3 Israeli Power Sources Conference - Shmuel De-Leon Energy

Mr. Christophe Pillot
Avicenne Energy
www.avicenne.com
Prof. Emanuel Peled
Tel-Aviv University
www.tau.ac.il
3 rd Israeli Power Sources Conference
Speakers
Daniel Hotel, Herzelia, Israel - May 29-30, 2013
Abstract
"Li-Rechargeable Material Market Review and forecasts 2012-
2025"
We will fist describe the 2012 Lithium ion battery market value chain from the
raw material to the final application. 2012 Lithium ion battery market will be
analyzed and split by applications, form factors and suppliers.
Then, we will detail the Lithium ion Materials market: cathode, anode,
electrolyte and separator market in 2012 will be detail: who are the suppliers,
who are there customers, what are the main trends, what will be the market in
2020, 2025, who are the new entrants?
To conclude, we will present our up-date forecasts for the Li-ion battery market
by application for 2025.
"Sodium-Air Batteries for EV Applications"
The major subject of this presentation is to describe the development of a
novel and low-cost molten-sodium/air battery system for EVs. The surface
tension of the liquid anode is expected to prevent the formation of dendrites
on charge by the absorption of any sodium dendrites that might be formed into
the liquid phase. Sodium is much cheaper and more abundant than lithium.
The theoretical specific energy of the sodium/air cell, on the assumption that
Na 2 O is the discharge product and including the weight of oxygen, is
1980Whkg -1 , about four times that of state-of-the-art LIBs. This study focuses
on the understanding of key parameters affecting the performance of the
electrodes and their impact on the operation of the Na/air cell. A search for a
suitable electrolyte was conducted by investigation of the deposition–
dissolution process of sodium in ionic liquids (ILs) and in ethylene oxide-based
(EO-based) electrolytes. Sodium SEI precursors for a stable, protective SEI on a
sodium anode in both electrolyte systems was also studied. Since the SEI
formed on the anode during battery operation is the most vulnerable factor in
the safety and cycle life of the Na/air battery, the formation of a proper SEI is
critical. The electrochemical-stability window (ESW) of IL-based and EO-based
Bio
Christophe has built up considerable expertise in the area of
battery market. He joined AVICENNE 18 years ago and Spend
3 years in Japan making analysis on the Electronic, Mobile &
Japanese battery market. Christophe gained large experience
in marketing, strategy analysis, technology and financial
studies for the battery and power management fields.
He developed the Battery market analysis for AVICENNE which
counts more than 180 customers worldwide. Christophe
published several annual surveys like “The rechargeable
battery market 2012-2025”. He is also the founder & chairman of
Batteries congress in France since 1999. He is now Director of
AVICENNE ENERGY.
Prof. E. Peled is a world leading scientist in the field of
batteries and fuel cells. He has published over 150 papers
and 45 patents and patent pending in the fields of batteries
and fuel cells. Prof. Peled is the developer of the Solid
Electrolyte Interphase model for active metal nonaqueous
batteries which the key component of lithium batteries. Prof.
Peled with his students, pioneer the development of both the
rechargeable lithium-sulfur battery and the calcium-thionyl
chloride battery, together with Prof. Golodnitsky and Prof.
Nathan, a 3-D on a silicon-chip lithium-ion microbattery and
together with Rafael lithium molten-salt (thermal) batteries.
Rafael is producing these thermal batteries. He and a team at
JPL developed a composite solid electrolyte with t +=1. A
unique state of charge meter (residual capacity) for lithium
batteries has been developed (by a startup Chemtronics that
he was a co-founder) and the technology was transferred to
an Israeli electronic company (QPS). Over 1000 units have
been sold; over 95% were exported to USA and in use from

Prof. Doron Aurbach
Bar-Ilan University
www.biu.ac.il
electrolytes as a function of the electrolyte components was measured. The
OCV of the Na/air cell is about 2.2V lower than that of the Li/air cell and thus it
better fits within the ESW. The results show that the faradaic efficiency at
105 o C, defined as the sodium-dissolution charge divided by the deposition
charge, is up to 90% in PYR 14 TFSI-based ionic liquid and ethylene oxide mixed
electrolyte with Na-SEI precursors. In addition, a relatively small Na-SEI rehealing
charge of 0.1mCcm -2 is observed. Sodium-SEI thickness and
conductivity vary with temperature, storage time, deposition-dissolution time
and electrolyte components. The performance of the Na/O 2 battery with these
electrolytes and air electrodes with high-surface-area carbon-supported
catalysts was tested in this research. These results, as well as initial results of
cycling molten-Na/air cells with these electrolytes will be reported.
