Batteries have become daily use components for many applications. New growing segments like EV and grid storage batteries extend the traditional ordinary battery applications. In the race for energy density, we shouldn't forget safety. For example, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery safety case. Unfortunately, we face daily safety events with injuries and severe damage. This workshop focuses on portable, stationary, and automotive battery safety along the battery cycle life (acceptance, testing, assembly, use, transportation, and disposal). This training incorporates Shmuel De-Leon’s and other experiences on battery safety, representing over 26 years of work in the field. The motivation behind the training is to provide attendees with the knowledge needed to safely handle the batteries in their organization, and to support reduction in safety events.

Cathode active materials (CAM) occupy a pivotal position in lithium-ion battery systems, as they are the single most influential component across all three core design criteria: performance, cost, and CO2 footprint. The cathode dictates key electrochemical properties such as energy density and cycle life, while also representing the largest share of cell-level costs and embedded emissions due to its energy- and resource-intensive production. As a result, the choice of CAM is not just a technical decision-it is a strategic lever for advancing battery technology and meeting sustainability targets. Overlaying this technical importance is a complex and often fragile global supply landscape, where many of the industry’s most pressing sustainability challenges converge. The CAM supply chain is shaped by geopolitical risk, regional resource concentration (notably for lithium, nickel, and cobalt), and critical ESG concerns around responsible mining, ethical labor practices, and environmental impact. Addressing these challenges is essential for building resilient, scalable, and truly sustainable battery systems. Understanding cathode materials-both from a technical and a supply-chain perspective-is therefore essential for anyone working to advance next-generation battery technologies or scale-up sustainable energy storage solutions.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

• Cathode history
• Cathode chemistry families
  o LCO
  o NMC
  o NCA
  o LFP
  o Next Gen (Mn-rich, disordered rock salts,…)
• CAM quality
  o 4M changes
  o Raw Material qualifications
  o LiabilityRelationship between pCAM and CAM properties
• CAM IP landcape
• CAM supply chains & ESG matters
• Key CAM contractual topics

Participants will understand why:

• pCAM and CAM are not commodities that can be simply interchanged in a cell.
• The choice of cathode chemistry directly impacts not only energy density and cycle life, but also the overall cost structure and CO2 footprint of the battery.
• Supply chain risks (geopolitical, ESG, and resource concentration) must be considered alongside technical performance when evaluating CAM options.
• Careful reflection is needed when entering long term CAM supply contracts.
  

As the world’s biggest EDV market, the Chinese xEV industry has become the most important pioneering target. However, specially planned economy, localised regulations, and multiple business models exist and make international companies’ decision-making more difficult. Therefore, this tutorial will try to provide a whole picture of the Chinese EDV battery market, including policies and regulations, future forecasts, competitive analysis, battery technology strategies, upstream supply chain, and positioning for foreign enterprises.

This tutorial will give an overview of the status of solid-state battery development. The scientific basis for solid-state batteries will be explained in detail. The different types of solid electrolytes (oxides, sulfides, polymers) will be introduced, and recent trends will be highlighted.

By 2030 the original lithium-ion battery manufacturing industry is on course to reach $120 billion worldwide. However, with so many uncertainties, the recycling market has projections of $14 to $40 billion. Recycling must be economically sustainable with future $10/kg cathodes, can it achieve such a goal? A supportive recycling industry will be expected to (1) operate with end-of-life batteries as an asset (2) produce cost-competitive elements, electrodes, or electrode precursor materials, (3) safely address large-scale throughputs, and (4) accommodate low cobalt or no cobalt cathode formulations. This tutorial will comprehensively address technologies of pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, hybrid approaches, and direct recycling. The instructor will introduce these and discuss them in light of cost goals and market realities.

The key challenges in the use of silicon-based anodes, as well as progress in the implementation of silicon and what can we expect in the future. The latest improvements in other battery components are required to maximise the benefit of silicon-based anodes.

ABOUT THIS TUTORIAL:

• The rechargeable battery market in 2024
• Battery market by application
• Electronic devices, xEV, e-bikes, power tools
• Stationary applications
• Raw material for lithium-ion battery supply chain
• Battery market forecasts, 2026-2036
• Focus on xEV market
• OEM supply chain
• xEV forecasts
• Impact of Li-ion batteries on lead acid battery market
• Conclusions

This tutorial will give an overview of battery systems design. An overall product development process will be discussed for a typical system. Design aspects of each individual subsystem will be explored with cost impacts of different design choices. Testing, validation, and designing for safety will be other key areas of discussion.

In this tutorial, we’ll review these non-obvious but useful battery metrics and analyses through interactive demonstrations and discussion. We'll also explore how they can be applied to day-to-day engineering through advances in data science, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI).

This tutorial provides a comprehensive overview of the supply chains for commercial batteries used in the transportation industry. It covers the full battery value chain, the criteria and policies that define critical minerals, and the distinction between abundant and scarce materials. The session will explore China's dominant role in the lithium-ion battery supply chain and emphasise the strategic importance of upstream and midstream development for future growth. Each key battery material will be examined in terms of its availability, extraction methods, and processing into battery-grade form. The tutorial will conclude with a discussion on strategies to "close the loop" and achieve a more sustainable, circular battery supply chain.