Advanced Battery Power:
Conference language is English
Conference language is English
Advanced Battery Power 2026 – Agenda Day 2
Second day of the 18th International Battery Conference in Münster, Germany. Parallel sessions focusing on lithium-ion battery materials, electrolytes and separators, solid-state batteries, production technologies, characterisation methods, modelling and AI-based machine learning for battery development.
Special thanks go to the Fraunhofer Research Production Battery Cell FFB for their support in designing the program for sessions 2B, 3B, and 4B.
The conference language is English.
The conference language is English.
Day 2 // April 15, 2026
Session chairs: Prof. Dr. Martin Winter, Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwe Sauer
08:45 – 09:00
Welcome message
Location: Plenary Hall
Plenary Talks // Keynote Speaker
Session chairs: Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwe Sauer, Prof. Dr. Martin Winter
09:00 – 09:35
Blue Solutions’ GEN4 SSB: from applications to end-of-life management
Sriram Ramanoudjame Blue Solutions S.A.S.
Location: Plenary Hall
09:35 – 10:10
Next generation batteries – where can we possibly be 2030+?
Prof. Dr. Patrik Johansson Ångström, Uppsala University
Location: Plenary Hall
Coffee break
10:10 – 10:30
Coffee break and exhibition
Parallel session 2
10:30 – 11:50
Session 2A
FFB: NRW
Session chairs::
Prof. Dr. Simon Lux, FFB
Jonas Höwedes, FFB
Location: Red Room
| 10:30 | Towards Flexible and Scalable Battery Production: The Hybrid Cell Manufacturing Approach | Toni Voebel | MANUGY GmbH |
| 10:50 | More Power and Range: Insights from Next-Generation Battery Cell Benchmarking and Pack Development | Dr. Hendrik Löbberding | FEV Europa GmbH |
| 11:10 | Unlocking the Potential of Commercial & Industrial Storage: Market Trends and Future Business Models | Jan Sievert | Albert Seine GmbH |
| 11:30 | Digital Lab Twins and AI in Battery Testing How Voltavision streamlines lab operations- for better data, full transparency and faster outcomes | Dr. Florian Dauber | Voltavision GmbH |
| 10:30 | 15.04.2026 Session 2A 10:30 Uhr Toni Voebel MANUGY GmbH Towards Flexible and Scalable Battery Production: The Hybrid Cell Manufacturing Approach |
| 10:50 | 15.04.2026 Session 2A 10:50 Uhr Dr. Hendrik Löbberding FEV Europa GmbH More Power and Range: Insights from Next-Generation Battery Cell Benchmarking and Pack Development |
| 11:10 | 15.04.2026 Session 2A 11:10 Uhr Jan Sievert Albert Seine GmbH Unlocking the Potential of Commercial & Industrial Storage: Market Trends and Future Business Models |
| 11:30 | 15.04.2026 Session 2A 11:30 Uhr Dr. Florian Dauber Voltavision GmbH Digital Lab Twins and AI in Battery Testing How Voltavision streamlines lab operations- for better data, full transparency and faster outcomes |
10:30 – 11:50
Session 2B
Cell Level 1: Characterization Methods
Session chairs::
Dr. Felix Schrader, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Dr. Philipp Wunderlich, umlaut energy GmbH part of Accenture Industry X
Location: Plenary Hall
| 10:30 | Identifying Universal Interphase Functionals by In Situ Raman Spectroscopy | Prof. Egbert Figgemeier Co-Autoren: Viviane Maccio-Figgemeier, Gebrekidan Gebresilassie Eshetu, Damian Mroz, Hyunsang Joo | Forschungszentrum Jülich |
