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This expert leads programs on sustainable mobility, batteries, and raw material value chains. After completing his interdisciplinary studies (honours) in European politics and economics at University with distinction, they worked with EY sustainability and Volkswagen AG Corporate Foresight.
Key Achievements:
✔He has been responsible for seminal reports on circular traction batteries and automotive by the Circular Economy Initiative Germany, Global Battery Alliance, and the World Economic Forum.
✔He created and leads the Battery Pass project, Germany’s strategic initiative to fulfil the EU battery regulation’s requirements.
✔Has led several advisory, research and investment projects on the tracking and tracing of technical materials.
This expert is a High Voltage Battery System Technical Specialist with both engineering and manufacturing experience. Prior to setting up their own battery consulting company, they worked as a Chief Engineer where they were leading high voltage battery system engineering and manufacturing projects for application in different target sectors.
Key Achievements:
✔Was responsible for the delivery of the cell & module components and the vehicle strategies that affected the battery lifetime and performance.
✔Has experience in developing materials for Li_x001E_ion cells, bipolar lead acid batteries and PEM fuel cells.
✔Led cell & module strategy for future BEV and PHEV programmes.
✔Led a High Voltage battery development program from conception to production for an OEM.
This expert specialises in energy storage technologies, focusing on Li-ion and Li-metal battery technologies. They have a PhD that is centred on advanced knowledge of battery safety, failure, and mitigation methods. 7+ years’ experience in battery R&D and commercial scale production. With this comes additional general knowledge in sustainable energy-oriented nanotechnology and materials.
Key Achievements:
✔Working on a ~$2-million-dollar joint project between four research universities in the USA.
✔This expert has produced multiple patents and 3 first-author academic publications and contributed to 10+ additional publications.
✔Operates as part of a larger USA Department of Energy (ARPA-E) program to develop and scale methane-to-hydrogen technologies.
✔They are currently providing techno-economic and preliminary scale-up/pricing analysis for a novel low-cost carbon fibre project.