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Hyatt Regency Indian Wells
Indian Wells, California
GLOBAL
CHARGE
2016
Annual Meeting & Conference
February 29-March 3
KNOWING ENERGY STORAGE &
HOW TO ENSURE PERFORMANCE
AND RELIABILITY
Energy storage component and system qualification is key to
successful financing and project implementation.
DNV GL is the leader in all aspects of project due diligence. Our global experts and
advanced testing facilities can help you accelerate your energy storage applications
sooner and with less risk.
For more information: www.dnvgl.com/storage
SAFER, SMARTER, GREENER
Visit us at Table #23
to learn how we can
help you.
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PROGRAM AGENDA
All events will take place at Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa,
44600 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells, California.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Noon
Check-in for Golf and Tennis Tournament
Location: Indian Wells Golf Resort Clubhouse
1:30 p.m.
Advanced Battery Golf Tournament
Location: Players Course
NAATBatt is pleased to host the second annual Advanced
Battery Golf Tournament for industry professionals of all skill
levels. The tournament will take place on the John Foughtdesigned Players Course at the Indian Wells Golf Resort,
ranked in the Top 25 “Best Municipal Courses in the United
States” by Golfweek Magazine.
2:30 p.m.
Advanced Battery Tennis Tournament
Location: Indian Wells Tennis Club
The Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Indian Wells is a legacy in the world
of professional tennis and has hosted tennis greats, including Pete Sampras, Boris
Becker, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Stefan Edberg and many others.
NAATBatt’s tennis players will have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of tennis
legends at the Advanced Battery Tennis Tournament.
7 - 10 p.m.
Tournament Awards Dinner
Location: Serena Vista
Golfers and tennis players and their guests will end the day at the Tournament Awards
Dinner. Accomplishments, large and small, will be celebrated.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016
9 - 9:45 a.m.
Meeting of the NAATBatt SD Sponsored Research Committee
Location: Gardenia AB
The NAATBatt SD Sponsored Research Committee will meet to discuss and finalize
its initial project.
10 - 10:45 a.m.
Meeting of the NAATBatt Electric Bus Safety Committee
Location: Gardenia AB
The NAATBatt Electric Bus Safety Committee will meet to plan an industry initiative to
enhance the safety of full electric and hyrid electric mass transit buses.
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Annual Meeting of the NAATBatt Board of Directors
Location: Gardenia AB
The NAATBatt International Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting for 2016
(board members only).
Noon - 5 p.m.
Registration Opens
Registration for NAATBatt 2016 will take place in the foyer outside Indian Wells I-K.
Delegates should check-in and pick up their badges and conference packets.
Noon - 3 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Set Up
Location: Indian Wells LM
All breakfasts, breaks and networking receptions will be held in the Exhibition Hall
located in the Indian Wells Ballroom LM. Exhibitors should set up their booths at this
time.
1 -1:30 p.m.
NAATBatt Annual Members Meeting
Location: Indian Wells I-K
Formal meeting of the members of NAATBatt International and election of the Board
of Directors for 2016.
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1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Technical Workshop: The Role of Independent
Engineering Services for the Financing, Procurement,
Deployment and End of Life of Storage
Location: Indian Wells I-K
DNV GL presents a technical workshop that will explore the
role of the independent engineer in storage projects. The
workshop will walk through the development and lifecycle
of an ESS project focusing on the aspects that developers
use independent engineers to manage. The engineer’s
role in due diligence, financial modeling, equipment testing,
validation and warranty claims, refinancing, sales, failure
analysis and end of life issues will be explained. This
workshop will be a course in ESS Project Development 101.
Experienced storage developers and developers that are
new to storage will learn the basics of project development
as well as certain aspects of the development process that
are unique to storage projects. DNV GL has been advising
project developers around the world since 1864.
Speakers: Davion Hill, Michael Kleinberg, Dave Norfleet,
Michael Mills-Price, Nick Warner, Tammie Candelario
3:30 - 4 p.m.
Afternoon Networking Break
Location: Indian Wells LM
The afternoon networking break is sponsored by Urban
Electric Power.
4 - 5 p.m.
NAATBatt Member Update Presentations
Location: Indian Wells I-K
Individual NAATBatt member companies talk about their products and capabilities and
discuss developments over the last year.
Duke Energy
Amperex Technology Limited (ATL)
Applied Materials
Aqua Metals
Digatron
Focus Graphite/GO Foundation
teamtechnik
UL
EnerSys
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AGENDA
5 - 6 p.m.
Innovation in Manufacturing — How Developments
in Manufacturing Processes Will Impact Battery Costs
Location: Indian Wells I-K
Explore new technologies that are likely to reduce the cost of manufacturing lithiumion batteries. Developments in solvent-based electrode drying techniques, continuous
mixing of slurries and metal current conducting foils will all be discussed. Leading
experts in manufacturing technology will explain the significance of these developments
and their expected impact on battery costs.
Panelists: John Hart, Naoki Ota, Bernhard Stalder, David L. Wood
Moderator: Melanie Spare
6 - 7 p.m.
Opening Reception
Location: Indian Wells LM
The opening cocktail reception of the 2016 NAATBatt Annual
Meeting & Conference is sponsored by DNV-GL.
7 - 9 p.m.
Opening Dinner
Location: Main Pool
Join your colleagues for a special Taste of the Coachella Valley dinner buffet outside
at the beautiful main pool surrounded by California fan palms.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
7:30 - 8:15 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Location: Indian Wells LM
Today’s breakfast is sponsored by Digatron Power
Electronics, Inc.
8:15 - 8:20 a.m.
Welcome Remarks by NAATBatt President
Location: Indian Wells LM
Welcome to conference delegates and explanation of schedule and events of the day.
President: Davion Hill
8:20 - 8:50 a.m.
Energy Storage Battery Warranties – What is the Market
Location: Indian Wells I-K
Energy storage project owners demand that battery manufacturers and storage
developers warrant the performance of their energy storage systems (ESS) over
time. Project lenders demand the same. Many battery manufacturers and developers
provide such warranties today, but the specific terms of those warranties are often
confidential. DNV GL has undertaken a study of EES warranty terms and will discuss
its findings in this session. Learn what the “market” is today for ESS warranties from
DNV GL.
Speaker: Michael Kleinberg
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8:50 - 9:50 a.m.
NAATBatt Member Update Presentations
Location: Indian Wells I-K
Individual NAATBatt member companies talk about their products and capabilities and
discuss developments over the last year.
DNV GL
B&W MEGTEC Systems
S&C Electric
IBEW-NECA
Enerdel
9:50 - 10:30 a.m.
Manz USA
Nation-E
CSA Group
Albermarle
Sandia National Laboratories
Morning Networking Break
Location: Indian Wells LM
The morning networking break is sponsored by
XALT Energy.
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
The Battery IP Wars – What Can Advanced Battery Makers
Learn from Other Industries
Location: Indian Wells I-K
The commercialization of new technology and rampant patent litigation unfortunately
seem to go hand-in-hand. Litigation of lithium-ion patent infringement claims is already
off to a robust start. Where the average cost of litigating a patent infringement claim
through trial exceeds $6 million, is there anything that the advanced battery industry
might learn from other industries about how to reduce patent litigation costs and
maximize licensing revenues?
Panelists: Larry Horn, Matt Rappaport, John Platt, Jako Eleveld
Moderator: Dan Abraham
11:30 - 12:15 a.m.
Developments in Power Conversion and Charging Technologies
Location: Indian Wells I-K
While lowering the cost of batteries is often identified as a key challenge to growing the
market for ESS and xEV’s, this session will focus on some developments in inverter,
transformer and charging technologies that may be just as influential. How these
technologies are developing will also impact the fundamental design of batteries, ESS
and xEV’s in the future. This session will focus on some of these developments.
Speakers: John Merritt, Andrew Daga, Chris Larsen
Moderator: John Butkowski
12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Location: Verde Vista Terrace
Lunch is sponsored by Siemens.
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1:30 - 3:15 p.m.
Energy Storage Innovation Summit
Location: Indian Wells I-K
2016 Summit Co-Chairs: Nick Hennen and Michael Lew
The Energy Storage Innovation Summit is a regular feature of NAATBatt Annual
Meetings. At the Summit, NAATBatt invites 20 companies working on new but marketready technology relating to electrochemical energy storage to make short five-minute
presentations to the meeting. The purpose of the Summit is to provide NAATBatt
members with a “first look” at new technology that may be relevant to their businesses
and that is available for immediate purchase or license. The following 20 companies
will present at this year’s Summit:
Black Diamond Structures
Gridtential
G4 Synergetics
Voltaiq
Johnson Battery Technologies
PneumaticCoat
XG Sciences
Yunasko Pulse Power Innovation
Tempronics
Nexceris
ViZn Energy Systems
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Fluidic Energy
Ioxus
Nuvation Engineering
Rayovac
(D Sized CFx Battery technology)
Encharge Power Systems
Wildcat Discovery
Jennova
Rayovac
(Coined Feedthrough technology)
Primus Power
Afternoon Networking Break
Location: Indian Wells LM
The afternoon networking break is sponsored by
XALT Energy.