| 10:50 | Impact of In-Plane and Through-Plane Thermal Gradients during Aging on the Thermophysical Properties of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes | Leonie Pfeifer Co-Autoren: S. Herberger, Th. Wetzel, P. Seegert | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
| 11:10 | Causes and Detrimental Effects of Electrolyte Motion in Battery Cells | Dr. Simon Wiemers-Meyer | MEET Battery Research Center, University of Münster |
| 11:30 | Coupled Heat, Strain and Electrochemistry Fingerprints: A multi-physics in-situ and Operando FBG Based Lithium-Ion Cells Diagnostics. | Isaac Shina Dzorgbenyo | Technical University of Berlin |
| 10:30 | 15.04.2026 Session 2B 10:30 Uhr Prof. Egbert Figgemeier Co-Autoren: Viviane Maccio-Figgemeier, Gebrekidan Gebresilassie Eshetu, Damian Mroz, Hyunsang Joo Forschungszentrum Jülich Identifying Universal Interphase Functionals by In Situ Raman Spectroscopy |
| 10:50 | 15.04.2026 Session 2B 10:50 Uhr Leonie Pfeifer Co-Autoren: S. Herberger, Th. Wetzel, P. Seegert Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Impact of In-Plane and Through-Plane Thermal Gradients during Aging on the Thermophysical Properties of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes |
| 11:10 | 15.04.2026 Session 2B 11:10 Uhr Dr. Simon Wiemers-Meyer MEET Battery Research Center, University of Münster Causes and Detrimental Effects of Electrolyte Motion in Battery Cells |
| 11:30 | 15.04.2026 Session 2B 11:30 Uhr Isaac Shina Dzorgbenyo Technical University of Berlin Coupled Heat, Strain and Electrochemistry Fingerprints: A multi-physics in-situ and Operando FBG Based Lithium-Ion Cells Diagnostics. |
10:30 – 11:50
Location: Green Room
Session 2C:
Material Level 1: Li-Ion Batteries
Session chairs:
Prof. Dr. Petr Novák, Technische Universität Braunschweig
Dr. Gerhard Hörpel, GBH
| 10:30 | Chances and challenges in applying LMFP for high energy Lithium-ion batteries | Dr. Alice Hoffmann Co-Autoren: Vidur Kumar, Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens, Peter Axmann | Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) |
| 10:50 | Pre-lithiation as a Strategy to Compensate Capacity Losses in a Li Ion Battery: Principles and Practical Assessment | Dr. Johannes Kasnatscheew Co-Autoren: Aleksei Kolesnikov, Laurin Profanter, Ibrahim Lawan, Janos Grewatsch, Martin Winter | MEET Battery Research Center, University of Münster |
| 11:10 | Engineering Stable Interfaces: Modifying the Surface of NMC811 with Tailored Phosphonic and Phosphinic Acids | Jens Timmermann Co-Autoren: Michael Hofmann, Eugen Khitro, Jan Sprenger, Maik Finze, Guinevere A. Giffin | Fraunhofer ISC |
| 11:30 | Essential Role of Conductive Additives in Lithium-Ion Batteries beyond Electronic Conductivity | Dr. Alex Friesen | Cabot |
| 10:30 | 15.04.2026 Session 2C 10:30 Uhr Dr. Alice Hoffmann Co-Autoren: Vidur Kumar, Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens, Peter Axmann Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) Chances and challenges in applying LMFP for high energy Lithium-ion batteries |
