Welcome & Introduction: Technology is Driving the Battery Business: Current Trends and Developments

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Recording of Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 4:39 .

Dr.-Ing. Matthias Vetter
Head of Department Electrical Energy Storage
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme
Deutschland

Technology is the key to battery storage markets developing at a rapid pace. Just look at the way system costs have dropped drastically in recent years as a result of progress in the development of battery materials and battery cells and advancement in storage system technology.In the diverse stationary markets in particular, opportunities for technological alternatives to the lithium-ion battery are being opened up. In this session, you can hear from experts directly about current progress in the development of specific battery technologies and learn about the impact those battery technologies are set to have on the market for electrical energy storage systems in the near future.

Further Talks of this session:

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Uwe Fuchs
Head of Sales
BASF Stationary Energy Storage GmbH
Germany

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Eloisa de Castro
CEO
Enerpoly
Sweden

To Talk

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Carla Barrera
Business Development & Marketing Director for Energy Storage
SLB
United States of America

To Talk

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Alan Greenshields
Director EMEA
ESS Inc.
United States of America

To Talk

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Adam Briggs
Chief Commercial Officer
Ambri Incorporated
United States of America

To Talk

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