"The frontier in R&D of advanced battery systems, how far can
we drive?"
One of the most important challenges of modern electrochemistry is
development of power sources for electric vehicles (EV). In order to compete
with ICE vehicles, EV should be able to drive several hundreds of kilometers
between charges. In order to use EVs as normal cars, we cannot afford
batteries weighing more than 300-500 Kg. At the moment, Li batteries seem to
be the most mature technology for propelling EVs. In this talk we will review
the state of the art systems (safety concerns govern the choice). Then, we will
review the horizon in terms of new materials that can increase the energy
density of Li ion batteries, not on the account of safety. Then we will review
recent progress & problems related to Li-sulfur and Li air batteries. We will
mention other metal based batteries including sodium ion, sodium air, zinc & Al
air batteries and will examine their chance to contribute to the EV revolution. It
seems that there are several options to use current technologies for full EV
propulsion with the aid of range extenders. We will suggest for that also
electrochemical options.
1991. High power hydrogen bromine fuel cell, direct
methanol and direct ethylene glycol fuel cells having world
record power were developed in his group. From May 1997
to May 2000 he was the director of the Wolfson Applied
Material Research Center and the Gordon Center of Energy
Studies. He led the committee that established the multi
faculty graduate program in Science and Engineering of
Materials and he serves as its coordinator. From 2003 he is
the chairman of the Fuel Cells and Battery Center (funded by
Israel MOS) and the incumbent of the Nathan Cummings
Chair of Pure and Applied Electrochemistry. He is a cofounder
of EnStorage, a startup company aimed at the
development and commercialization of very large energy
storage systems based on a regenerative fuel cell. For his
achievements in the field of power sources Prof. E. Peled
awarded the Electrochemical Society Battery Division
Research, the Landau research and the International Battery
Associations (IBA) Awards.
Dr. Doron Aurbach is a full Professor in the Department of
Chemistry, fellow of the EC, ISE and MRS and a senate
member in Bar Ilan University (BIU), Ramat Gan, Israel since
1996. He chaired the chemistry department at BIU during
2001-2005. He is an associate editor for 3 electrochemistry
journals (JES, EEL of the ECS) and JSEL (Springer). He founded
the electrochemistry group at BIU (40 people) 27 years ago
(the biggest research group in Israel). The group works in the
following fields: Li ion batteries for electric vehicles and for
other portable uses (new cathodes, anodes, electrolyte
solutions, electrodes-solution interactions, practical systems)
rechargeable magnesium batteries, electronically conducting
polymers, super capacitors, engineering of new
carbonaceous materials, development of devices for storage
& conversion of sustainable energy (solar, wind) sensors and
water desalination. The group currently collaborates with
several prominent research groups in Europe and the US and
with several commercial companies in Israel and abroad. D.
Aurbach published so far more than 400 papers in peer
reviewed journals. He is also the chairman of the Israeli Labs
Accreditation Authority (since 2010).
e-mail: aurbach@mail.biu.ac.il

http://www.ch.biu.ac.il/people/aurbach
Mr. Eytan Benhamou
Megtec Systems SAS
www.megtec.fr
"Latest Developments in Coating & Drying of Battery
Electrodes, Recovery and Distillation of NMP"
Battery electrode chemistry and formulation is at the heart of producing
battery cells to achieve a given function such as portable products; power
tools; and vehicular applications. The demands of the industry are calling for
tighter tolerances; higher yields; increased through-put and tighter emissions
limits on the solvents used in the coating materials. This presentation will
examine coating and drying strategies for cathode and anode electrode
materials and solvent recovery and reuse in the process.
Latest Developments in Coating & Drying of Battery Electrodes, Recovery and
Distillation of NMP
Coating & Drying Strategies
Material influence on Quality and Throughput
NMP Recovery and reuse in the Coating Process
Pollution Control & Solvent Emissions
Mr Eytan Benhamou is the Vice President, Web Products
Group for MEGTEC Systems Europe .Mr. Benhamou has
extensive experience in web handling and drying
technologies and products for various industries. He is
leading MEGTEC's efforts to develop the advanced materials
products business in Europe. Mr. Benhamou is graduated in
electrical and electronics engineering. He has been active in
various industry organizations. He is based in MEGTEC's
France office.
