SWISS BATTERY DAYS 2025
from
Monday 25 August 2025 (09:00)
to
Wednesday 27 August 2025 (19:20)
Monday 25 August 2025
12:00
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
Welcome
Welcome
13:00 - 13:10
13:10
Prof. Clare Grey
Prof. Clare Grey
13:10 - 13:50
13:50
Rekha Narayan 'Synchronous Surface Stabilization and In-situ Remediation of Lithium Residuals to Suppress Gassing from Ni-rich Cathodes: An Operando Gas Evolution Study'
Rekha Narayan 'Synchronous Surface Stabilization and In-situ Remediation of Lithium Residuals to Suppress Gassing from Ni-rich Cathodes: An Operando Gas Evolution Study'
13:50 - 14:10
14:10
Leon Skarjan 'Towards high-sensitivity isotope-enhanced imaging of lithium battery interphases by neutron capture methodology'
Leon Skarjan 'Towards high-sensitivity isotope-enhanced imaging of lithium battery interphases by neutron capture methodology'
14:10 - 14:30
14:30
Break
Break
14:30 - 15:10
15:10
Prof. Birger Horstmann 'Chemo-Mechanical SEI Model for Silicon Electrodes'
Prof. Birger Horstmann 'Chemo-Mechanical SEI Model for Silicon Electrodes'
15:10 - 15:50
15:50
Mingliang Liu 'Li2S Growth Regulation at the Solid-Liquid Interface in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries'
Mingliang Liu 'Li2S Growth Regulation at the Solid-Liquid Interface in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries'
15:50 - 16:10
16:10
YeonJu Kim 'A Strategy to Prevent Fluorine-Induced Transition Metal Dissolution in Lithium- Ion Batteries'
YeonJu Kim 'A Strategy to Prevent Fluorine-Induced Transition Metal Dissolution in Lithium- Ion Batteries'
16:10 - 16:30
16:30
16:30 - 19:05
Tuesday 26 August 2025
09:00
Opening of the day 2
Opening of the day 2
09:00 - 09:05
09:05
Prof. Jeff Sakamoto
Prof. Jeff Sakamoto
09:05 - 09:45
09:45
Linfeng Xu 'Operando X-ray Computed Tomography of Lithium Plating and Stripping in Zero-Excess Lithium Metal Solid-State Batteries'
Linfeng Xu 'Operando X-ray Computed Tomography of Lithium Plating and Stripping in Zero-Excess Lithium Metal Solid-State Batteries'
09:45 - 10:05
10:05
Julian F. Baumgärtner 'A Highly Conductive Halospinel Cathode for All-Solid-State Batteries'
Julian F. Baumgärtner 'A Highly Conductive Halospinel Cathode for All-Solid-State Batteries'
10:05 - 10:25
10:25
Break
Break
10:25 - 11:05
11:05
Joel Casella 'Thin-film Me-Li-F conversion cathodes for high-energy solid-state batteries'
Joel Casella 'Thin-film Me-Li-F conversion cathodes for high-energy solid-state batteries'
11:05 - 11:25
11:25
Nicolas Rospars 'Lithium Metal Anodes For Next Generation Batteries'
Nicolas Rospars 'Lithium Metal Anodes For Next Generation Batteries'
11:25 - 11:45
11:45
11:45 - 12:00
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:20
13:20
Prof. Ivana Hasa 'On the Role of Morphological Changes as the Origin of Improved Cycling Stability of Sn-based Anodes for Sodium-ion Batteries'
Prof. Ivana Hasa 'On the Role of Morphological Changes as the Origin of Improved Cycling Stability of Sn-based Anodes for Sodium-ion Batteries'
13:20 - 14:00
14:00
Kelly Murphy 'Upcycling Low-Density Polyethylene into High-Performance Carbon Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries'
Kelly Murphy 'Upcycling Low-Density Polyethylene into High-Performance Carbon Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries'
14:00 - 14:20
14:20
Maryam Chattabi 'Development and characterization of a high-performance layered oxide for sodium-ion batteries'
Maryam Chattabi 'Development and characterization of a high-performance layered oxide for sodium-ion batteries'
14:20 - 14:40
14:40
Julita Tabor 'Optimizing Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries: Understanding Co-Salt Effects on Zn²⁺ Transference and Deposition'
Julita Tabor 'Optimizing Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries: Understanding Co-Salt Effects on Zn²⁺ Transference and Deposition'
14:40 - 15:00
15:00
Shruti Hariyani 'Interplay between Stereochemically Active Lone Pair Repulsions, Sigma Hole Interactions, and Delocalized Redox Processes in Topochemical Fluoride-Ion Insertion'
Shruti Hariyani 'Interplay between Stereochemically Active Lone Pair Repulsions, Sigma Hole Interactions, and Delocalized Redox Processes in Topochemical Fluoride-Ion Insertion'
15:00 - 15:20
15:20
Break
Break
15:20 - 16:00
16:00
Dr. Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens
Dr. Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens
16:00 - 16:40
16:40