3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
Inflections and Applications for Small Capacity Energy Storage Devices
Location: Indian Wells I-K
Ongoing inflections in the Internet of Things (IoT) will require a myriad of new power
applications in biomedical, consumer, wearables, telecommunications and industrial
markets. In this panel discussion, industry experts will explain their respective applications,
high value needs and energy storage technologies in the range of 10s of mAh.
Panelists: James Watkins, Jeff Sather, Mark Buccini, Sam Jaffe
Moderator: B. Leo Kwak
4:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Sizing the Market for Non-Utility Scale Electricity Storage:
Residential, Commercial and Off-Grid
Location: Indian Wells I-K
The behind-the-meter ESS market is generating huge interest and enthusiasm. But
where is this market really going to grow and when? Bloomberg New Energy Finance
cuts through all the hype and explains exactly where the non-utility market for storage
is likely to emerge, exactly when, and for what types of systems. If you can’t afford to
chase every opportunity in the ESS market, this session is not one to miss.
Speaker: Claire Curry
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5:15 - 6 p.m.
Free Time
6 - 7 p.m.
Networking Reception
Location: Indian Wells LM
7 - 8 p.m.
Annual Meeting Gala Dinner
Location: Indian Wells N-P
The 2016 Gala Dinner of NAATBatt International and Keynote
Address are sponsored by Focus Graphite.
8 - 8:40 p.m.
Keynote Address
Location: Indian Wells N-P
Mr. Ehrenpreis is one of most famous and successful VC
investors in advanced battery and cleantech technologies.
He is Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners, a
$400 million fund dedicated to impact venture investing.
Among several other companies, he currently sits on the
board of directors of Tesla Motors. Mr. Ehrenpreis will
address the state of the energy innovation industry and will
offer his perspective on Tesla Motors and many of the other
successful technology companies in which he has been an
early investor.
Speaker: Ira Ehrenpreis
8:40 - 9:10 p.m.
Presentation of NAATBatt 2016 Lifetime Achievement Awards
Location: Indian Wells N-P
NAATBatt International is pleased to present its 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award
for outstanding contributions to the technology, business or policy of electrochemical
energy storage.
Honoree: Prof. Dechtko Pavlov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Presenting the award on behalf of NAATBatt: Steve Vechy, EnerSys
Honoree: Dr. Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy
Presenting the award on behalf of NAATBatt: Davion Hill, DNV GL
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2016 NAATBATT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Each year, the Board of Directors of NAATBatt International recognizes individuals whose lifetime work and
accomplishments have made an exceptional contribution to the technology, business or policy of electrochemical
energy storage. NAATBatt International is honored this year to present its 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award to
Dr. Imre Gyuk and Prof. Detchko Pavlov.
Dr. Imry Gyuk
Dr. Imry Gyuk is well-known to everyone working in the field of stationary energy storage
in the United States today. When Dr. Gyuk took charge of the Electrical Energy Storage
research program in the Office of Electricity of the U.S. Department of Energy, stationary
energy storage was a curiosity at best, a sideshow-within-a-sideshow of clean, alternative
energy technologies that the U.S. government was only beginning to explore. Industry
events consisted of meetings of about a dozen scientists, researchers and dreamers, a far
cry from the burgeoning industry of today. Much of the transformation of the storage industry
that has taken place over the past decade can be attributed to the efforts of Dr. Gyuk.
Dr. Gyuk has been a central figure in the story of energy storage. Under Dr. Gyuk’s leadership the Electrical
Energy Storage research program identified and funded dozens of new stationary energy storage technologies,
many of which are deployed today in unsubsidized, commercial projects. Those projects produce real benefits
for the electricity grid and for electricity consumers. Without Dr. Gyuk’s leadership and the seed funding of new
technologies that he oversaw and directed, the energy storage market that is quickly developing today almost
certainly would not exist. Dr. Gyuk and his programs demonstrate the essential role that governments must play
in supporting the transition of important, new technologies from the laboratory to commercial viability. Dr. Imre
Gyuk is the winner of the NAATBatt 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award-Public Service.
Professor Detchko Pavlov, DSc
Professor Detchko Pavlov stands at the center of the modern revolution in lead-acid battery
technology. In 1859 Gaston Planté invented the lead-acid battery. Revolutionary in its time,
lead-acid chemistry enabled the first batteries of significant commercial value. But for 130
years thereafter, the technology remained largely unchanged. Over the past two decades,
however, a new revolution has taken place in lead-acid technology. Although overshadowed
at times by developments in lithium-ion technology, improvements in the weight, energy
density and cycle life of modern lead acid batteries may be just as commercially significant
for the battery business as the development of newer battery chemistries.
Dr. Pavlov is a well-known expert in the field of lead-acid chemistry. It has been said that whenever the leadacid manufacturing industry has faced a problem that requires scientific interpretation, it calls on the ‘Bulgarian
School of Pavlov’ to conduct the necessary investigation. Professor Pavlov is a Full Member (Academician) of
the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He is one of the two founders of the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy
Systems (former CLEPS), where he has headed its Lead Acid Batteries Department for over 40 years. His major
scientific contributions are related to elucidating the mechanism of the processes involved in the technology
of lead-acid battery manufacture and operation, as well as of the oxygen cycle reactions in valve-regulated
lead-acid batteries. He is the author or co-author of more than 250 scientific publications and the author of the
seminal book Lead-Acid Battery: Science and Technology, the second edition of which will publish later this year.
Professor Detchko Pavlov is the winner of the NAATBatt 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award-Technology.
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AGENDA
Thursday, March 3, 2016
7:30 - 8:15 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Location: Indian Wells LM
The breakfast is sponsored by Intersolar/ees© North
America
8:15 - 8:20 a.m.
Welcome Remarks by NAATBatt President-Elect
Location: Indian Wells I-K
Welcome to conference delegates and explanation of schedule and events of the day.
NAATBatt President-Elect: Robert L. Galyen
8:20 - 9:20 a.m.
NAATBatt Member Update Presentations
Location: Indian Wells I-K
Individual NAATBatt member companies talk about their products and capabilities and
discuss developments over the last year.
Braille Battery
Ideal Power
1Energy Systems
CalCharge
AeroVironment
Spectrum Brands/Rayovac
Gridtential
Redflow
G4 Synergetics
9:20 - 10:20 a.m.
Full Electric Vehicles: Just How Big is the Niche?
Location: Indian Wells I-K
It is axiomatic that full electric vehicles will only be a small, niche part of the vehicle
market for the foreseeable future—or is it? Advances in battery technology, reductions
in battery costs and an evolving regulatory climate may push full electric vehicles into
the mainstream sooner than expected. This session will discuss a number of macro
factors that could have a surprising and dramatic impact on the market for full electric
vehicles.
Panelists: Joshua Cunningham, Ted Miller, Ryan Popple
Moderator: Pablo Valencia
10:20 - 10:45 a.m.
Morning Networking Break
Location: Indian Wells LM
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AGENDA
10:45 - 11:10 a.m.
Next Generation Batteries: Update on Research at JCESR
Location: Indian Wells I-K
The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) is a five-year, $100 million
project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy focused exclusively on beyondlithium-ion energy storage technology. JCESR is approximately half-way through its
initial five-year charter. JCESR representatives will discuss its progress to date and
the goals it has set for the balance of the project.
Speakers: George Crabtree, Norman Peterson
11:10 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. NAATBatt Member Presentations
Location: Indian Wells I-K
Individual NAATBatt member companies talk about their products and capabilities and
discuss developments over the last year.
Hilton Industries
Battery Innovation Center
Urban Electric Power
Oak Mitsui
Electric Applications
Beckett Energy Systems
Armor Group
Dreamweaver International
Boston-Power
UniEnergy Technologies
Intersolar/ees
12:20 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
Location: Verde Vista Terrace
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
Issues in Battery Lifecycle Management
Location: Indian Wells I-K
The lifecycle of advanced batteries only starts with their sale. Once in commerce,
advanced batteries, whether in xEV’s or ESS systems, must be maintained, serviced,
perhaps re-used and ultimately recycled. Four experts on battery lifecycle management
issues, for lead acid and lithium-ion systems, will talk about different problems and
possible commercial opportunities, for dealing with advanced battery systems once
they are in commerce.
Panelists: Steve Clarke, Joe Acker, Steve Sloop, Dirk Spiers
Moderator: Steve Clarke
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2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
Credit Support Programs for Advanced Battery Manufacturing & Projects
Location: Indian Wells I-K
Financing projects involving advanced battery technologies continues to be challenging
as traditional lenders eschew technology risk. Several government programs seek
to help advanced battery manufacturers and ESS project developers bridge the
“technology risk gap” and access the financial markets. This session examines the
details of two such programs.
Panelists: Sarah Adler, Douglas Schultz
Moderator: Paul Mitchell
3:30 - 5 p.m.
Closing Reception
Location: Indian Wells LM
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REVOLUTIONIZE THE BATTERY INDUSTRY?