Mr. George Vukojicic
LiTHIUM BALANCE A/S
www.lithiumbalance.com
“Li-ion Batteries in Industrial Applications: TCO and commercial
considerations"
Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE) is the world’s largest forklift and
warehouse truck manufacturer. Cost reduction and productivity increase, have
always been the underlying driving forces behind innovation and development
initiatives at TMHE. Industrial studies show that 1€ spent on service and
maintenance often translates into 10€ spent on damages and lost income.
Therefore, reducing the impact of the maintenance is the “gold of the
customer”. These words by Håkan Dahllöf, President of TMHE, were the
guideline for development of the new generation battery solution for Toyota’s
industrial trucks. The case study presents the measured economical benefits
with the Li-Ion battery solution compared to the current Lead Acid (L/A)
battery, from the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) prospective. The presentation
is aimed at those who see the cost of Li-Ion as the biggest obstacle to moving
away from L/A. The case presents arguments, hard figures and calculation
methods used to assess the benefits with the change.
Mr. George Vukojicic is a highly qualified sales manager, with
12 Years of experience within project sales, sales
development, Customer relationship management, Key
account and Project Management. Mr. Vukojicic held
leadership roles at Danfoss A/S & Brüel & Kjær A/S and today
is the European Sales Manager at Lithium Balance A/S. He
holds a Bsc. Export Engineering from Copenhagen University
College of Engineering.

PhD. Jasbir Singh
HEL Group
www.helgroup.com
Mr. Isidor Buchmann
Cadex
www.cadex.com
" Avoiding Thermal Runaway in Li-ion and other battery types
by improved thermal Management on calorimetry"
Use of batteries for large scale energy storage and transportation applications,
requires the management (removal) of heat, especially for example when of
fast discharge is taking place. Failure to do so will lead at the very least to
expensive damage but also possibly explosive thermal runaway.
This presentation will present the results of a new experimental method,
isothermal calorimeter, that measures the heat which is generated and hence
provides the specification for a thermal management system. This recent
development permits both cells and battery packs to be directly attached to
cyclers and then under realistic working conditions key thermal data is
produced which can be used directly as specification in a BMS.
Unlike the well established adiabatic (or “ARC” type) calorimetry method which
is generally used for so-called “abuse” testing, isothermal keeps the battery at
the user-defined temperature even as heat is generated by reactions within the
battery. While this is done, the amount of heat being produced – hence wasted
for example – is measured and displayed in real time. Thus, for example when
battery is charged/discharged, heat is generated and this is useful to know but
hard to quantify. This presentation will present a novel method for getting this
information and will be illustrated by data from real battery packs.
This key data is central to the design of thermal management systems and this
will be clearly explained. Data will be presented at different discharge rates and
different environment temperatures, two key variables that affect the
performance and safety of batteries.
It seems that this method can provide much useful data for battery developers
and assist in improving the current designs.
The link and overlap with adiabatic (or “ARC”) calorimeters that focus on
“abuse” testing will be explained and the complementary nature of the
methods illustrated with explosive thermal data from real Li-ion batteries.
“Battery Diagnostics and Monitoring: Advancements in Test
Methods”
Batteries are perishable products that begin to fade the moment they leave the
factory. No single method can identify all battery characteristics, and like a
doctor examining a patient, many methods are needed. Battery monitoring
and diagnostics is complex and technological advances are lagging behind, but
promising discoveries are being made. In his presentation, Buchmann will
address what causes batteries to age and suggest ways to prolong life. He will
introduce new developments to assess the capacity of lead acid battery in 15
seconds with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and technology to
Founder and Managing Director of Hazard Evaluation
Laboratory, a company specialising in thermal hazards and
calorimetry, traditionally for the chemical industry but now
increasingly involved in battery safety, especially EV and related
applications.
A chemical engineering graduate of Imperial College (London),
where he undertook a PhD into combustion and explosions, and
then spent many years in process design for the chemical and
petrochemical industries. He is currently developing test
methods and instruments for use in design and testing of
batteries and especially design of thermal management
systems.