| 10:50 | 15.04.2026 Session 2C 10:50 Uhr Dr. Johannes Kasnatscheew Co-Autoren: Aleksei Kolesnikov, Laurin Profanter, Ibrahim Lawan, Janos Grewatsch, Martin Winter MEET Battery Research Center, University of Münster Pre-lithiation as a Strategy to Compensate Capacity Losses in a Li Ion Battery: Principles and Practical Assessment |
| 11:10 | 15.04.2026 Session 2C 11:10 Uhr Jens Timmermann Co-Autoren: Michael Hofmann, Eugen Khitro, Jan Sprenger, Maik Finze, Guinevere A. Giffin Fraunhofer ISC Engineering Stable Interfaces: Modifying the Surface of NMC811 with Tailored Phosphonic and Phosphinic Acids |
| 11:30 | 15.04.2026 Session 2C 11:30 Uhr Dr. Alex Friesen Cabot Essential Role of Conductive Additives in Lithium-Ion Batteries beyond Electronic Conductivity |
Lunch break // Poster session and exhibition
11:50 – 12:35
Poster session 2 (uneven poster numbers) and exhibition
12:35 – 13:35
Lunch break, poster session, and exhibition
Parallel session 3
13:35 – 14:55
Session 3A
FFB: Startups
Session chairs:
Dr. Saskia Wessel, FFB
Dr. Philipp Wunderlich, Accenture
Location: Red Room
| 13:35 | Addressing Power-Energy Trade-offs with Multilayer Electrodes | Paul Baade | 8inks |
| 13:55 | Can sulfur be the next big thing in batteries? | Dr. Youngju Lee | Theion |
| 14:15 | Unlocking large-area ceramic solid-state electrolyte membranes via scalable wet-chemical processing | Steffen Weinmann | Qkera GmbH |
| 14:35 | Misconceptions about sodium-ion batteries | Tom Bötticher | Litona GmbH |
| 13:35 | 15.04.2026 Session 3A 13:35 Uhr Paul Baade 8inks Addressing Power-Energy Trade-offs with Multilayer Electrodes |
| 13:55 | 15.04.2026 Session 3A 13:55 Uhr Dr. Youngju Lee Theion Can sulfur be the next big thing in batteries? |
| 14:15 | 15.04.2026 Session 3A 14:15 Uhr Steffen Weinmann Qkera GmbH Unlocking large-area ceramic solid-state electrolyte membranes via scalable wet-chemical processing |
| 14:35 | 15.04.2026 Session 3A 14:35 Uhr Tom Bötticher Litona GmbH Misconceptions about sodium-ion batteries |
13:35 – 14:55
Session 3B
Cell Level 3: Modelling & Parametrization
Session chairs:
Prof. Gregory Offer Imperial College London
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrike Krewer Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Location: Plenary Hall
| 13:35 | Bridging the Gap Between Experimental and Computational Battery Research - A Collaborative Workflow for Accelerated Model Development | Dr.-Ing. Dennis Kopljar Co-Autoren: John Mugisa, Micha Philipp, Christina Schmitt, Gautam Sreedevi, Yannick Kuhn, Birger Horstmann (DLR), Elias Barber, Weihan Li (FZJ), Simon Clark, August Johansson (SINTEF), Dibyendu Ghosh, David Howey (University of OxfordOxford) | Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) |
| 13:55 | Simulative Investigation of the Thermophysical Properties of Established and Novel Battery Materials | Raphael Mühlpfort Co-Autoren: S. Herberger, L. Pfeifer, Th. Wetzel, P. Seegert | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
| 14:15 | Rigorous Benchmarking of Battery Chemistries: Insights from Measuring and Modelling more than 300 Cells | Dr.-Ing. Michael Schönleber Co-Autoren: Lukas Wehrle | Batemo GmbH |
| 14:35 | Experimental investigation and simulation of thermal runaway behaviour of cylindrical and prismatic LFP cells | MSc Nishant Jakhiya Co-Autoren: Dr.-Ing. Andreas Viehmann | EDAG Engineering GmbH |