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RepowerEN series, which do all three – creating an environment for more efficient operations and outstanding bottom line savings.
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QUALITY ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING BY
THE LEADERS IN FORMATION & TEST
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SPONSORS
GIGAWATT SPONSOR | DNV-GL
DNV GL is a leading global energy and renewables consultancy, and independent testing
authority. With over a 150-year heritage in the power sector, the company’s services
span the entire spectrum from policy to use including: renewables, energy efficiency,
power generation, T&D and energy-related testing, inspection and certification. Its
customers include household names in production, supply and end-use of energy, as
well as manufacturers, financiers, governments and corporations. DNV GL operates the
world’s largest short-circuit laboratory and a state-of-the-art Energy Storage Test and
Commercialization Center.
www.DNVGL.com
KILOWATT SPONSOR | Digatron
More than hardware and software, formation process control and test data generation;
Digatron Power Electronics is a solutions provider for the production, quality control and
R&D of batteries, fuel cells, super-capacitors and other energy storage devices. A premier
worldwide company with over 200 employees is at your service from our four manufacturing
and service locations including Germany, USA, China and India; we are here to assist clients
with all its post-assembly needs.
• Test equipment from cell to pack to system
• Production formation and conditioning equipment
• Systems engineering including plant layout, material handling, power management
www.digatron.com
KILOWATT SPONSOR | Intersolar & EES North America
Covering the entire value chain of innovative battery and energy storage technologies,
ees® North America is the ideal platform for all stakeholders in the rapidly growing energy
storage market. It takes place in the epicenter of the U.S. storage market: California.
Co-located with Intersolar North America, North America’s most-attended solar event,
ees® North America provides the best opportunity to explore energy storage systems
in combination with PV and beyond. In 2015, 74 energy storage exhibitors and 17,835
visitors participated in the co-located events. ees® North America is part of the ees®
global exhibition series. Together with ees® Europe in Munich, and ees® India in Mumbai,
ees® events are represented on three continents.
www.intersolar.us/en/home.html
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SPONSORS
GALA DINNER SPONSOR | Focus Graphite, Inc.
Focus Graphite Inc. is a mining development company geared toward high purity graphite.
Our aim is to reset the standard for high quality graphite, becoming the frontrunner for
the clean technology economy. Focus Graphite has successfully tested battery ready
spherical graphite and is now preparing to move towards production.
Focus also holds a significant equity position in graphene applications developer Grafoid
Inc. Together with Stria Lithium and Braille Battery they form a critical materials platform
for next generation battery development.
www.focusgraphite.com
TOTE BAG SPONSOR | LONGEST DRIVE SPONSOR | MACCOR
Maccor manufactures testing equipment for the battery and energy storage market (i.e.
batteries, capacitors, fuel cells, etc.). Maccor Inc. was the pioneer, and is the world’s largest
commercial manufacturer for this type of equipment. Maccor continues to be the leader
in technological innovation in both hardware and software to allow the test systems to be
configured for any application and is recognized the world over as the industry standard in
performance, reliability, speed, accuracy and customer support. More companies rely on
Maccor everyday for their battery and cell test equipment needs. Now Maccor systems can
perform impedance spectroscopy experiments when integrated with a Solartron Analytical
or Princeton Applied Research frequency response analyzer. Maccor also supplies cell
formation equipment for a variety of cell formats and sizes. Today Maccor has thousands
of systems in operation in more than 50 countries with local sales and customer support
services available in most areas.
www.maccor.com
BADGE LANYARDS | S&C Electric Company
Building on its over 100 year heritage of innovation in power systems, S&C has become
a pioneer in battery energy storage with over 17 operational projects totaling 150 MWh
of stored energy. This experience includes the first storage projects used to help connect
both wind and solar to the grid as well as projects used for islanding, peak shaving,
frequency control, energy arbitrage, and in microgrids. S&C’s PureWave® SMS and
PureWave® CES use field-proven power electronics technology to control battery output
and provide rapid response to changing system conditions in utility and community scale
energy storage.
www.sandc.com
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WEDNESDAY LUNCH | SIEMENS
Siemens Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Siemens AG, a global technology powerhouse
that stands for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for
over 165 years. Siemens U.S.A. reported revenue of $22.2 billion, including $5.2 billion in
exports, and employs approximately 46,000 throughout the U.S.
Siemens is your partner in all aspects or battery manufacturing. We work with customers
to develop automation concepts that enable them to manufacture batteries on an industrial
scale in line with the price and quality requirements of the market. Our extensive technological expertise in fields including converting, handling, assembly and logistics makes us
ideally qualified for the task.
www.siemens.com
WEDNESDAY REFRESHMENTS | XALT Energy
XALT Energy is a global leader in lithium-ion cell, pack and system development with
manufacturing and corporate headquarters located in Midland, Michigan. With 700 megawatt hours of cell manufacturing capacity installed, the facility has grown to include a full
scale pack manufacturing operation to meet customer demand. Researchers, designers
and engineers from XALT Energy® are working alongside our customers in commercial
transportation, industrial applications, marine and grid & stationary markets to develop
solutions that will lead this wave of propulsion and storage technologies to provide proven,
reliable energy storage alternatives. XALT Energy…uniting industry-leading technology
experts with a passion for finding new and innovative ways to create lithium-ion energy
storage solutions.
www.xaltenergy.com
TUESDAY NETWORKING BREAK | URBAN ELECTRIC POWER
Urban Electric Power (UEP) manufactures zinc-manganese dioxide batteries for stationary electrical energy storage applications. Utilizing the same environmentally sustainable
materials as primary alkaline batteries, UEP’s innovative battery revolutionizes the chemistry into rechargeable systems providing a high-performance, safe and low-cost solution.
The UEP battery addresses the markets for power back up, renewable integration and
grid services such as, peak shaving, load shifting and demand response management.
The UEP battery offers high cycle life, fast charge and discharge rates and maintains state
of charge without the requirement of trickle charging. UEP’s modular systems meet every
stationary energy storage need, scaling from residential to commercial to grid.
www.urbanelectricpower.com
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SPONSORS
NOTE PADS | IOXUS, Inc.
Ioxus manufactures high performance ultracapacitor technology for transportation, UPS, alternative energy, medical, and industrial markets. The company offers the broadest range of
cell styles in the industry, from 100 Farads to 3,000 Farads, with both iCAP® cylindrical and
THiNCAP® pouch cell form factors. Ioxus also is the only manufacturer to offer an 85°C rated
line of products in our Titan HT™ product family. With our proprietary mixing and coating
processes, Ioxus makes a superior electrode for ultracapacitors with higher power and energy
density compared to other ultracapacitors. offers industry standard iMOD® modules and our
iMOD X-Series® family of modules, which range in 16V increments from 16V to 128V using
various cell sizes. All modules pass the highest industry shock and vibe, IP-67, and UL safety
ratings. Ioxus is headquartered in Oneonta, N.Y., with manufacturing facilities in the US and
Japan, and sales, service and in China, US, EMEA, and Japan. For more information, visit
www.ioxus.com or contact sales by writing to [email protected].
www.ioxus.com
SUPPORTING SPONSOR | Chroma Systems Solutions
Chroma’s regenerative battery test systems provide multiple independent channels to support
dedicated charge/discharge testing on multiple battery modules or packs. Channels can easily
be connected in parallel to support higher current requirements and channels can be added to
increase channel count. BatteryPro software used to create cycle tests from basic to complex
drive cycle testing for each channel or channel groups. Multiple safety features, data loss
prevention, Thermal chamber control and built-in DCIR/EDLC tests are included. To see our
full line of Battery Test Systems and power test instruments visit up at www.chromausa.com
or booth 3 and ask for Jeremy.
www.chromausa.com
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EXHIBITORS LIST
Company (alphabetical)
Booth No.
Batteries International
18
Bitrode6
Boston-Power10
Chroma ATE, Inc.
1
Chroma Systems Solutions
3
Digatron Power Electronics, Inc.
24
DNV GL
23
EnCharge Power Systems 16
EnerSys12
Focus Graphite, Inc.
21
Hilton International Industries, Inc. 14
Intersolar & EES North America
5
IP Checkups, Inc
4
Jennova13
Maccor2
New York Battery and Energy
Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST)
7
Nexceris, LLC
11
Nuvation Engineering
15
S&C Electric Company
25
Sandia National Laboratories
8
Tempronics, Inc.
9
Urban Electric Power
22
20
Booth No. Company
1
Chroma ATE, Inc.
2Maccor
3
Chroma Systems Solutions
4
IP Checkups, Inc.
5
Intersolar & EES North America
6Bitrode
7
New York Battery and Energy Storage
Technology Consortium (NY-BEST)
8
Sandia National Laboratories
9
Tempronics, Inc.
10Boston-Power
11
Nexceris, LLC
12EnerSys
13Jennova
14
Hilton International Industries, Inc.
15
Nuvation Engineering
16
EnCharge Power Systems
18
Batteries International
21
Focus Graphite, Inc.
22
Urban Electric Power
23
DNV GL
24
Digatron Power Electronics, Inc.