Isidor Buchmann is the founder and CEO of Cadex Electronics
Inc. and author of www.BatteryUniversity.com. For three
decades, Buchmann has studied the behavior of
rechargeable batteries in practical, everyday applications, has
written award-winning. articles including the best-selling
book “Batteries in a Portable World,” now in its third edition.

Dr. Brian Morin
Dream Weaver
www.dreamweaverintl.com
rapid-test Li-ion batteries with electrochemical dynamic response. The
presentation will make reference to battery management and its limitations,
as well as an innovative way to measure battery state-of-charge measurement
by magnetism.
" Battery Performance of Nanofiber/Microfiber Separators"
Linear nanofibers and microfibers are combined in wet laid nonwoven
Processes to give separators that are strong and thin, but have higher porosity
(60-70%) and so have much higher ionic flow. Batteries made with these
separators have shown 25 – 60% increase in energy density, 300% higher
power and 4x the recharge rate of similar batteries made with incumbent film
materials. Ionic resistivity is as low as 200 Ohm-cm, compared to 1600 Ohm-cm in
stretched film materials. Temperature stability is also improved, from about
110 C up to 175 C.
New high performance separators are also detailed which have temperature
stability up to 300 C, and the performance of these separators in lithium ion
batteries is shown. Applications include cell phones, laptop and tablet
computers, power tools, and electric and hybrid vehicles.
Dr. Brian Morin is President and co-Founder of Dreamweaver
International, an early stage company using disruptive
nanofiber technology in a versatile manufacturing process to
improve rechargeable battery performance. Dreamweaver’s
patent pending membranes have so far achieved a 23%
improved energy density, and a 300% higher power output
and recharge rate than similar batteries made with commercial
membranes. A product launch is expected in late 2011, and
applications will range from implanted medical devices to
portable electronics, power tools and hybrid and electric
vehicles. Brian was founder and CEO of Innegrity LLC, a high
performance fiber manufacturing company, from 2004 - 2010. The
company’s first fiber, Innegra, is a structural fiber that delivers
light weight and toughness to composite materials at a cost
that is far lower than other alternatives. Brian was co-founder and
Chairman of Invenca LLC, which is dedicated to bringing
best-in-the-world purification methods to markets where they have
previously been cost prohibitive. Brian previously spent nine
years in the Research Division of Milliken & Company, where
he served as a Team Leader for the Advanced Yarns Team, as
Intellectual Property Champion, and as Safety Chairman. At
Milliken, he saw the success of several key business leaders
who have a doctorate in a technical field, and took a keen
interest in business, product development and management.
Prior to working at Milliken, Brian received his Ph.D. and M.S.
degrees in physics from The Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio.
He received his B.S. degree in physics from the University of

Mr. Ricardo Burstein
Interplate
www.interplate.co.il
Ph.D. Christian Brunig,
Clariant
www.clariant.com
" Potential Applications of coating technologies in the
renewable energy industry"
Modern plating and Nano-electroplating is a developing field that enables
novel applications in the renewable energy industry.
New coating technologies may be applied on a large range of base materials in
order to change it to a new product with desirable surface properties.
These features can be expressed in mechanical strength, chemical composition,
surface morphology, catalytic, optical characteristics etc.
Typical uses of coatings were for the application protective and corrosion
prevention.
The new high performance coatings can be used for the manufacture of
electrodes for fuel cell, high solar absorption for the thermo-solar energy
production.
Low friction/wear resistant coating can increase dramatically the efficiency in
the production of Eolic energy and other mechanical systems where moving
parts are involved.
A brief summary of these emerging plating technologies will be presented for
the consideration of new potential applications and developments.
" High volt materials for lithium ion batteries, material research
and electrochemical testing"
During the last two decades lithium ion batteries have attracted considerable
interest due to the increasing demand for energy storage systems in portable
computing, telecommunication equipment and power-tools. Lithium ion
batteries of high safety and cycle life are also urgently required for the growing
demand for automotive applications or off-grid energy storage. This is the
major reasons for many research projects dealing with new materials which
can provide higher voltage or higher capacities in lithium ion batteries resulting
in higher energy density.
The business line “energy storage” of Clariant has a clear sustainability strategy:
Based on the main product lithium iron phosphate compounds with a higher
operating voltage should be developed for future battery applications. The
presentation will start with a short summary of the properties of the Clariant
lithium iron phosphate followed by an overview of our research results which will
North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC and was a member of the
fourth graduating class from the North Carolina School of
Science and Mathematics.
