Christina Lampe-Onnerud, Ph.D., CEO, Founder, Chairman, Cadenza Innovation, LLC; Founder, Boston Power
This talk will highlight insights on the emerging global ecosystem that is rapidly developing complex systems and opening doors to innovators who are teaming up with established battery and non–battery players. The presentation will inspire the audience to stay true to data and yet push the design envelope for high performance, low cost, safe energy storage solutions.