Conference on European Perspectives on Batteries of the Future

The Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage Ulm-Karlsruhe (CELEST) will host its first web-based scientific conference on May 25-26 to discuss perspectives for future batteries in Europe.

May 25-26 2020: 1st Web Conference on European perspectives on batteries of the future (BATTERY 2030+)

May 25, 13:00 – 17:10
May 26, 09:00 – 12:10

The conference will be a display of research performed in Europe in relation to the newly launched BATTERY 2030+ roadmap. Its purpose is to start the scientific discussions within the BATTERY 2030+ community as a foundation for our next phase as a large-scale research initiative.

Conference Program 25-26 May 2020

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The vision for BATTERY 2030+ is to invent the batteries of the future, providing European industry with disruptive technologies and a competitive edge across the full value chain. BATTERY 2030+ will pursue ultrahigh-performance, reliable, safe, sustainable and affordable batteries, by a cross-disciplinary, transformational research approach, leveraging advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, sensors and smart systems. The groundbreaking science and technology developed by BATTERY 2030+ will have an invaluable impact on the ongoing transition towards a carbon-neutral and circular economy.

CELEST is one of the most ambitious research platforms in battery research worldwide. The platform is aiming at enhancing communication and cooperation among the scientists involved and will pave the way for new, interdisciplinary collaborations. CELEST coordinates joint activities with other universities and research institutions as well as with industry in Germany and abroad.

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