Ricardo Burstein holds B.Sc. Chemical Engineering at the
Technion Institute – Haifa and M.Sc Business Administration,
Tel Aviv University. Founder and CEO of Interplate Ltd. and
Nanoplate Ltd. engaged in the development and application of
metal coatings for aerospace and renewable energy.
During 30 years of activity in the Israeli market has
contributed in the development of industrial products by
specifying and the application of coatings technologies.
In recent years, as CEO of Interplate has promoted the
cooperation in the field of renewable energy by establishing
a research and development department for the purpose of
providing solutions to the demands of this emerging industry.
Dr. Christian Brünig joined the R&D department for battery
materials of Süd-Chemie, which has become part of the
Clariant group, in January 2011 as a project manager and
research scientist. He is in charge of the R&D activities which
deal with high volt (5 V) cathode materials of Clariant. Within
the scope of these projects Mr. Brünig is responsible for the
synthesis and electrochemical testing of high volt compounds
for lithium ion batteries. His educational background is in
inorganic chemistry. He took his doctoral degree in “Chemical
vapor synthesis of lithium ion conducting oxides” at the
University of Hannover in 2010.

Prof. Yair Ein-Eli
Technion Institute
www.technion.ac.il
Mr. Richard Rogers
Arbin Instruments
www.arbin.com
show the efforts and challenges of preparing and testing nickel doped manganese
spinels (LiMn2-xNixO4). Focused will be the synthesis and material research with
regard to synthesis conditions and different ratios of manganese and nickel.
Furthermore electrochemical testing results for cycle life and rate capability
against the background of decomposition of the electrolyte at a high operating
voltage around 5 V will be shown. Moreover safety issues of the spinel-type
materials will be compared to layered oxides and olivine compounds.
"Rechargeable Li-air batteries...Shame or Fame?"
Li/air batteries are potentially viable ultrahigh energy density chemical power
sources, which could offer practical specific energies up to ~ 3000 Wh/kg being
rechargeable. The modern state of art and the challenges (as well as the
problems) in the field of Li/air batteries are considered. Although their
implementation holds the greatest promise in a number of applications ranging
from portable electronics to electric vehicles, there are also impressive
challenges (problems) in development of cathode materials and electrolyte
systems of these batteries. Is the rush for Li-air battery technology is really
justified or is it just a false hype? We will try to answer this question in our talk.
" New Technology that Accelerates Development of EV and Grid
Storage Batteries"
New advanced batteries with longer life are required for electrification of the
vehicle fleet and grid integration of energy storage. Battery cycle life
requirements for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, hybrid electric vehicles and
grid-based energy storage systems far exceed those of the consumer
electronics market. As a result, the charge/discharge test plan necessary to
validate new battery chemistries for the long cycle life of these applications
requires a great deal of time and significant expense.
After graduating from Bar-ilan University in 1995, Yair Ein-Eli
was a post doctoral fellow between the years 1995-1997 at
Covalent Associates Inc located in MA, U.S.A., where he
eventually headed the Li-ion research group until 1998. He
then proceeded and joined Electric Fuel Ltd. (Israel) and was
appointed Director of Research and Battery Technology. In
2001 he joined the Department of Materials Science and
Engineering at the Technion.
Current research projects of Prof. Ein-Eli in the field of power
sources involve advanced materials for Li-ion batteries,
alkaline, metal-air cells and PEM fuel cells. Prof. Ein-Eli is also
engaged in research and development of electroplating
methods for solar and microelectronic applications, as well as
corrosion inhibitors studies.
Richard Rogers is an application engineer for Arbin
Instruments. He has personally experienced the dramatic
growth of the battery industry over the past four years.
Richard has worked on hundreds of different energy storage
testing projects across the USA, Europe, and Asia. He has
interacted with leading scientific experts during this time and
gained valuable insight into industry trends. Richard
graduated from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M
University.
There has been little motivation to develop a new technology for testing and
evaluating batteries based on the past consumer electronics market because
any improvement would have marginal impact due to shorter lifespan
expectations. However, automotive and grid storage applications require
much longer life and thus need a better way to evaluate and predict their cycle
life to accelerate future developments.