| 13:35 | 15.04.2026 Session 3B 13:35 Uhr Dr.-Ing. Dennis Kopljar Co-Autoren: John Mugisa, Micha Philipp, Christina Schmitt, Gautam Sreedevi, Yannick Kuhn, Birger Horstmann (DLR), Elias Barber, Weihan Li (FZJ), Simon Clark, August Johansson (SINTEF), Dibyendu Ghosh, David Howey (University of OxfordOxford) Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Bridging the Gap Between Experimental and Computational Battery Research - A Collaborative Workflow for Accelerated Model Development |
| 13:55 | 15.04.2026 Session 3B 13:55 Uhr Raphael Mühlpfort Co-Autoren: S. Herberger, L. Pfeifer, Th. Wetzel, P. Seegert Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Simulative Investigation of the Thermophysical Properties of Established and Novel Battery Materials |
| 14:15 | 15.04.2026 Session 3B 14:15 Uhr Dr.-Ing. Michael Schönleber Co-Autoren: Lukas Wehrle Batemo GmbH Rigorous Benchmarking of Battery Chemistries: Insights from Measuring and Modelling more than 300 Cells |
| 14:35 | 15.04.2026 Session 3B 14:35 Uhr MSc Nishant Jakhiya Co-Autoren: Dr.-Ing. Andreas Viehmann EDAG Engineering GmbH Experimental investigation and simulation of thermal runaway behaviour of cylindrical and prismatic LFP cells |
13:35 – 14:55
Session 3C:
Material Level 2: Electrolyte & Separators
Session chairs:
Dr. Volker Hennige, AVL LIST GmbH
Dr. Peter Pilgram, AUDI AG
Location: Green Room
| 13:35 | The Impact of Electrolyte Composition on Fast Charging Capabilities and Capacity Retention at High C-rates | Sebastian Klick Co-Autoren: Jingwen Weng, Gereon Stahl, Dirk Uwe Sauer | CARL, RWTH Aachen University |
| 13:55 | Diagnostic-Induced Deterioration in Lithium-Ion Cells: Separator Effects | Anna Rollin Co-Autoren: Michael Kurrat, Petr Novák | TU Braunschweig |
| 14:15 | From Basic Investigations to High-Voltage Performance: Biobased Additives in Electrolyte Design | Dr. Nils Flothkötter Co-Autoren: Simon Albers, Anindityo Arifiadi, Nick Fehlings, Niklas M. Abke, Alexandros Tsoufios, Kai-Uwe Lubisch Roelfs, Lisa Sophie Wrobel, Dirk Prüfer, Martin Winter and Johannes Kasnatscheew | Universität Münster |
| 14:35 | Amorphous MOF-Coated Separators for Durable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries | PhD Önder Tekinalp Co-Autoren: Önder Tekinalp1, Zainab Waris1, Tor Olav Sundeb2, Didrik Småbråtenb2, Mathieu Grandcolasb2, Nikolai Helth Gaukåsb2, Liyuan Deng1 | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| 13:35 | 15.04.2026 Session 3C 13:35 Uhr Sebastian Klick Co-Autoren: Jingwen Weng, Gereon Stahl, Dirk Uwe Sauer CARL, RWTH Aachen University The Impact of Electrolyte Composition on Fast Charging Capabilities and Capacity Retention at High C-rates |
| 13:55 | 15.04.2026 Session 3C 13:55 Uhr Anna Rollin Co-Autoren: Michael Kurrat, Petr Novák TU Braunschweig Diagnostic-Induced Deterioration in Lithium-Ion Cells: Separator Effects |
| 14:15 | 15.04.2026 Session 3C 14:15 Uhr Dr. Nils Flothkötter Co-Autoren: Simon Albers, Anindityo Arifiadi, Nick Fehlings, Niklas M. Abke, Alexandros Tsoufios, Kai-Uwe Lubisch Roelfs, Lisa Sophie Wrobel, Dirk Prüfer, Martin Winter and Johannes Kasnatscheew Universität Münster From Basic Investigations to High-Voltage Performance: Biobased Additives in Electrolyte Design |
