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July 3-5, Conference on Batteries and Fuel Cells

Tuesday, July 3 (Day 1):
New Materials and Technologies for Li-Ion Batteries

 

08:00 Opening Conference Office
09:00

Welcome

W. Tillmetz, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

09:05

Electrochemistry in Ulm - a cornerstone in the German Energiewende

K.J. Ebeling, President University of Ulm (D)

09:15

E-Mobility in Germany: Achievements and Vision 2020

V. Steinle, BMVBS, Berlin (D)

 

Session 1: Lithium-Ion-Technology Overview

Chairman M. Wachtler, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

09:25 Li-Ion Batteries: State of the art and future technologies
J.-M. Tarascon
, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris (F)
09:45 Advanced Anode Materials - an Overview
S. Koller
, VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH, Graz (A)
10:05 Advanced Cathode Materials - an Overview
Y. K. Sun
, Hanyang University, Seoul (KOR)
10:25 Coffee Break

 

Session 2: Advanced Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries

Chairman P. Axmann, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

10:45 High Voltage Cathode Materials
M. Wohlfahrt-Mehrens
, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)
11:05 Advanced Electrolytes
K. Zaghib
, Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Quèbec (IREQ), Varennes (CN)
11:25 Factors affecting the electrochemical performance of Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate
N. Tran
, Süd-Chemie AG, Moosburg (D)
11:45 Lifetime investigations on Lithium Ion Cells
K. Tatsumi
, AIST, Osaka (JPN)
12:05 Lunch

 

Session 3: Safety Investigations and Future Lithium Battery Technology

Chairman J. Garche, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

13:40 Safety and Thermal Stability of Li-Ion-Cells
J. Yamaki
, Kyoto University (JPN)
14:00 Li-Safety Fundamentals
C.-Y. Wang
, Pennsylvania State University (USA)
14:20 Secondary Batteries Based on Metal Fluorides
M. Fichtner
, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (D)
14:40 Improved rate capability of solid-state Lithium batteries with sulfide electrolytes
K. Takada
, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (JPN)
15:00 Coffee Break

 

Session 4: Advanced Batteries

Chairman M. Wohlfahrt-Mehrens, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

15:30 Developments in Li-Sulfur & Li-Air Technologies
B. Scrosati
, University of Rome (I)
16:00 Reversible Zn-Air Technologies
Z. Ogumi
, Kyoto University (JPN)
16:20 Redox batteries without flow
M. Winter
, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster (D)
17:00 Poster Session (until 18:30 p.m.)
19:00 Evening Event

 

Wednesday, July 4 (Day 2):
System and Production Technologies
for Batteries, Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

Session 1: Batteries - Design, Production and Application

Chairman A. Hoffmann, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

08:30 Registration
09:00 Assessment of Cell Designs: Cylindric, Pouch, Prismatic
A. Lamm
, Daimler AG, Kirchheim (D)
09:20 Quality Control & Quality Assurance in LIB Production
H.-W. Praas
, TEXSYS GmbH, Radebeul (D)
09:40 Production Technologies for LIB
M. Stehr
, Manz Automation Tübingen GmbH, Tübingen (D)
10:00 Experiences with Fuel Cell and Battery-Technologies in Large Demonstration Programs
K. Bonhoff
, NOW GmbH Nationale Organisation Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie, Berlin (D)
10:30 Coffee Break

 

Session 2: Batteries and Fuel Cell Applications

Chairman M. Danzer, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

11:00 Battery experience in real world operation of the Opel Ampera
M. Herrmann
, Adam Opel AG, Rüsselsheim (D)
11:20 Vehicle and battery safety hand in hand
A. Gräter
, BMW Group, München (D)
11:40 Non-automotive applications of Li-Ion batteries
A. Waas / A. Dinger
, The Boston Consulting Group GmbH, München (D)
12:00 Lunch

 