25
S&C Electric Company
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Batteries International
Energy Storage Journal, the sister magazine to Batteries International, is the only publication
dedicated to covering the emerging link between renewable energy, storage and the smart
grids of the future. This increasingly important sector is growing rapidly and concise, accurate
and responsible journalism was sorely needed.
Batteries International is the world’s leading magazine dedicated to reporting the fast changing
energy storage industry. The magazine, published for the past 25 years, has set the benchmark
for accurate, well balanced and responsible journalism serving a business sector that is always
the hot topic, but often misunderstood
Bitrode Corporation
Bitrode Corporation, a Sovema Company, is a leading manufacturer of battery charging and
testing equipment with over 50 years of industry experience. By partnering with customers to
integrate their unique requirements into each product, Bitrode is consistently able to support
the constantly evolving needs of a sophisticated market that spans the globe. Bitrode offers an
extensive line of formation, end of line, laboratory test equipment, user-friendly software and
manufacturing automation tools appropriate to all battery applications, sizes and chemistries.
Bitrode has an 85,000 ft2 combined office and production facility located in St. Louis, Missouri
– USA and additional sales and support offices located in North America, Europe and Asia.
An organization focused on meeting the needs of our customer’s every changing product
needs while consistently delivering the highest standard of customer service and support
continues to set Bitrode apart as the best full-service manufacturer of battery formation and lab
test equipment on the market today.
Boston-Power
Boston-Power is a developer and manufacturer of next generation lithium-ion battery cells,
pack technologies and systems for electric vehicle and stationary storage applications. As
world leaders in chemistry formulation and material development, Boston-Power products are
designed to meet the demanding requirements of the automotive industry and offer among the
highest energy density, longest cycle life and widest temperature range on the market today.
Boston-Power is an innovator in large format battery module and pack technologies that include
packaging, safety, thermal management, and battery management software. Recognizing that
low-cost production is essential to the future success of the battery industry, Boston-Power will
continue its investment into building state-of-the-art lithium-ion production capabilities that are
optimized for high-volume manufacturing. Boston-Power is a global company with R&D centers
in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA and Beijing, China, and mass manufacturing operations
based in Asia. Boston-Power is an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/TS 16949:2009 company.
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Chroma ATE, Inc.
Chroma ATE Inc. is the global leader of power testing instruments and solutions. In the
past decade, Chroma has leveraged this expertise to be a world leader in cell formation
plus battery cell, module and pack cyclers/testers, ranging from micro-Watts to over a
Mega-Watt. Through patented regenerative technology, intuitive software and turn-key
manufacturing solutions, Chroma is defined as the international partner of choice. Come
learn how Chroma’s patented regenerative technology and precision instrumentation can
improve quality, while reducing setup time, overall cost and operational overheads.
Chroma Systems Solutions
Chroma’s regenerative battery test systems provide multiple independent channels to support
dedicated charge/discharge testing on multiple battery modules or packs. Channels can easily
be connected in parallel to support higher current requirements and channels can be added to
increase channel count. BatteryPro software used to create cycle tests from basic to complex
drive cycle testing for each channel or channel groups. Multiple safety features, data loss
prevention, Thermal chamber control and built-in DCIR/EDLC tests are included. To see our
full line of Battery Test Systems and power test instruments visit up at www.chromausa.com or
booth 3 and ask for Jeremy.
Digatron Power Electronics, Inc.
More than hardware and software, formation process control and test data generation;
Digatron Power Electronics is a solutions provider for the production, quality control and
R&D of batteries, fuel cells, super-capacitors and other energy storage devices. A premier
worldwide company with over 200 employees is at your service from our four manufacturing
and service locations including Germany, USA, China and India; we are here to assist clients
with all its post-assembly needs.
• Test equipment from cell to pack to system
• Production formation and conditioning equipment
• Systems engineering including plant layout, material handling, power management
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DNV GL
DNV GL is a leading global energy and renewables consultancy, and independent testing
authority. With over a 150-year heritage in the power sector, the company’s services
span the entire spectrum from policy to use including: renewables, energy efficiency,
power generation, T&D and energy-related testing, inspection and certification. Its
customers include household names in production, supply and end-use of energy, as
well as manufacturers, financiers, governments and corporations. DNV GL operates the
world’s largest short-circuit laboratory and a state-of-the-art Energy Storage Test and
Commercialization Center. Learn more at www.dnvgl.com/energy.
EnCharge Power Systems
EnCharge Power Systems manufactures and hosts battery charging and remote monitoring
systems. Our cloud hosted solution will give you secure access to all of your remote systems
anytime, anywhere through web browsers, mobile apps, email, text, and push notifications.
Data and reports are stored at a secure data center with redundancy and automatic backups.
Applications include rail, utility switchgear, UPS, solar, wind, telecom and all stationary and
critical power needs. Monitored systems not only result in zero downtime, but are also more
accurate than traditional testing. Money and time are saved by providing immediate notification
of faults, and also by maintaining a complete record of historic data, as well as helping predict
future needs. Our secure platform can be used not only for remote battery monitoring but can
handle all other remote assets through one interface.
EnerSys®
EnerSys, the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications,
manufactures and distributes reserve power and motive power batteries, battery chargers,
power equipment, battery accessories and outdoor equipment enclosure solutions to
customers worldwide. Motive power batteries and chargers are utilized in electric forklift
trucks and other commercial electric powered vehicles. Reserve power batteries are used in
the telecommunication and utility industries, uninterruptible power supplies, and numerous
applications requiring stored energy solutions including medical, aerospace and defense
systems. Outdoor equipment enclosure products are utilized in the telecommunication,
cable, utility, transportation industries and by government and defense customers. The
company also provides aftermarket and customer support services to its customers from
over 100 countries through its sales and manufacturing locations around the world.
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Focus Graphite, Inc.
Focus Graphite Inc. is a mining development company geared toward high purity graphite.
Our aim is to reset the standard for high quality graphite, becoming the frontrunner for the
clean technology economy. Focus Graphite has successfully tested battery ready spherical
graphite and is now preparing to move towards production.
Focus also holds a significant equity position in graphene applications developer Grafoid Inc.
Together with Stria Lithium and Braille Battery they form a critical materials platform for next
generation battery development.
Hilton International Industries, Inc.
Hilton International Industries, Co. Think of us as an extension of your manufacturing
engineering department. All manufacturing begins with brilliant ideas. Your ideas that our
Automation Design Engineers can take step by step from proof of concept thru practical
manufacturing solutions. Let us discuss how we can apply our 50 years of experience to
work for you. Visit us at booth 14 in the NAATBatt 2016 exhibit hall or contact us via email:
[email protected] or phone at 941-371-2600.
Intersolar & EES North America
Covering the entire value chain of innovative battery and energy storage technologies, ees®
North America is the ideal platform for all stakeholders in the rapidly growing energy storage
market. It takes place in the epicenter of the U.S. storage market: California. Co-located with
Intersolar North America, North America’s most-attended solar event, ees® North America
provides the best opportunity to explore energy storage systems in combination with PV and
beyond. In 2015, 74 energy storage exhibitors and 17,835 visitors participated in the co-located
events. ees® North America is part of the ees® global exhibition series. Together with ees®
Europe in Munich, and ees® India in Mumbai, ees® events are represented on three continents.
IP Checkups
Founded in 2004, IP Checkups, Inc. (IPC) is a boutique patent analytics, research and
strategy firm that offers customized patent portfolio valuation and technology analysis
to companies, investors, and research institutions. IPC assists companies to align their
intellectual property portfolio with strategic business development objectives.
In 2013 IPC collaborated with several experts from NAATBatt-member companies to
develope the Advanced Battery and Capacitor PatentEdge to stay up to date on emerging
battery technology owners and their innovations. The web based platform, along with
IPCs’ expert analysts provides subscribers with answers to questions related to freedom
to operate, validity and patent infringement.
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Jennova
Jennova is an engineering company focused on developing technologies that change the way
we use energy. Our current Energy-Harvesting products are highly adaptable to existing and
new infrastructure, and can be modified to generate a wide range of power output. Our goal
is to use our energy-harvesting technology to enable a simplified integration of IoT and other
building/process control systems. We believe that by combing batteries with our technology we
can achieve simplified installation and system reliability, making the benefits of IoT accessible
to more people than ever before.
Maccor Inc.
Maccor manufactures testing equipment for the battery and energy storage market (i.e.
batteries, capacitors, fuel cells, etc.). Maccor Inc. was the pioneer, and is the world’s largest
commercial manufacturer for this type of equipment. Maccor continues to be the leader
in technological innovation in both hardware and software to allow the test systems to be
configured for any application and is recognized the world over as the industry standard in
performance, reliability, speed, accuracy and customer support. More companies rely on
Maccor everyday for their battery and cell test equipment needs. Now Maccor systems can
perform impedance spectroscopy experiments when integrated with a Solartron Analytical
or Princeton Applied Research frequency response analyzer. Maccor also supplies cell
formation equipment for a variety of cell formats and sizes. Today Maccor has thousands
of systems in operation in more than 50 countries with local sales and customer support
services available in most areas.
