Information on the structure of the conference

Battery Day NRW:
Conference language is German

Battery Day NRW on the 9th of April 2024

The agenda

09:00 – 10:00

Reception

10:00 – 10:10

Opening and moderation

Prof. Dr. Martin Winter
University of Münster, MEET Battery Research Centre

Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwe Sauer
RWTH Aachen University, ISEA

Location: Congress Hall

10:10 – 10:15

Greeting as video

Mona Neubaur
Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Location: Congress Hall

10:15 – 10:20

Greeting

Prof. Dr. Johannes Wessels
Rector of the University of Münster

Location: Congress Hall

10:20 – 10:50

Keynote 1
BIOSTORE – Batteries made from renewable raw materials / Governance of sustainable innovations

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Schmid
University of Münster
Institute of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Location: Congress Hall

10:50 – 11:15

Coffee break and visit to the exhibition

Block 1 // Innovative start-ups

Moderation: Svenja Nentwig, eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AG

Location: Congress Hall

11:15 – 11:35

Electrolytes – The key enabler for innovative cell technologies

Dr. Mirco Ruttert
E-Lyte Innovations GmbH

11:35 – 11:55

Second Life – how battery modules with different states of health can be integrated into a battery storage system

Fabian Cordes
encore | DB – extending battery life

11:55 – 12:15

Closing the loop for profitability on NMC and LFP battery recycling

Daria Arbuzova
Green Li-ion

12:15 – 12:35

Aerogel solutions for electromobility

Dr. Marc Fricke
aerogel-it

12:35 – 12:50

Discussion panel with all speakers

12:50 – 14:00

Lunch break and visit to the exhibition

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14:00 – 14:30

Keynote 2
Cooperative battery research in Germany and the Netherlands – current and future developments using the example of the Euregio Münster/Enschede

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Thiede
University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology

Location: Congress Hall

14:30 – 14:45

Coffee break and visit to the exhibition

Block 2 // Battery production

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Simon Lux, FFB Fraunhofer Research Facility for Battery Cell Production FFB

Location: Congress Hall

14:45 – 15:15

Flow batteries: Current status and challenges in production and scaling

Prof. Dr. Christian Doetsch
Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT

15:15 – 15:45

The impact of EU policies and regulations on the electrochemical energy storage market

Dr. Bernhard Riegel
HOPPECKE Batterien GmbH & Co. KG

15:45 – 16:15

Combined assessment of costs and environmental impacts along the value chain of lithium-ion batteries

Dr. Moritz Gutsch
University of Münster

16:30 – 17:00

Keynote 3
Lab to Fab – Innovation path at the Fraunhofer FFB

Dr. Saskia Wessel
Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB

Location: Congress Hall

17:00 – 17:30

Get together

17:45

Bus departure in front of the congress building

from 18:00

Guided tours of the FFB PreFab site or the MEET battery research centre

Exclusively for participants. The number of participants is limited.
Online registration (free of charge) is required.

approx. 19:15

Return of the buses

Partners and organisers:

Supported by:

AK Wirtschaft Industrie Klimaschutz und Energie Farbig RGB