Catch the Latest Trends in the Battery Industry! Announcement of the Future Days 2025 Battery Edition Program

With the growing demand for batteries, it is becoming increasingly important to stay updated on attractive, innovative, and sustainable technological advancements. To promptly deliver the latest trends, we are hosting a livestream event, **”Future Days: Focus on Battery” on May 21, 2025**!

In this online event, Malvern Panalytical’s expert team and industry specialists will gather to discuss the future of battery technology, measurement and analysis solutions, online measurement technologies, and the use of analytical techniques in lithium-ion battery recycling.

Join this 3-hour event to gain the latest insights driving innovation in the battery industry!

Presenters Introduction

Each of the presentations and panel sessions is available for live participation where you can ask questions on the spot.

🔹 Margarita Merkulova (Umicore, Program Manager in Analytics)
Presentation Title: “From Quick Checks to Complete Insights: Integrating Analytical Techniques in Battery Recycling”
Discusses the critical need for comprehensive characterization for sustainable resource recovery in battery recycling. Umicore’s unique recycling process employs a smart approach combining pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy, enhancing process efficiency and precious metal recovery through material characterization and chemical analysis.

🔹 Prof. Dr. ir. Mark Huijben (Twente University, Professor of Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage)
Presentation Theme: Evolution and Challenges of All-Solid-State Microbatteries
Explores miniaturization of energy storage devices for wireless and autonomous applications, focusing on challenges like performance, reversibility, and degradation. The talk will explain how epitaxial engineering of crystal thin-film model systems provides unique electrochemical insights not achievable with traditional polycrystalline battery structures.

🔹 Dr. Xuehang Wang (Delft University of Technology, Assistant Professor in Electrochemical Energy Storage)
Presentation Title: “High-Rate Electrochemical Energy Storage: Mechanistic Insights into Novel Materials”
Innovation in new materials is essential to meet the growing demands for high-energy, high-power electrochemical energy storage (EES). The presentation will explain how technologies like two-dimensional transition metal carbides “MXenes” and conjugated polyelectrolytes might bridge the gap between thin-film batteries and microcapacitors in next-generation EES devices.

🔹 Dr. Jonas Höwedes (Fraunhofer FFB, Product & Process Qualification)
Presentation Theme: Latest Trends in Battery Production and Materials
Focusing on the challenge faced by European battery cell manufacturers in producing “cost-competitive lithium-ion cells,” introducing innovative solutions like sodium-ion battery material development and the introduction of dry coating technologies. These technologies aim to reduce production costs and enhance efficiency while providing valuable insights to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving battery industry.

Don’t miss this invaluable opportunity to learn about the latest battery technologies and industry trends all at once!