New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST)
The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) is a nonprofit association of leading energy storage companies, universities and government partners
dedicated to catalyzing and growing the energy storage industry and making New York State
a leader in energy storage. NY-BEST’s efforts are focused on advancing energy storage
technology, opening markets for storage and educating and advocating for policies that promote
the industry. Our rapidly growing and diverse membership includes manufacturers, academic
institutions, utilities, technology and materials developers, research labs, start-ups, government
agencies, engineering firms, systems integrators and end-users. For more information, visit our
website at www.ny-best.org
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Nexceris, LLC
Nexceris, LLC focuses its materials science expertise on creating innovative products
that improve the quality, efficiency, and safety of energy and environmental systems, while
providing maximum value to our customers. Engineers at Nexceris have developed a
breakthrough technology for ensuring safety of lithium ion batteries in stationary and maritime
power applications. The technology, developed jointly under DOE ARPA-E and Navy SBIR
funding, detects the presence of flammable electrolyte that can be released due to puncture,
manufacturing defect, or loss of integrity during operation and is being applied to advanced
monitoring solutions that can work independently or in concert with existing battery management
systems.
Nuvation Engineering
Nuvation Engineering provides battery management systems for large-scale energy storage
platforms used in grid applications, telecom power backup systems, specialty vehicles and
mobile robots. Founded in 1997, Nuvation consists of a BMS products division and an
electronic design services division. In addition to off-the-shelf battery management systems,
Nuvation provides custom power electronics engineering and energy management solutions.
S&C Electric Company
Building on its over 100 year heritage of innovation in power systems, S&C has become
a pioneer in battery energy storage with over 17 operational projects totaling 150 MWh of
stored energy. This experience includes the first storage projects used to help connect both
wind and solar to the grid as well as projects used for islanding, peak shaving, frequency
control, energy arbitrage, and in microgrids. S&C’s PureWave® SMS and PureWave®
CES use field-proven power electronics technology to control battery output and provide
rapid response to changing system conditions in utility and community scale energy
storage. www.sandc.com
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories and the DOE Energy Storage Systems program collaborate with
industry, academia, and other government institutions to develop advanced energy storage
technologies, demonstrate the effectiveness of storage technologies and analyze policy options
that will increase the reliability, performance, and competitiveness of electricity generation and
transmission in utility-tied and off-grid systems. The program goals include the education and
dissemination of information on electrical energy storage systems by increasing the collective
knowledge of energy storage systems, their operations, uses, benefits and potential issues.
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Tempronics, Inc.
Tempronics is a leader in solid-state thermal management products. Tempronics currently offers
thermal management for vehicle occupants, hybrid batteries, and many other applications.
Tempronics’ drop-in product for car seats directly heats and cools the occupant and dramatically
reduces the HVAC energy load. Benefits are greater comfort, increased vehicle range (5-20%),
and lower HVAC energy (up to 43.5%). Tempronics also offers a battery thermal management
product, keeping a battery pack in its optimal temperature range for outdoor applications, such
as hybrid vehicles. Tempronics is integrating these products with several OEMs in Asia, USA,
and Europe. Tempronics is a venture-backed company headquartered in Tucson Arizona, with
operations in Mexico, Detroit, New York, and the Silicon Valley.
Urban Electric Power
Urban Electric Power (UEP) manufactures zinc-manganese dioxide batteries for stationary
electrical energy storage applications. Utilizing the same environmentally sustainable materials
as primary alkaline batteries, UEP’s innovative battery revolutionizes the chemistry into
rechargeable systems providing a high-performance, safe and low-cost solution. The UEP
battery addresses the markets for power back up, renewable integration and grid services
such as, peak shaving, load shifting and demand response management. The UEP battery
offers high cycle life, fast charge and discharge rates and maintains state of charge without the
requirement of trickle charging. UEP’s modular systems meet every stationary energy storage
need, scaling from residential to commercial to grid.
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Dan Abraham
Dan Abraham joined MPEG LA in 2012 as Vice President, Science and Business Strategy, where
he is responsible for identifying new opportunities and creating new programs. Dan came to MPEG
LA from Columbia University where he served as Director of Columbia Technology Ventures.
Prior to Columbia University, Dan served as Vice President, Chief Technologist at GE Technology
Development. He has also served as Vice President, Advanced Development for Veeco Instruments;
Intellectual Properties Director and Senior Scientist at Phase Metrics, and conducted nanoscience
research at The Institute for Materials Research, University of Nijmegen (The Netherlands), IBM
Research Laboratory Zurich and AT&T Bell Labs. Dan earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University
of California.
Joseph Acker Jr.
Joseph Acker has worked in various capacities throughout the battery industry and has over 30
years of related experience in the battery recycling field. Mr. Acker started his career as part of a
core team to design and successfully construct a large scale battery recycling operation for Exide
Technologies. In 2010, he left his post as Vice President and General Manager of Exide’s Recycling
Division to become the VP of Technology for Johnson Controls Battery Recycling Operations. Shortly
thereafter, he was promoted to Director of Recycling Operations and was responsible for JCIs’ global
recycling efforts. Since the beginning of this year, Mr. Acker has held been the President of Retriev
Technologies where he directs all facets of Retriev’s operations – including plant management,
recycling line construction, technology R&D, customer acquisition and business development.
Sarah Adler
Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Adler earned a B.A. in Political Science from Williams
College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and a Masters in Public Administration from the University
of Nevada, Reno. Adler became the Director of the Rural Office of the Nevada Commission on
Economic Development in 1986, serving in that position until June of 1993 when she was nominated
by U.S. Senator Harry Reid and appointed by President Bill Clinton to the position of State Director
of the then Farmers Home Administration. During the 1990’s, Adler championed the reinvention of
Farmers Home into USDA Rural Development, bringing millions of dollars of federal funding, as well
as expertise, to housing, infrastructure, and business projects throughout rural Nevada. On August
17, 2009, again nominated by Senator Harry Reid, Adler rejoined USDA Rural Development as State
Director. Since that time her agency has invested more than $1.25 billion in loan guarantees, loans,
and grants into the communities and families of rural Nevada.
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Mark E. Buccini
Mark E. Buccini is responsible for advanced mixed-signal product platform strategy and execution as
a staff member at Texas Instruments supporting the company’s Kilby Research Labs. He has over 29
years’ experience that spans a range of application areas including ultra-low power deeply embedded
systems, energy harvesting, human machine interface, energy metering, smart grid, wireless sensor
networks, intelligent motor drives and voice recognition. In addition to strategic responsibilities for
TI, Mark regularly blogs and has authored over 100 papers that have been published around world
including in the Wall Street Journal, Dallas Business Journal, IEEE, EDN, APEC, ESC, Sensors Expo
and even Nuts and Volts among many others. The technical workshops he has authored have been
delivered live to over 20,000 engineers worldwide.
John Butkowski
John Butkowski’s career encompasses 40+ years in AC/DC power technology with experience in
engineering, manufacturing and management as well as a visionary and “change agent”. His current
role is that of Sr. Staff Engineer at Beckett Energy Systems. Beckett Energy Systems harnesses the
best of today’s advanced battery technology to meet the energy, power and storage requirements of
innovative applications. Prior to joining Beckett Energy Systems, John served as Vice President of
Power Systems Services at Orius Corp. which provided EF&I (Engineer, Furnish, and Installation)
services to the telecom power industry. John is currently Vice President of NAATBatt International.
In addition, John is President of the Lorain County Manufacturing Council and serves on advisory
boards at Lorain County Community College and the Lorain County Joint Vocational School.
Tammie R. Candelario
As the Head of the Solar Department, Ms. Candelario is responsible for leading a team of experienced
solar engineers in providing independent engineering services, technology evaluation, design services
and owner’s engineering services for residential, commercial and utility scale photovoltaic projects
on behalf of funding agencies and developers. In addition to managing the group, she develops
overall strategy and direction and works with clients to ensure high level service delivery. She is also
responsible for client marketing and outreach for the Solar Department.
For a year prior to joining DNV GL, Ms. Candelario provided consulting services and management
support for an energy storage start-up company. In addition, Ms. Candelario brings to DNV GL many
years of utility experience at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, including positions in research and
development, environmental, and land. As part of her utility experience, Ms. Candelario conducted
strategic planning for research areas and developed and implemented research projects. She led
R&D programs relating to power plant, gas and electric distribution and transmission, and advanced
storage and generation. She was project manager for the $35M Photovoltaics for Utility Scale
Applications project, and was also the project manager for a 500 kW grid-connected PV installation
at Kerman, California. More recently Ms. Candelario was responsible for PG&E’s technical consulting
arm, including laboratory testing facilities in San Ramon, California. Ms. Candelario is a Registered
Professional Civil Engineer, and has an MBA in management from Golden Gate University.
