The Electrochemical Society hosted Reed M. Wittman and Yuliya Preger’s live webinar, “Degradation of Commercial Lithium-Ion Cells Beyond 80% Capacity,” on July 12, 2024. Following the presentation, the speakers took audience questions during a live Question and Answer session. Any questions not answered during the broadcast were answered in writing (see below). 

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Arumugam Manthiram

The Electrochemical Society hosted Arumugam Manthiram’s live webinar, “Sustainable Next-generation Battery Chemistries,” on September 20, 2023. Dr. Manthiram took audience questions during a live Question and Answer session at the end of the presentation. He kindly answered in writing questions not answered during the broadcast. His responses follow.

NOTE: Registration is required to view the webinar.

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Vito Di Noto is featured guest speaker with presentations by NSF IUCRC Center Members

Dr. Vito Di Noto

The ECS New England Section is hosting the NSF IUCRC Center for Solid-state Electric Power Storage (CEPS)** and invites you to a special event on Wednesday, May 31, from 1400-1800h at the 243rd ECS Meeting with the 18th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC-XVIII) in Boston, MA. 

Date: Wednesday, May 31
Time: 1400-1800h ET
Location: Sheraton Boston: Back Bay Ballroom B
Registration:
Registration for the ECS New England Section event requires (1) registration for the 243rd ECS Meeting with SOFC-XVIII and (2) purchasing a ticket to this section event. When registering, select the appropriate Registrant Type for the 243rd ECS Meeting with SOFC-XVIII; then under Sessions, select the ECS New England Section. Badges and event tickets can be picked up during registration hours at ECS Registration located in the Hynes Convention Center.
Questions: Please email customerservice@electrochem.org.

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The Journal of The Electrochemical Society, in collaboration with Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (ESRI), UL Research Institutes, is publishing a focus issue titled Journey of Lithium-Ion: Performance, Safety, and Lifespan. The Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (ESRI)—one of five UL Research Institutes—conducts fundamental scientific research to understand the safety and performance of energy technologies.

In recent years, renewable energy technologies have emerged as one of the highest priority solutions to climate change. But they also present very real risks; for example, key chemicals inside lithium-ion batteries pose life-threatening harm if they aren’t manufactured, stored, and recycled correctly. Our scientists explore the safety and performance limits of storage batteries and other renewable energy technologies and investigate how we can overcome those limits safely. Through our discovery-driven research, we innovate, test, model, and lay the foundation for electrochemical energy storage that is reliable and safe. (more…)

Dr. Y. Shirley Meng

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory appointed Y. Shirley Meng to be Chief Scientist at the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) with a joint appointment as a professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago. She assumes the position in January 2022. Dr. Meng joined ECS as a graduate student in 2007 and calls the Society her “professional home.” She is on the Society’s Board of Directors and serves as Chair of the ECS Battery Division. 

“To tackle the climate crisis, sustainable and resilient energy storage is one of the most important technologies humanity needs. I am excited and humbled to take up the role of ACCESS chief scientist. At the same time, as a faculty member of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, I hope to build an innovation ecosystem where we can train the next generation workforce, foster meaningful relations with industry both domestic and international, and make breakthroughs in energy storage technologies in the decade to come,” said Dr. Meng. (more…)

StorageX International Symposium

Building Energy Efficiency and Energy Storage

Sponsored by Stanford’s StorageX Initiative

Join Stanford StorageX for an interactive symposium series on the latest advances and breakthrough research in energy storage.

Global experts will cover materials, devices, systems, theory, simulation, and economics across the spectrum of energy storage applications – from electronics and EVs, to backing up the grid and renewables.

The series, hosted by StorageX faculty co-directors Yi Cui and William Chueh, is free and open to the public, registration required.

Dian Grueneich, Alexi Miller & Grace Relf

Friday, May 21, 2021: 7:00-8:45am Pacific Time
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