Battery Generation

CATL, BYD, Tesla vs. Europe’s Battery Talent Shortage - Dr. Billy Wu

In this podcast episode, we’re joined by Dr. Billy Wu, Associate Professor (Reader) and Director of Research at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College L

HYDROGEN NEWS 🚀 How Europe Plans to Crush Fossil Fuels! Dr. Lluís Soler Turu

In this episode of Battery Generation, we dive deep into the future of green hydrogen in Europe with our distinguished guest, Dr. Lluís Soler Turu from the Universitat Po

2025 BATTERY Venture Funding 🚀 Startups vs. Venture Capital! Dr. Billy Wu

In this episode, we dive deep into the high-stakes world of battery venture funding with one of the field’s most respected voices — Dr. Billy Wu. As an expert in battery

Zinc-Air Battery 🤯 CHEAP. CLEAN. ENERGY DENSE! Dr. Simon Clark (SINTEF)

Let's explore the potential of Zinc-Air batteries as a sustainable and innovative alternative to today’s dominant lithium-ion technology. In this episode of Battery Gener

10x Faster! 🤯 Speeding Up Battery Materials Discovery - Dr. Mohsen Sotoudeh

In this episode of the "Battery Generation", we dive deep into the world of AI-powered battery research with Dr. Mohsen Sotoudeh, a leading scientist working at the cutti

Why Sodium-Ion Batteries are NOT taking off.. YET! - Prof. Stefano Passerini

Our guest for today's show is Prof. Stefano Passerini. As battery researcher he works for the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Vienna, he is the former director

Dr. Billy Wu - How Charging affects Degradation (Battery Digital Twins)

Before purchasing a second-hand battery-electric vehicle, every buyer and seller asks themselves how the battery state of health (SoH) can be determined as precisely as p

LFP Gigafactory in Arizona - Major General John S. Kem (ABF)

Our guest for today's episode is John S. Kem, President of American Battery Factory. ABF is currently building up a 4-GWh LFP gigafactory in Tucson, Arizona. A business a

Building a Battery Pack - Dr. Gavin White (About:Energy)

How battery modeling saves unnecessary investments and time! Today, we are talking to Gavin White (CEO About:Energy), a #battery software company from London. About:Energ

How do I prolong my EV battery's lifetime? - Prof. David Howey

As electric vehicles are getting more popular, battery technology has become a focus of interest. EV owners regularly ask themselves how to treat a vehicle’s battery: How

(When) Will we see Solid-State Batteries? Prof. Jennifer Rupp

Battery manufacturers around the world have been announcing solid-state cells for its groundbreaking characteristics. Yes, we see multiple outstanding (almost-) solid-sta

Skeleton's SuperBattery - Dr. Sebastian Pohlmann

This podcast episode deals with an energy storage technology that is still underestimated in materials science: Hybrid battery supercaps. Supercaps are installed, for exa

Sodium Batteries for Electric Bikes - Prof. Amreesh Chandra

EV sales in India surpassed 150,000 units for the first time in May 2023. An outstanding annual growth of 64% compared to last year 2022. Market observers as well report

Self-healing Batteries - Prof. Maitane Berecibar

Self-healing materials have the ability to automatically repair damages to themselves without any external diagnosis or intervention. Soon, they could be used in battery

The Lifespan of Batteries - Prof. David Howey

Before purchasing an electric vehicle, all eyes are on the battery: Among first questions concerning range anxiety and charging speed, most people ask how much loss of ca

Battery Recycling at Northvolt - Prof. Emma Nehrenheim

As supply chains of battery materials are fragile, raw materials are getting expensive. At the same time vast amounts of old done (cobalt-rich) batteries are now useless.

Cell to Pack Battery Design - James Eaton (Ionetic)

Battery research is mainly about the chemistry, physics or mathematic modelling? Wrong! Today, it is often up to engineers whether an electric vehicle can go for more tha

Multivalent Batteries - Prof. M. Rosa Palacín

Current battery cell chemistries mostly rely on lithium. They frequenty consist of nickel and/or cobalt as well. Eventhough these three materials are not considered rare-

Fast Charging Electric Vehicles - Roland van der Put (Fastned)

In Europe, there are multiple companies trying to build up their own charging networks for future EV mobility. The industry has already formed continental-wide alliances

Prof. Passerini - Sodium Batteries gain Momentum!

Our guest answers a couple of fundamental questions an SIBs. Stefano Passerini is a Professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Deputy Director at th