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Steve Clarke
Steve Clarke is responsible for the overall corporate vision and strategy and is involved in all crossfunctional areas of Aqua Metals. Steve has spent the last two decades developing, commercializing
and monetizing disruptive technologies focused on advanced batteries and advanced materials. Prior
to Aqua Metals Steve co-founded Applied Intellectual Capital in 1993 to develop advanced batteries
and related technologies and was its CEO throughout its two decades of operation. He took AIC
public in 2007 and returned it to the the private sector during the financial crisis of 2009 and spent the
next four years commercializing its advanced lead acid battery technology. Steve started his career
in aerospace developing, producing and commercializing mission critical products and services, with
Rolls-Royce plc. Steve built on this, with extensive management consulting experience in corporate
turn-around, crisis management, M&A roll-ups, and supply chain management before starting his own
businesses. Steve holds a Ph.D. in computer simulation and manufacturing management from The
University of Aston, UK, a BSc in mechanical engineering from Nottingham Trent University, UK and
an MSc/MBA in engineering enterprise management from The University of Warwick, UK.
George Crabtree
George Crabtree is Director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage (JCESR) at Argonne National
Laboratory, Professor of Physics, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at University of IllinoisChicago (UIC) and founder of the UIC Summer Institute for Sustainability and Energy. His research
interests include establishing next-generation electricity storage technology through a new research
paradigm integrating discovery science, battery design, research prototyping and manufacturing
collaboration in JCESR, and integrating energy science, technology, policy and societal decisionmaking through the UIC Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy. He has led several
workshops for the Department of Energy on energy science and technology, is a member of the
National Academy of Sciences and has testified before the U.S. Congress on the hydrogen economy,
on meeting sustainable energy challenges and on the prospects for next generation electrical energy
storage.
Joshua Cunningham
Joshua Cunningham is the Branch Chief of the Sustainable Transportation Technology Branch within
the Air Resources Board. This branch is in charge of implementing the Advanced Clean Cars regulations
as well as many programs to support the growth of the Zero Emission Vehicle market, including
infrastructure, outreach, and multi-agency planning. Joshua has been with the Air Resources Board
for over six years contributing to a number of advanced vehicle and emission reduction programs. He
spent his first few years working on the ZEV regulation update focusing on technology feasibility and
environmental benefits. Complementing this regulatory experience, Joshua helped launch the Plug-in
Electric Vehicle Collaborative, addressing market barriers to the emerging ZEV sales. In the past two
years, Joshua has been the manager of the Transportation Planning Section, leading the development
and use of the ARB Vision scenario planning tool. The Vision program has been instrumental in further
analysis of the role of ZEVs light-duty and heavy-duty applications.
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Claire Curry
Claire Curry has been on the Advanced Transport team at BNEF for four years, based in London and
New York. She holds a BSc in Chemistry and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering. Claire’s specialty at
BNEF is writing about technology trends, company strategy, business models and production costs.
BNEF has over 2,500 clients in the government, utilities, oil industry and finance industry. Claire
presents at conferences and visits clients globally to share insights on the transport sector.
Andy Daga
Andrew Daga, the principal founder and CEO of Momentum Dynamics, a developer of wireless
charging and power electronics technologies for the automotive industry. Mr. Daga holds degrees
in structural and civil engineering, architecture and space science and technology. He is one of the
inventors of the company’s inductive charging technology and a recognized thought leader in the
electro-mobility movement. Before taking the helm of Momentum Dynamics, Andy was a leading
consultant to the aerospace industry. He contributed to the design of the International Space Station
solar power array system, the Mars Pathfinder program and to future mission planning studies with
NASA and the US Department of Defense. His work with the US Air Force led to the development of
novel concepts for wireless power transmission. His vision toward vehicle electrification must include
all classes of vehicles and that automated all-weather rapid charging is the key to gaining broad
consumer acceptance.
Jako Eleveld
Jako Eleveld is a member of the Executive Management Team of Philips Intellectual Property &
Standards, a leading industrial IP organization handling all IP matters for Royal Philips of the
Netherlands. As Head of IP Licensing, Mr. Eleveld is responsible for Philips’ IP monetization including
patent and technology licensing, IP sales as well as new business development and IP venturing.
Philips has a long history in making R&D results available to the market. Licenses and enabling tools
are offered by Philips’ own global IP Licensing team, but also through patent pools and partnerships.
In many cases Philips IP&S has been instrumental in developing patent pools and other innovative
solutions to enable the IP market place. Mr. Eleveld has over 15 years of experience in intellectual
property. In previous positions, Mr. Eleveld was responsible for IP protection and transactional matters
of Philips Semiconductors, Philips Group Innovation, and Philips Consumer Lifestyle.
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Ira Ehrenpreis
Ira Ehrenpreis is one of the most famous and successful VC investors in advanced battery and
cleantech technologies. He currently sits on the board of directors of Tesla Motors and flow battery
developer Imergy Power Systems. As founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners, he directs a
$400 million fund dedicated to impact venture investing.
John Hart
For more than ten years, John Hart has been involved in business development activities for advanced
battery technology. Initially with ABSL Power Solutions, serving as North American manager of
business development for high capacity NCA cathode cell developments, then with LithChem Energy,
as manager for business development for high power cell developments with NMC chemistries. John
joined Dexmet in February 2015 as manager for business development for the power systems group
and is presently engaged with researchers at hundreds of universities, national laboratories, and
cell and materials developers around the world that are evaluating the performance characteristics
of Dexmet’s Microgrid® expanded metal current conducting foil. Prior to his experience in Li-ion
technologies, John served as business development manager for Teledyne Energy Systems,
representing fuel cell and thermoelectric power generation technologies.
Nick Hennen
Nick Hennen is the Vice President of Digatron Power Electronics. Spending the majority of his career
in “green” tech, Nick spent most of the past two decades focused on the design and sales of custom
test and production equipment for various battery technologies. Nick is pleased to have now led the
Digatron Power Electronics sales and marketing efforts for the past three-plus years covering the
Americas. Prior to Digatron, he had a considerable stint in the design and manufacture of stationary
energy storage systems in a multitude of applications including grid stabilization, micro-grids and
renewable energy and participated in several U.S. DOE demonstrations for storage. He also spent
a few years in lean manufacturing and Six Sigma consulting in the manufacturing sector. Nick has a
BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri—Columbia along with an executive MBA
from the Olin School at Washington University—St. Louis.
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Davion Hill, Ph.D.
Dr. Davion Hill is 2015 President of NAATBatt International and Energy Storage Leader for DNV GL
Americas, responsible for DNV GL’s tactical and strategic decisions in energy storage. He has been
principle investigator in multiple contract R&D programs with ARPA-e, NYSERDA, the US Department
of Transportation and the California Energy Commission related to energy storage performance and
safety. Dr. Hill also leads DNV GL’s North American joint industry program evaluating performance
and safety of energy storage systems for hybrid vessels in the oil & gas sector. In his tenure with
NAATBatt, Dr. Hill led the initiative to create NAATBatt SD (Strategic Development) to allow NAATBatt
members to seed fund pre-competitive research programs to aid members solve common industry
problems. As a member of the National Academy of Engineers, Dr. Hill has chaired multiple panel
discussions on energy storage development. He is an accomplished author with over 30+ peer
reviewed publications and articles. Dr. Hill graduated with a Ph.D. in applied materials physics from
the Ohio State University in 2006.
Larry Horn
Larry Horn is President and CEO of MPEG LA, the world’s leading independent packager of
alternative patent licenses for standards and other technology platforms. MPEG LA revolutionized
patent licensing with the first modern day patent pool. Its pioneering program for MPEG-2 helped
produce the most widely used standard in consumer electronics history and became the template for
addressing other technologies. Today MPEG LA operates licensing programs consisting of more than
11,000 patents in 80 countries with 210 licensors and some 5900 licensees. Mr. Horn has directed
MPEG LA’s licensing and business development since the Company began operation.
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe is the founder and Managing Director of Cairn Energy Research Advisors. He has more
than ten years experience as an analyst, consultant and executive in the energy storage industry.
Prior to Cairn ERA, he has worked at Navigant Research and IDC as an analyst and has also served
as CEO at Panea Energy and Cygnus Energy Storage. He is an authority on battery usage on the
grid, transportation and consumer electronics. He is an accomplished public speaker and a frequent
keynote speaker at conferences and events throughout the world, including the Battery Show,
Interbattery Korea, Stockage D’Energie and the Energy Storage Association annual meeting. He is
frequently quoted in multiple press outlets, including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and
CNBC. He lives and works in Boulder, CO.
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Michael Kleinberg, Ph.D.
Michael Kleinberg, DNV GL is a Senior Consultant in the Distributed Energy Resources group at DNV
GL. His work focuses on energy storage modeling, procurement and implementation support and
testing, in addition to advanced distribution system analytics. Michael is currently assisting California
utilities developing and assessing their energy storage request for offers (RFOs) and has led
development of DNV GL’s energy storage cost-effectiveness model, ES-GRID. He has led technical
due diligence efforts to support investments in both large-scale and distributed energy storage projects
being developed across the U.S. Michael has experience with laboratory and field testing of energy
storage systems including performance testing, field and factory acceptance testing and investigation
of failure modes. Michael received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Drexel
University in 2007 and 2015, respectively.