Ph.D. Florian Christopher
Werner Schott
NETZSCH
www.netzsch-grinding.com
Dr. Uwe Wiedemann
AVL LIST GMBH
www.avl.com
Arbin Instruments is partnering with Ford Motor Company and Sandia National
Lab to create a new testing system that will dramatically reduce the time, cost,
and effort required to evaluate new battery chemistries and technologies,
vastly increasing the pace of innovation in the energy storage industry.
" Grinding and Dispersion Technology for Production of modern
Lithium-Ion-Batteries"
Researchers demonstrated correlations between the mean particle size of
active materials and the electro-chemical performance of lithium-ion-cells.
Resulting challenges for the process technology will be addressed in the
presentation. The main focus will be the grinding and dispersing of active
materials as well as state-of-the-art slurry mixing technologies. Possible
machine concepts will be introduced.
" High-Reliability Pouch Cell Connection and Cost Aspects of a
Robust BMS Solution"
It doesn’t matter if it is a PHEV or an EV: The battery is the key technology that
decides upon economically attractive, save and reliable e-mobility.
Batteries of the first generation that are currently on the market were
developed to demonstrate a certain electric range with a save technology.
The second generation of batteries that is developed right now needs to
address multiple aspects like costs, reliability, durability, energy density and
hence electric range, recyclability and other typical automotive requirements
that had less emphasis during the first generation.
Regarding cells, price has meanwhile reached a very attractive level within a
few years. An energy density target of 200 Wh/kg will be reached in the next
generation of cells.
Now it is crucial to reduce costs on the battery pack system side
correspondingly. Every component shall be assessed and optimized:
connectors, contactors, module electronics, battery control unit, housing, etc.
This presentation only focuses on two aspects: a robust and cost-wise
attractive BMS system and an innovative connection method for pouch type
cells.
• BMS requirements being a cost driver?
- What requirements in a typical BMS specification have the most
significant cost impact
- Technical solutions to overcome cost issue by using state of the art
technology
Dr. Uwe Wiedemann studied Mechatronics at the University
of Aalen, Germany and the University of Teesside, GB. During
his PhD thesis at the University of Ulm he investigated ageing
mechanisms of NiMH cells for HEVs. Since 2003 he is involved
in battery management systems and deals with
electrochemical storage systems. After working in research
and development departments at Daimler AG and Robert
Bosch GmbH, he joined AVL List GmbH in 2009.
His current position is Senior Product Manager of AVL’s
Global Battery Competence Team.

Ph.D. Vladimir Yufit
Imperial College London
www.imperial.ac.uk
- Outlook on future BMS architectures
• BMS algorithms beyond SOC calculation
- How to detect early cell failures
- Mid-term life time prediction
• Requirements for innovative connection method for pouch cells:
- High mechanical robustness
- Less impact on cell than laser welding
- Cheaper in manufacturing
- Better electrical performance than existing methods
• Results of connection solution:
- Electrical measurement results
- Thermal measurement results
- Mechanical validation results
- Tooling and manufacturing costs and advantages
• Summary:
- Identified cost drivers for BMS design and alternative design solutions
- New possibilities through robust BMS algorithms
- Innovative solutions have to be found to resolve existing challenges
in the battery development area. The shown connection method as
replacement for existing welding processes is one example
"Regenerative Fuel Cells for Energy Storage Applications"
Growing contribution of renewable energy sources will undoubtedly require
sufficient numbers of energy storage devices to guarantee secure and cost
effective operation of future low carbon electrical grids. Electricity can be
stored in variety of ways as mechanical, magnetic, heat, electrochemical and
others. Nonetheless the use of redox flow systems in a wide range between
kilowatts and megawatts of power is particularly exciting because these
systems can decouple power and energy, be location-independent, have a very
long cycle life and minimal maintenance. Although various redox flow systems
have been implemented for energy storage, and are in different states of
development, the current state-of-art system seems to be an all-vanadium
redox flow battery. While having numerous advantages, this specific system
still suffers from a relatively low output power density and specific energy,
compelling the use of large volumes of electrolyte for large-scale energy
storage. Obviously, large volumes of electrolyte will be costly considering the
high cost of vanadium oxide. Additionally, in order to meet high power
demands, larger and numerous cell components are needed which will result in
even greater cost. Moreover, one of the disadvantages that all redox flow
batteries with metal redox couple anolyte face, is that hydrogen co-evolution
Dr Vladimir Yufit is a researcher at Imperial College London
leading a pioneering work on development of novel type
regenerative fuel cells and advanced 3D visualisation and
quantification methods for fuel cell and battery electrode
materials. He obtained his PhD degree from Tel Aviv
University while working on development of threedimensional
thin film lithium-ion microbatteries. He is a coauthor
and co-inventor of numerous scientific papers and
patent applications relating to the field of rechargeable nonaqueous
batteries, PEM and solid oxide fuel cells, redox flow
batteries, supercapacitors and hybrid systems.