| 14:35 | 15.04.2026 Session 3C 14:35 Uhr PhD Önder Tekinalp Co-Autoren: Önder Tekinalp1, Zainab Waris1, Tor Olav Sundeb2, Didrik Småbråtenb2, Mathieu Grandcolasb2, Nikolai Helth Gaukåsb2, Liyuan Deng1 Norwegian University of Science and Technology Amorphous MOF-Coated Separators for Durable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries |
Poster session and exhibition
14:55 – 15:40
Poster session 3 (even poster numbers) and exhibition
15:40 – 16:25
Poster session 4 (uneven poster numbers) and exhibition
16:25 – 16:45
Coffee break and exhibition
Parallel session 4
16:45 – 18:05
Session 4A
FFB: Production
Session chairs:
Dr. Markus Börner, MEET
Dr. Richard Schmuch, FFB
Location: Red Room
| 16:45 | Scaling Battery Cell Technology at BMW - From Product to Production Competence | Dr. Juliane Kluge | BMW AG |
| 17:05 | Bridging the gap between solid-state battery research and commercialisation | Jan Ronsmans | Solithor |
| 17:25 | Industrial Dry Coating and 21700 Cylindrical Cells – Efficient Production Processes for Next-Generation Batteries | Dr. Stefan Permien | UniverCell Holding GmbH |
| 17:45 | Scalable Manufacturing for Advanced Energy Storage: AVESTA’s LIB and Solid‑State Cell Platforms | Dr. Rahul Gopalakrishnan | AVESTA |
| 16:45 | 15.04.2026 Session 4A 16:45 Uhr Dr. Juliane Kluge BMW AG Scaling Battery Cell Technology at BMW - From Product to Production Competence |
| 17:05 | 15.04.2026 Session 4A 17:05 Uhr Jan Ronsmans Solithor Bridging the gap between solid-state battery research and commercialisation |
| 17:25 | 15.04.2026 Session 4A 17:25 Uhr Dr. Stefan Permien UniverCell Holding GmbH Industrial Dry Coating and 21700 Cylindrical Cells – Efficient Production Processes for Next-Generation Batteries |
| 17:45 | 15.04.2026 Session 4A 17:45 Uhr Dr. Rahul Gopalakrishnan AVESTA Scalable Manufacturing for Advanced Energy Storage: AVESTA’s LIB and Solid‑State Cell Platforms |
16:45 – 18:05
Session 4B
Material Level 3: Solid State Batteries
Session chairs:
Dr. rer. nat.Holger Althues, Fraunhofer Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik IWS
Dr. Thomas Soczka-Guth, Daimler AG
Location: Plenary Hall
| 16:45 | Challenges and opportunities in the wet processing of sulfide-based solid electrolytes for the cathode fabrication for solid-state lithium-ion batteries | Lennart Benjamin Blume Co-Autoren: Carina Amata Heck, Hasti Ghanadimaragheh, Peter Michalowski, Arno Kwade | TU Braunschweig |
| 17:05 | Characterization of the influence of lithiophilic coatings on the performance of zero-excess solid-state batteries | Oliver Lohrberg Co-Autoren: Jonas Schlaier, Ansgar Lowack, Kristian Nikolowski, Alexander Michaelis | Fraunhofer IKTS |
| 17:25 | Enhanced ASSB Cell with Frame Pouch Design | Dr. techn. Roman Zettl Co-Autoren: Volker Hennige, Daniel Rettenwander | AVL List GmbH |
| 17:45 | Smart Organic Molecules for Sulfide Batteries: Trapping H₂S and Stabilizing High-Voltage Interfaces | Ph.D Charlotte Mallet Co-Autoren: Lara Faour, Fabien Nassoy, Emmanuelle Garitte, Segey Krachkovskiy, Fleutot Benoit | Hydro-Quebec |
| 16:45 | 15.04.2026 Session 4B 16:45 Uhr Lennart Benjamin Blume Co-Autoren: Carina Amata Heck, Hasti Ghanadimaragheh, Peter Michalowski, Arno Kwade TU Braunschweig Challenges and opportunities in the wet processing of sulfide-based solid electrolytes for the cathode fabrication for solid-state lithium-ion batteries |