Session 3: Fuel Cell Applications

Chairman A. Kabza, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

13:30 Fuel cells and electromobility - steps into a serial production
F. Loogen
, e-mobil BW GmbH, Stuttgart (D)
13:50 FC Vehicle development by Toyota
J. Roussel
, TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE, Zaventem (B)
14:10 Fuel Cell Power Train development by Daimler
O. Schmid
, Daimler AG, Stuttgart (D)
14:30 Recent Activities on Fuel Cell Development in Japan
Y. Tojo
, NEDO (JPN)
14:50 Coffee Break


Session 4: Fuel Cells, Electrolyzers and Redox Flow Batteries

Chairman M. Jenne, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

15:20 FC-Backup Power - Technology & Market Prospects
M. U. Osswald
, FutureE Fuel Cell Solutions GmbH, Nürtingen (D)
15:40 Energy Storage with Hydrogen: Field Experience & future Prospects
O. Weinmann, Vattenfall Europe Innovation GmbH, Hamburg (D)
16:00 Water Electrolysis for the Hydrogen Production out of Renewable Energies
C. Hebling
, Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE), Freiburg (D)
16:20 Vanadium Flow Battery for Electricity Storage
H. Zhang, DALIAN RONGKEPOWER CO., LTD., Dalian (CN)
19:00

Dinner Event
- Poster Award Celebration
- UECT Award Celebration

 

Thursday, July 5 (Day 3):
Technologies for Fuel Cells, Electrolyzers, Batteries (non Lithium) and Double Layer Capacitors

Session 1: Advanced Components for Fuel Cells

Chairman F. Häussler, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

08:30 Registration
09:00 Autostack - Achievements and perspectives of automative stack development in Europe
A. Martin / L. Jörissen
, André Martin Consulting, Kirchheim (D) / Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)
09:20 PEMFC - Bipolar Plates for PEM-Fuel cells
A. Hagiwara
, Nisshinbo Chemical Inc., Chiba (JPN)
09:40 Stacks and stack components
U. Maier
, ElringKlinger AG, Dettingen (D)
10:00 Cost Reduction trough Cell Design
G. Frank,
Daimler AG, Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern (D)
10:20 Coffee Break

 

Session 2: Advanced Technologies for Fuel Cells

Chairman J. Scholta, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

10:50 PEMFC - Cost reduction trough operating strategy
A. Nelson
, AFCC, Burnaby (CDN)
11:10 Advanced PEFC bipolar plate and stack technologies designed to cost
R. Ströbel
, DANA Power Technologies Group, Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH, Neu-Ulm (D)
11:30 Low Cost GDL - Technology
J. Kleemann
, Daimler AG, Ulm (D)
11:50 Optimization of Components and Cell Design for Automotive Applications
J. Scholta
, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)
12:10 Lunch

 

Session 3: Advanced Materials Fuel Cells & Batteries

Chairman L. Jörissen, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

13:30 PEMFC Catalysts - Key challange cathode catalyst - How to combine higher activity and durability?
M. Arenz
, Uni Kopenhagen (DK)
13:50 PEMFC Advances in Hydrocarbon membranes
D. Izuhara
, Toray Industries Inc., Tokyo (JPN)
14:10 Partial State-of-Charge Duty - A Challenge but not a Show-Stopper for Lead-Acid Batteries
P. T. Moseley
, International Lead Zinc Research Organization, Durham (GB)
14:30 Advances in NiCd and NiMH batteries technologies
P. Bernard
, SAFT Research, Bordeaux (F)
14:50 Coffee Break


Session 4: Advanced Materials for Batteries, Electrolyzers and Double Layer Capacitors

Chairman F. Wilhelm, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)

15:20 Materials for Alkaline Electrolysis
A. Friedrich, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Stuttgart (D)
15:40 Low cost, high power Double Layer Capacitors
E. Tal-Gutelmacher
, ELBIT Systems, Haifa (IL)
16:00 Strategies to Decrease the Resistance Sources on EDLCs Electrodes
S. Dsoke
, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)
16:20 Closing Words
W. Tillmetz, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Ulm (D)
17:00 End of Conference