Prof. Dina Golodnitsky
Tel-Aviv University
www.tau.ac.il
may occur during the charge cycle. For the systems implementing metal
dissolution/re-deposition processes dendrite formation may also occur, leading
to system performance degradation and even safety related issues. A solution
to these issues can be found in the form of a regenerative fuel cell that utilise
liquid and gaseous redox reactions, either hydrogen oxidation reaction on the
anode side or the oxygen reduction reaction on the cathode side. Preliminary
results gathered during electrochemical testing have demonstrated that
regenerative systems using hydrogen or oxygen as are feasible and potentially
attractive; however further research and optimisation are required to improve
performance and cycle life.
"Advanced Silicon-Based Anodes for High-Energy-Density Li-
Ion Batteries"
The goal of the project is the development of low-cost, high-capacity, longcycle-life
and safer anode materials to replace the graphite anode of the
common lithium-ion battery. We developed two synthetic routes for the
preparation of silicon multiphase composite particles, studied the process of
formation of the protective layer on the anode nanoparticles and tested small
laboratory-prototype cells with advanced anodes.
A method of attachment of silicon nanoparticles to carbon nanotubes
(MWCNT) was developed with the purpose of creating a silicon anode
supported by a strong, rigid and high-electrically-conducting matrix. The
method is based on the silanization process. STEM analysis showed that silicon
particles are dispersed uniformly on the surface of the MWCNT. ESEM images
indicated the formation of silicon nanoparticles wrapped by carbon nanotubes.
The method of preparation had a strong effect on the morphology of the
powders. XPS spectra and depth profiles indicate the possible formation of a
carbon layer on top of the silicon nanoparticles and Si-C bonding. The feasibility
of using electrophoretic deposition for the preparation of composite Si:MCMB
anodes coated by a ceramic-in-polymer protective layer has been proven.
Li/Si-C-MWCNT cells with the anodes composed of 70-80% core-shell Si-C
composite exhibited intercalation capacity of 1135mAh/gSi at the 123 th cycle.
Porous silicon nanoparticles have been formed by metal-assisted chemical
etching. The anodes are being tested.
Diana Golodnitsky received her M.Sc. from the L. Ya. Karpov
Physicochemical Scientific Research Institute, Moscow. She
received the Ph.D. degree from the State Technological
University, Kazan, Russia. Until 1991 Diana Golodnitsky was
engaged in the field of the research and development of the
innovative materials, electrodeposition and electroless
technologies for Aircraft Techniques. Prof. Diana Golodnitsky
has been involved in lithium-batteries field since 1992. Her
work has covered several topics related to electrochemical
energy storage, 3D-micro- and nano-battery architectures,
including advanced cathode and anode materials, gel and
solid polymer electrolytes. Her scientific interests focus, in
addition, on electrochemistry of metals and alloys, materials
characterization for advanced energy technologies using XRD,
SEM, EDX, XPS, TOF SIMS, DSC, and TGA methods. She has
co-authored 90 papers, three book chapters, and more than
150 conference publications; she also holds 10 patents. Prof.
Diana Golodnitsky has been a supervisor 10 PhD students.
Since 1997 Diana Golodnitsky is a PI of 16 international and
competitive grants. Diana Golodnitsky has
international collaborations with leading scientists in US, UK,
France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Poland, and Netherlands.
She is a reviewer of 7 professional journals and the member
of Editorial Advisory Board of The Open Electrochemistry
Journal.