| 17:05 | 15.04.2026 Session 4B 17:05 Uhr Oliver Lohrberg Co-Autoren: Jonas Schlaier, Ansgar Lowack, Kristian Nikolowski, Alexander Michaelis Fraunhofer IKTS Characterization of the influence of lithiophilic coatings on the performance of zero-excess solid-state batteries |
| 17:25 | 15.04.2026 Session 4B 17:25 Uhr Dr. techn. Roman Zettl Co-Autoren: Volker Hennige, Daniel Rettenwander AVL List GmbH Enhanced ASSB Cell with Frame Pouch Design |
| 17:45 | 15.04.2026 Session 4B 17:45 Uhr Ph.D Charlotte Mallet Co-Autoren: Lara Faour, Fabien Nassoy, Emmanuelle Garitte, Segey Krachkovskiy, Fleutot Benoit Hydro-Quebec Smart Organic Molecules for Sulfide Batteries: Trapping H₂S and Stabilizing High-Voltage Interfaces |
16:45 – 18:05
Session 4C:AI & Machine Learning: Machine Learning for Battery Development
Session chair:
Prof. Dr. Patrik Johansson, Uppsala University
Dr.-Ing. Alexander Warnecke, HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
Session chair:
Prof. Dr. Patrik Johansson, Uppsala University
Dr.-Ing. Alexander Warnecke, HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
Location: Green Room
| 16:45 | The Power of Machine Learning to Unveil Behavioral Patterns in BEV Operation | Robin Saam Co-Autoren: Jens Grabow, Ralf Benger, Ines Hauer | Volkswagen AG |
| 17:05 | Machine learning meets LFP batteries: Modelling and Diagnostics Challenges | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Weihan Li Co-Autoren: Lisen Yan, Jue Chen, Daniel Luder, Dirk Uwe Sauer | CARL, RWTH Aachen University |
| 17:25 | Predicting Thermal Runaway Behavior in Li-Ion Batteries Using Machine Learning and Physics-Based Modeling | Dr. Elixabete Ayerbe Co-Autoren: F. J. Méndez-Corbacho, A. Mochón, D. del Olmo, E. Ayerbe | CIDETEC Energy Storage |
| 17:45 | Physics-based modeling of cyclic and calendar aging in Li-ion batteries with Silicon-Graphite composite anodes | Micha Philipp Co-Autoren: Lukas Köbbing, Arnulf Latz, Birger Horstmann | DLR |
| 16:45 | 15.04.2026 Session 4C 16:45 Uhr Robin Saam Co-Autoren: Jens Grabow, Ralf Benger, Ines Hauer Volkswagen AG The Power of Machine Learning to Unveil Behavioral Patterns in BEV Operation |
| 17:05 | 15.04.2026 Session 4C 17:05 Uhr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Weihan Li Co-Autoren: Lisen Yan, Jue Chen, Daniel Luder, Dirk Uwe Sauer CARL, RWTH Aachen University Machine learning meets LFP batteries: Modelling and Diagnostics Challenges |
| 17:25 | 15.04.2026 Session 4C 17:25 Uhr Dr. Elixabete Ayerbe Co-Autoren: F. J. Méndez-Corbacho, A. Mochón, D. del Olmo, E. Ayerbe CIDETEC Energy Storage Predicting Thermal Runaway Behavior in Li-Ion Batteries Using Machine Learning and Physics-Based Modeling |
| 17:45 | 15.04.2026 Session 4C 17:45 Uhr Micha Philipp Co-Autoren: Lukas Köbbing, Arnulf Latz, Birger Horstmann DLR Physics-based modeling of cyclic and calendar aging in Li-ion batteries with Silicon-Graphite composite anodes |
18:05
End of the second day
Evening Reception
from 19:00
Night Event at Jovel
The evening agenda
19:00 | Start of evening reception and catering
19:00 | Start of evening reception and catering
Location: Jovel Music Hall
Albersloher Weg 54
48155 Münster
