FME BATTERY Academy 2025

FME Battery Academy 2025

– May 12 and 13 at Næringslivets Hus and Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)

Partners

Welcome!

Welcome to the first FME BATTERY Academy, co-hosted by Norsk Industri, Battery Norway and FME BATTERY.

We are excited to have you join us for this two-day event, where industry experts, researchers, and professionals will come together to discuss the latest advancements and trends in the battery industry.

FME BATTERY Academy is open to all, both FME BATTERY members and external stakeholder. Throughout the academy, you will have the opportunity to engage in insightful presentations, hands-on lab courses, and interactive discussions.

We aim to foster collaboration and innovation, providing you with valuable knowledge and networking opportunities.

Programme

The final program (PDF) can be found here.

Agenda day 1 at Norsk Industri, May 12th

Middelthuns gate 27, 0368 Oslo

08:00 Breakfast for green travellers (long-distance)

Traveling Climate Friendly

We encourage everyone to use public land-based transportation (e.g., train or bus) to reduce travel emissions where possible.

For those of you traveling long distances by land-based transport, such as the night train or bus from Trondheim, the centre will arrange breakfast at Norsk Industri between 8 and 9.

09:00 Arrival and registration

09:30 Session 1: Industry experts, politics in Norway and Europe

Welcome and introduction - Norsk Industri and FME BATTERY
Battery Market Update - Lars Lysdahl / Rystad Energy
Status and outlook of European battery industry - Ilka von Dalwigk / Director General RECHARGE Battery Industry Association
Vianode - GM, a partnership amid political turmoil - Andreas Forfang / VP Sustainability and Public Affairs

10:45 Coffee and refreshments

11:00 Session 2: Battery conversation (in Norwegian)

Norsk Batteriindustri: Utfordringer og Utsikter
- Erik Sauar / CEO Cenate
- Tove Nilsen Ljungquist / CEO Beyonder
- Pål Brun / EVP Morrow
- Arne Fredrik Lånke / CEO Elinor
- Harald Solberg / CEO Norsk Industri
- Statsekretær Vegard Grøslie Wennesland (Ap) / Nærings- og Fiskeridepartementet
- Arne Eik / Norsk Industri (moderator)

12:00 Lunch

13:00 Session 3: Battery R&D and education

Noise reduction enabling battery improvements - Martin Kirkengen / Cenate
Techno-Economic and Environmental Footprint Assessment of Li-ion Batteries from a Process-Based Modelling Perspective - Sina Orangi / NTNU
The critical role of battery education in todays industry - Frank Richter / Greenectra

14:30 Coffee and refreshments

15:00 Session 3 continued

Electrochemical materials for batteries: An odyssey - Jelena Popovic-Neuber / UiS
The complexity of battery recycling and Hydrovolt's solution - Christine Pettersen / Hydrovolt
What are the expectations of batteries used in different applications? - Lars Barstad / Siemens Energy
Why we need pilot lines for battery research - Frode Fagerli / Sintef
Closing remarks and aperitif

17:30 Mingling dinner at Norsk Industri

Tapas mingling, including 2 units

Agenda day 2 at IFE, May 13th

This day will be organized with different work shops at IFE, Instituttveien 18, 2007 Kjeller and the content may be tailored to those registering.

The workshops are listed below, but be aware that som run in parallell and it is not possible to attend all of them. Please see the specific times and parallells in the registration link.

If the workshop you wish to attend is fully booked, please send Marte Skare an email after registering that you would like to be on a waiting list.

Arrival and registration 08.30 - 9:00
09:00	Greenectra Module 1	Lab course at IFE
Coffee break 10:30 - 10:45
10:45	Greenectra Module 2	Lab course at IFE cont.
Lunch 12:15 - 13:15
13:15	Labtour of NABLA	Data analysis workshop

FME battery days Day 2

08:30 Arrival and registration

09:00 Greenectra module 1 - Frank Richter

Intro to Li-ion batteries and choosing the right cell for your application
Max 40 participants.

09:00-12:00 Lab course - IFE

Featuring slurry mixing, coin cell assembly in and outside glovebox, tour of NABLA pilot line. Will be tailored to those registering and their level of knowledge/interest.
Max 20 participants

10:45 Greenectra module 2 - Frank Richter

Intro to Li-ion battery testing
Max 40 participants

12:15 Lunch

13:15 Lab tour NABLA pilot line

end ~14:30

13:15 Data analysis workshop

Introduction to data analysis in CellPy, open-source code for data analysis in Python.
Voluntary lab tour
Max 12 participants
end ~16:00

Register

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When & Where

Place
Næringslivets hus: Middelthuns gate 27
IFE: Instituttveien 18

Time
Monday May 12, 9.30 AM
Tuesday May 13, 4.00 PM

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