B. Leo Kwak, Ph.D.
Leo Kwak is a Sr. Director, Principal Member of Technical Staff in the Advanced Technology Group of
the Corporate CTO Office at Applied Materials, Inc. He joined the company in 2006 and is responsible
for the development of new technologies, products and business opportunities, currently in the
energy storage and conservation applications. Prior to joining Applied Materials, Leo was a Principal
Member of Technical Staff at LSI Logic, where he was responsible for process module and integration
development with manufacturing line responsibilities, covering a spectrum of BEOL technologies.
Leo’s professional career also includes a startup company in wide bandgap semiconductor devices
and extended efforts in thin film battery (TFB) technologies. For the latter, he was a member of the
original ORNL TFB Group and the lead technologist in its first commercialization efforts for medical
applications. Leo holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Chem. E. from Columbia University and Caltech,
respectively, and a Ph.D. in Physics from Georgia Tech. He has authored more than 40 publications,
holds more than 70 families of patents and patent applications, and has given numerous invited
presentations at technical conferences.
Chris Larsen
Chris Larsen heads eastern U.S. and European business development for Dynapower’s Energy
Storage Group. He entered the renewables and storage industry in 1996 heading up the North Carolina
Solar Center’s grid interconnection program advising utilities and regulators on distributed generation
interconnection policies and served on the original IEEE 1547 Working Group. Chris spent 10 years
with ABB, starting in ABB’s renewable energy R&D laboratory focused on advanced power electronics
and renewable energy and had roles in product management and channel program strategy. With a
side interest in aerodynamics, Chris holds a patent for the soft Frisbee design popularly known as the
Pocket Disc. Chris and his family are based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle. He earned a masters
in mechanical engineering through NC State University’s Program in Renewable Energy and graduated
magna cum laude in economics from Princeton.
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GLOBAL CHARGE
SPEAKERS
Michael Lew
Michael Lew is President and Co-founder of Clearer Horizons, LLC and serves as Head of
Communications at NAATBatt International. Clearer Horizons is focused on helping organizations
develop strategic relationships throughout Asia in the energy applications sector. Prior to Clearer
Horizons, Michael was a Wall Street research analyst covering the energy efficiency sector.
Companies that he covered included Tesla Motors, Johnson Controls, EnerSys, Polypore and
Maxwell Technologies. Michael began his career as an engineer at IBM on the product development
line working on large systems. His educational background includes an MBA in Finance & Accounting
from New York University, a Master’s Degree in Materials Science from Columbia University and a
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.
John Merritt
John Merritt has 30+ years of technical marketing experience spanning product marketing, product
development, engineering and project management in both high-tech and cleantech companies.
Prior to joining Ideal Power in early 2013, he spent three years at Draker/Solar Power Technologies
working on both solar monitoring and solar power optimization technologies. He is a hands-on and
collaborative leader, dedicated to building strong ties between engineering, operations, marketing,
sales and end-customers. In addition to his renewables, storage integration and smart grid interests,
John is passionate about sustainable business practices, energy efficiency and water use. He
possesses a broad knowledge about energy management technologies and their positive impact on
the U.S. economy and the environment.
Ted J. Miller
Ted Miller is Ford’s Senior Manager of Energy Storage and Materials Strategy and Research. His
team is responsible for energy storage strategy, research and development for all Ford hybrid, plugin hybrid, and battery electric, vehicles. Mr. Miller’s team supports global prototype and production
vehicle development programs. They are involved in every aspect of energy storage design and
use from raw materials to end-of-life recycling. His team also sponsors collaborative energy storage
research projects at Stanford, MIT, Ohio State University, Michigan State University, the University
of Michigan, where they also sponsored the development a battery fabrication and characterization
lab which opened in October of 2015, and many other major universities worldwide. Mr. Miller is
Chairman of the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) Management Committee. He
holds a number of energy storage technology patents, is the author of many published papers in the
field, and an experienced speaker on advanced energy storage technology and materials.
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Michael Mills-Price
Michael Mills-Price is the Head of Inverter Testing Services at DNV GL. Michael has more than
15 years of experience in designing, testing and integrating inverter and system products for the
renewables industry. Previously, Michael led the Technology Development group for a prominent U.S.
inverter manufacturer, focusing on developing new, innovative solutions for the renewables industry.
Michael has held a number of positions over his many years in the renewables sector including a
role as an adjunct professor at Oregon State University, where he created and taught senior level
engineering courses in “Energy Distribution” as well as “Energy Storage”. Michael is a registered
professional engineer and holds a number of patents and publications inside the solar industry.
Paul Mitchell
Paul J. Mitchell is President and CEO of Energy Systems Network (ESN), a consortium of companies
and institutions focused on the development of Indiana’s energy technology sector. ESN provides
project development and coordination for joint ventures and cooperative partnerships between
network members who are seeking to commercialize new energy technologies in a diversity of
markets. To date, ESN has launched four commercialization projects focused on dramatically reducing
emissions/fuel consumption of heavy trucks (Hoosier Heavy Hybrid Partnership); allowing for an allelectric commute powered by a smart utility grid (Project Plug-IN); supplying our military bases with
reliable homegrown energy (MicroGreen); and creating a single point of access for battery research,
development, testing and commercialization (Battery Innovation Center).
Dave Norfleet, Ph.D.
Dave Norfleet is a Principal Engineer in the Incident Investigation Group within the Materials and
Corrosion Technology Center at Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.), Inc. (formerly CC Technologies).
Dr. Norfleet is a graduate of The Ohio State University, where he received his Ph.D. in Materials
Science and Engineering. Technological interests, experience and research have provided him with
an advanced understanding of the mechanical behavior and failure mechanisms associated with
many different material systems. In his current role as Group Lead for Litigation Support, Dr. Norfleet
consults on multidisciplinary failure investigations for a variety of industries, including Oil and Gas and
consumer products. His background and experience in metallurgy, corrosion, microscopy and fatigue
and fracture have provided him with the knowledge and skill sets necessary to consult and advise on
projects pertaining to a variety of materials and manufacturing processes. Dr. Norfleet has consulted
on matters presiding before both State and Federal Courts.
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SPEAKERS
Naoki Ota
Naoki Ota is a recognized global expert in lithium-ion batteries. He was a member of the Japanese
team that built the first lithium-ion battery. He co-founded Quallion to serve the medical and aerospace
industries. As CTO and COO of Enerdel, he led the HEV, PHEV, EV and grid storage product lines
and developed a 1GWh production capability.
John H. Platt
John Platt is a partner at the law firm of Snell & Wilmer (www.swlaw.com) and a proud member of
NAATBatt. He advises and represents clients with intellectual property strategies, audits, contracts,
due diligence and litigation. John also handles licensing agreements and patent and trademark
prosecutions. John’s patent practice involves Alternative Energy Technologies, using his dual degrees
in mechanical and electrical engineering to assist his clients with protecting their intellectual property.
He has prosecuted patents in solar, wind, micro-grid, hybrid vehicle electric motors, generation, power
regulation and energy storage. John also has experience in RF transceiver/antenna related inventions,
and MMIC and other circuit inventions. Prior to practicing law, John worked as an engineer designing
HVAC systems for cleanrooms in the semiconductor industry, giving him a broad understanding of
the semiconductor manufacturing process. He also worked inside a coal fired power plant, acquiring
a keen understanding of energy generation/transmission issues.
Norm Peterson
Norman D. Peterson is the Director of Government Relations at Argonne National Laboratory. In this
position, he interacts with governmental agencies and develops collaborations between industries,
universities, and other technology organizations. These collaborations have included projects with
the State of Illinois, which utilize Argonne technology to enhance the development and expansion of
Illinois companies. He is also responsible for the facilitation of laboratory agreements and interactions
with governmental agencies and foreign research institutions. Previously, he served as the first
Executive Director of the Governor’s Commission on Science and Technology for the State of Illinois.
Mr. Peterson has an M.A. in Urban Studies from Loyola University in Chicago, an M.S. in Social
Work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a B.A. in Urban Studies from Elmhurst
College. He has authored a number of articles and papers in the areas of technology transfer, strategic
planning and establishing effective collaborations.
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GLOBAL CHARGE
Ryan Popple
As Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Popple brings a wealth of experience in scaling advanced
transportation technologies and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Proterra’s operations
including sales, marketing, parts and service, logistics, communications and customer support.
Before joining Proterra, Popple was instrumental in the successful capitalization of Tesla Motors and
the commercialization of its first-in-kind Roadster. During his tenure as senior director of finance,
the company scaled from pre-revenues to $100M+ in vehicle revenue, received an Advantaged
Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan from the Department of Energy, completed multiple private
equity financings, reached profitability and achieved an IPO filing. In this role, Popple worked closely
with engineering, supply chain and manufacturing teams to increase the Roadster’s performance and
quality, while leading the development of Tesla’s innovative consumer financing and leasing programs.
