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Inaugural Nickel Institute Battery Day

 Leading the path to electrification

The Nickel Institute will hold its inaugural annual Battery Day on July 6, 2023.

Batteries are the fastest growing market for nickel, and we need them for realizing electrification targets.

The Battery Day brings together stakeholders from various segments of the supply chain: OEMs, government, academia and finance. You will hear directly from leading experts in the battery industry who will share a blend of topics from automotive technology to recycling. 

Join the event by completing the registration form.

Practical details

  • The event will be held online via Zoom webinar and participation is free.
  • Dial-in details will be communicated a few days before the event to all registered participants.
  • Join the event by completing the registration form.
  • More information will be available soon on this page. 
  • Contact: Parvin AdeliIsaline de Baré
  • Program (timing ET-Toronto):
8.30-8.40 Dr. Parvin Adeli
Manager, Batteries, Nickel Institute
8.40-9.15

Keynote: Dr. Jeff Dahn
NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair, Dalhousie University

All Dry In One Step (ADIOS to Water) Synthesis of Co-free NMC Materials for Li-ion Batteries

9.15-9.45

Dr. Marzi Barghamadi
Research Scientist-Batteries, CSIRO Manufacturing

Ni-rich cathodes in lithium-ion batteries

9.45-10.15

Hans Eric Melin
Managing Director, Circular Energy Storage, UK

What role will recycling play in the future battery value chain

10.15-10.40

Harry Fisher
Project Manager, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Nickel and the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act

10.40-11.00 break
11.00-11.30

Keynote: Prof. Stanley Whittingham
2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Pushing the limits of high nickel NMC

11.30-12.00

Dr. Venkat Viswanathan
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Carnegie Mellon University

Critical role of nickel for battery-powered electric aircraft

12.00-12.30

Martin Beermann
Senior Scientist, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH

GHG emissions of Zero-Nickel versus Nickel-based EV-batteries 

12.30-12.55

John Kincaide
President, Boulderwood Holdings Inc. dba, 2ndLife Batteries®

Recycling NMC vs LFP from an economic perspective

12.55-13.00 Final comments and wrap up

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Attendees should note that this event will be video-recorded and may be published in various media, including on the Nickel Institute’s website, without further notice

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