Pei Sun 'Solvent-Free Electrode Manufacturing for Next-Generation Batteries: A DEM Study on Extrusion Process'
Pei Sun 'Solvent-Free Electrode Manufacturing for Next-Generation Batteries: A DEM Study on Extrusion Process'
16:40 - 17:00
17:00
Edouard Quérel 'Industrial dry coating of NMC battery electrodes enabled by continuous extrusion mixing'
Edouard Quérel 'Industrial dry coating of NMC battery electrodes enabled by continuous extrusion mixing'
17:00 - 17:20
17:20
Guillaume Matthews 'Unravelling the origin of particle fracture in solvent-free electrodes for Li-ion batteries'
Guillaume Matthews 'Unravelling the origin of particle fracture in solvent-free electrodes for Li-ion batteries'
17:20 - 17:40
17:40
Carlos Antônio Rufino Júnior 'Data-Driven State of Charge Estimation in Residential Battery Storage Systems Using Ensemble and Recurrent Machine Learning Models''
Carlos Antônio Rufino Júnior 'Data-Driven State of Charge Estimation in Residential Battery Storage Systems Using Ensemble and Recurrent Machine Learning Models''
17:40 - 18:00
18:00
Exhibitor pitches
Exhibitor pitches
18:00 - 18:30
18:30
Travel to restaurant
Travel to restaurant
18:30 - 19:00
19:00
19:00 - 22:00
Wednesday 27 August 2025
09:00
Opening of the day 3
Opening of the day 3
09:00 - 09:05
09:05
Xiaohan Wu (Porsche Consulting) 'Gamechanger Solid-State-Battery: Impact of a breakthrough on the powertrain portfolio 2040'
Xiaohan Wu (Porsche Consulting) 'Gamechanger Solid-State-Battery: Impact of a breakthrough on the powertrain portfolio 2040'
09:05 - 09:45
09:45
Aleš Štefančič (Belenos Clean Power Holding) 'Investigation of interfacial reactions and end-of-life of Li metal batteries by utilizing post-mortem analysis''
Aleš Štefančič (Belenos Clean Power Holding) 'Investigation of interfacial reactions and end-of-life of Li metal batteries by utilizing post-mortem analysis''
09:45 - 10:05
10:05
Tian Liu (FPT Motorenforschung,) 'Advancing Battery Module for Commercial Vehicle Applications'
Tian Liu (FPT Motorenforschung,) 'Advancing Battery Module for Commercial Vehicle Applications'
10:05 - 10:25
10:25
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:25 - 11:05
11:05
Andreas Schiller (Fluxim AG) 'Physics-Based Modelling of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for the Characterization of Lithium-Ion Batteries'
Andreas Schiller (Fluxim AG) 'Physics-Based Modelling of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for the Characterization of Lithium-Ion Batteries'
11:05 - 11:25
11:25
Roman Buchheit (Math2Market) 'Why analyzing and understanding the microstructure of a battery is important – and how digital experiments can contribute'
Roman Buchheit (Math2Market) 'Why analyzing and understanding the microstructure of a battery is important – and how digital experiments can contribute'
11:25 - 11:45
11:45
11:45 - 12:00
12:00
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:00 - 13:20
13:20
Richard Bouveret (Blue Solutions) 'Battery industrial scale-up challenges and business trends in Europe and beyond'
Richard Bouveret (Blue Solutions) 'Battery industrial scale-up challenges and business trends in Europe and beyond'
13:20 - 14:00
Swiss Battery Association iBAT session
Swiss Battery Association iBAT session
13:20 - 16:20
14:00
Laura Höltschi (Leclanché) 'Large-scale production of PFAS-free water-based binder electrodes for Li-ion cells'
Laura Höltschi (Leclanché) 'Large-scale production of PFAS-free water-based binder electrodes for Li-ion cells'
14:00 - 14:20
14:20
Huikyong Kim (Imerys Graphite and Carbon) 'Conductive Additives for Lithium Ion Batteries'
Huikyong Kim (Imerys Graphite and Carbon) 'Conductive Additives for Lithium Ion Batteries'
14:20 - 14:40
14:40
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:40 - 15:20
15:20
Giulio Ferraresi (Hilti)
Giulio Ferraresi (Hilti)
15:20 - 15:40
15:40
Laurent Zinck (Inolith) 'Non-flammable Inorganic Electrolyte with high voltage stability for Li-ion batteries'
Laurent Zinck (Inolith) 'Non-flammable Inorganic Electrolyte with high voltage stability for Li-ion batteries'
15:40 - 16:00
16:00
Jiri Nohava (Antop Paar) 'Mechanical Characterization of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes: Fast and Reliable Methods for Adhesion and Compression Assessment'
Jiri Nohava (Antop Paar) 'Mechanical Characterization of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes: Fast and Reliable Methods for Adhesion and Compression Assessment'
16:00 - 16:20
16:20
16:20 - 16:40