Matthew Rappaport
Matthew Rappaport co-founded IP Checkups® in 2004 to assist companies in extracting maximum
value from patent analytics, to increase organizational knowledge and efficiency, and to help
strengthen companies’ return on technology investment. Mr. Rappaport specializes in IP strategy,
patent landscape analysis, analytics, valuations and market research to help companies align their
patent strategy with their business objectives and monetize their intellectual property assets. In
2013 working with battery engineers from several NAATBATT member companies, IP Checkups
developed and launched the ABC PatentEdge™, a best-in-class advanced battery and capacitor
competitive intelligence solution that contains more than 250,000 patents categorized into over 200
advanced battery technology areas. Mr. Rappaport serves as the industry liaison to the Fung Institute
for Engineering Leadership at the University of California, Berkeley. He also sits on the Executive
Advisory Council of the Early X Foundation. He has been a member of the IAM Strategy 300 for
several years.
Jeff Sather
Jeff Sather leads the product design and application engineering efforts at Cymbet Corporation, where
he is responsible for customer engineering support and developing integrated power management
and storage solutions. He has more than two decades of experience in designing and developing
electronic components, including solid state batteries and integrated circuits. His experience includes
semiconductor design, process integration and device characterization. He received his Bachelor of
Science, Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
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SPEAKERS
Douglas Schultz
Douglas Schultz is the Director of Loan Guarantee Origination for the U.S. Department of Energy’s
Loan Programs Office. He leads LPO’s lending activities focused on innovative alternative energy
projects in the U.S. including solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, clean fossil, nuclear, and the related
transmission and extraction infrastructure. Prior to joining LPO, Mr. Schultz was a Senior Investment
Officer at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). He previously served as the
Manager of Project Development and Finance at KMR Power Corporation, a global independent
power company, directing the company’s development and financing of green field power projects
and acquisitions throughout the Middle East, Asia and Africa. He was also a Principal Consultant at
K&M Engineering and Consulting, an emerging market leader in public/private partnerships where he
successfully advised governments and multilateral agencies around the world on privatization and
Build-Own-Operate/ Build-Operate-Transfer project implementation. Earlier in his career Mr. Schultz
was a consultant with the management and economic consulting firm of Nathan Associates focusing
primarily on the evaluation and structuring of large public and private infrastructure projects.
Steve Sloop, Ph.D.
Steve Sloop is the President of OnTo Technology LLC. He started OnTo in 2004 to recycle the LG/
Apple battery recall and continues IP development aimed to reduce life-cycle-cost and improve safety
of lithium-ion and other batteries. These innovations have been developed through contract research
and highly competitive SBIR grants from the National Science Foundation, Oregon Nanoscience
and Micro-technologies Institute, Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Energy and
Department of Defense. He received his B.S. from Willamette University and Ph.D. in Inorganic
Chemistry from Oregon State University working with Professor Michael Lerner – where he developed
organic-inorganic nanocomposites and non-flammable solid polymer electrolytes for high voltage
lithium systems. Dr. Sloop was a Postdoctoral Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
with Dr. John B. Kerr developing polymer electrolytes and diagnostic techniques to understand
capacity fade in lithium-ion batteries.
Melanie Spare
Melanie Spare is a Business Development Consultant at Siemens Industry, the world’s single-source
leader of automation technology products engineered and manufactured for all industrial sectors.
Ms. Spare holds a MBA in finance and brings 18 years of automation experience to her current role
in which she is responsible for developing the U.S. battery business by pairing large scale battery
manufactures with a comprehensive portfolio of solutions spanning the entire value chain.
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GLOBAL CHARGE
Dirk Spiers
Dirk Spiers is serial entrepreneur and the founder and president of Spiers New Technologies. He is
a pioneer and leader in the repair, remanufacturing and refurbishment of advanced battery packs as
well as the manufacturing of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) with new or second life battery modules
and cells. His experience in reman, battery, solar and wind technologies puts him at the forefront of
developing programs to manage the life cycle battery packs and using battery storage systems with
renewable energy sources. He has developed and established Advanced Battery Pack programs
with some of the leading EV OEM’s. Spiers New Technologies specializes in the manufacturing,
refurbishment and repair of high voltage powertrain systems and Energy Storage Systems. Their
state-of-the-art, energy neutral, battery center is based in Oklahoma City where they work on the
battery packs of all the leading OEM’s.
Dr. Bernhard Stalder
Master in chemical engineering (Swiss Institute of Technology [ETH], Zurich, Switzerland)
PhD in mechanical process engineering (Swiss Institute of Technology [ETH], Zurich, Switzerland)
Since 1993: Different functions in the business area “Grinding and Dispersion” of Bühler AG, Uzwil,
Switzerland (Manager Process Development, Manager Engineering, Manager Application Lab,
Product Manager, Manager Technology)
Present Function: Market Segment Manager “High Tech Solutions”
Handling of battery projects since 2008
Pablo Valencia
Pablo Valencia, currently the Senior Manager for Battery Lifecycle Management joined General
Motors in 1984, shortly after graduating from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Mechanical Engineering. Pablo has held various engineering positions in Powertrain,
Thermal, and Advanced Technology Development including responsibility for Volt Battery Thermal
and Mechanical systems. Pablo has also held several business positions at General Motors
including Advanced Vehicle Line Manager for the Pontiac Solstice and a product and manufacturing
management position for a GM Project in Torino Italy. Today, Pablo leads a cross functional team that
is managing the cross program traction power battery life cycle activities including Service Strategy,
Secondary Use, and Recycling.
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SPEAKERS
Nick Warner
An engineer in Energy and Materials at DNV GL, Nick Warner has been working with batteries and energy
storage systems for almost six years. Prior to joining DNV GL, Nick was a research engineer and battery
and energy storage lab manager at the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research, where
in addition to proving support for automotive research and development projects and testing, performed
research on battery second life. Having also been a volunteer firefighter, Nick’s experience in that field
has prompted a strong interest in battery and energy storage safety and has been invaluable to his
efforts at DNV GL. In addition to testing and evaluation, Nick is involved with numerous energy storage
safety groups and activities and has also performed several failure investigations on both large scale
energy storage systems as well as smaller battery systems for other clients. Beyond safety, Nick is heavily
involved in the ARPA-e CHARGES program and several other energy storage related project including
battery second use and evaluation and due diligence. Nick has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University.
James Watkins
James Watkins is Vice President of Revenue and Strategy for BrightVolt, the world leader in thin,
flexible batteries. BrightVolt’s global product set ranges from very small and thin batteries to larger
rechargeable batteries – all less than .5mm thick – used in a wide variety of applications ranging from
industrial and IoT devices to payments technologies. James has a history of identifying market trends
and bringing disruptive technologies to market to address customer needs. Throughout his career,
James has worked with innovative technology companies to monetize existing assets, develop new
products and IP and build world class direct sales teams and indirect channels. Prior to coming
to BrightVolt, James has worked with a stellar lineup of companies ranging from Fortune 50 tech
companies to early stage startups. James earned his MBA from George Washington University.
Dr. David L. Wood, III
David Wood is a Senior Staff Scientist, Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Team Lead, Fuel Cell Technologies
Program Manager and UT Bredesen Center Faculty Member. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL), he is researching novel electrode architectures, advanced processing methods,
manufacturing science and materials characterization for lithium ion batteries and low-temperature
fuel cells, and has been employed there since 2009. He is a well-known energy conversion and
storage researcher with an industrial and academic career that began in 1995. From 1997 to 2002,
he was employed by General Motors Corporation and SGL Carbon Group excelling at applied R&D
related to automotive and stationary PEFC technology. Later work at Los Alamos National Laboratory
(LANL) and Cabot Corporation focused on elucidation of key chemical degradation mechanisms,
development of accelerated testing methods and component development. Dr. Wood received his
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1994, his M.S. in Chemical
Engineering from the University of Kansas in 1998 and his Ph.D. in Electrochemical Engineering from
the University of New Mexico in 2007.
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Mission
To promote the commercial interests of our members by supporting developments in the science of and markets for
advanced electrochemical energy storage technology in the United States and worldwide consistent with the goals of
enhancing energy efficiency, reducing petroleum dependence and enabling carbon-free electricity generation.
Specific Objectives
•To build relationships among companies engaged in advanced electrochemical energy storage for the
purpose of enhancing commercial opportunities for all of our members.
•To accelerate commercialization of emerging electrochemical energy storage technology by facilitating greater
collaboration among private industry, research institutions and government laboratories.
•To integrate electricity storage into the ecosystem of the U.S. power system.
•To educate industry, consumers and financial markets about advanced electrochemical energy storage
technology and its benefits.
•To provide information to our members that promotes greater collaboration, market efficiency and profitability.
•To promote standardization of advanced battery cell and system design with a view to reducing the cost of
such systems in transportation and large scale electricity storage applications.
•To advocate for public policies in the United States and worldwide that increase market demand for systems
incorporating advanced electrochemical energy storage technology.
•To promote the recycling of and development of aftermarkets for advanced batteries and electrochemical
energy storage systems.
CHARGING THE FUTURE
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JULY 12–14, 2016
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