Prof. HyukSang Kwon
KAIST
www.kaist.ac.kr
Mr. Hugues Chanoine
Clean Horizon
(www.cleanhorizon.com)
"High Performance SnO 2 -polypyrrole hybrid nanowires for
Lithium-Ion battery anodes"
SnO 2 -polypyrrole hybrid nanowires were successfully synthesized with a onestep
process by a cathodic deposition from an aqueous solution containing
pyrrole monomers and Sn salts. The facile and effective process involves a rapid
electropolymerization of polypyrrole nanowires simultaneously with a relatively
slow electrochemical deposition of SnO 2 , leading to the incorporation of SnO 2
nanoparticles into the polypyrrole nanowire. Another notable feature of this
approach is that the synthesized SnO 2 -polypyrrole nanowires are directly
deposited on the surface of substrate as a film with a three-dimensional porous
and interconnected network structure composed of numerous fine nanowires.
Electrochemical properties of the SnO 2 -polypyrrole nanowires were examined
to confirm their potential use as an anode material for Li-ion batteries. Over
400 cycles overall, the SnO 2 -polypyrrole composite nanowires showed an
excellent cyclic performance with charge capacity higher than 757.65 mAh g -1 ,
due probably to the fact that the polypyrrole matrix effectively prevents the
agglomeration of the SnO 2 nanoparticles and elastically buffers their volumetric
change that occurs during cycling.
"Frequency Regulation in Europe: business models today... and
tomorrow with mileage?"
Prof. HyukSang Kwon has been a professor in the fields of
materials electrochemistry in Department of Materials
Science and Engineering at KAIST since he joined to a faculty
member at KAIST in 1984. He received his B. S. degree and M.
S. degree in 1974 and 1980, respectively, from Seoul National
University. He received Ph. D in 1983 from Department of
Metallurgy and Materials Science at Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland Ohio. Before joining to KAIST in 1984,
he had served as a lecturer/research associate in deparment
of mechanical eng. at Texas A&M university for two years
(1982~1984). He visited the Pennsylvania state university,
and coworked with prof. Digby D. Macdonald on SCC for one
year from 1995. He worked as a department head in
Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST for two years
during 2002/2003. He worked as a dean of public and
international affairs at KAIST during the period of 2005 to
2007. Professor Kwon served as a vice president in Corrosion
Society of Korea for five years since 2003. He is
author/coauthor of more than 120 papers published in
international journals and 10 patents, and has been invited to
give a plenary or invited talks at numerous international
conferences related to the corrosion and energy storage
materials. He has worked as thesis advisor for 61 graduate
students including 37 MS and 25 Ph. D graduate students. He
is the co-author of the book titled, “ Understanding of
Stainless Steels”, published in 2007.
Chanoine obtained his engineer’s degree majoring in
optimization applied to energy issues. He is now working as
an Analyst at Clean Horizon, where he is in charge of the
technical and regulatory watch for energy storage, as well as
economic modelling for storage assets. With Clean Horizon,
Hugues serves large industrial corporations and utilities in the
process of defining their energy storage strategy.

Mr. Shmuel De-Leon
Shmuel De-Leon Energy
www.sdle.co.il
Mr. Lior Eshed
Emefcy Ltd.
www.emefcy.com
" EV Fuel Cells & Metal Air Systems"
Fuel Cells and Metal Air systems has a huge advantages as an energy storage
devices for e-mobility. Their high energy density, fast charging and no impact to
the grid make them more similar to fuels we use now with ICE. Current word
wide status will be review as well as mid and long term forecast.
"Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment -Electrogenic
organisms in service of the environment"
EMEFCY is an Israeli startup company dedicated to the development of novel
technologies for energy efficient wastewater treatment. The main technology
that Emefcy develops is the EBR, which is designed to treat industrial
wastewater while producing energy.
The EBR (Electrogenic Bio-Reactor) is a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC), a
combination of a biological reactor and an electro-chemical cell. It is based on a
device which wastewater flows into, and treated water comes out of. In the
device there are anodes and cathodes between which the wastewater flows. A
biofilm (layers of bacteria) of electrogenic bacteria that naturally develops on
the anodes oxidizes the organic material that pollutes the water into the
following: carbon dioxide, protons – that diffuse through the water towards the
cathode, and electrons – that travel through an electric circuit to the cathode.
On the cathode, atmospheric oxygen diffuses through a coating to react with
the protons and electrons, thus producing water. In conclusion, the organic
matter is oxidized, as it would in other treatment methods, and no energy is
consumed for the process. Moreover, an electric current is produced as a result
of the process.
The power in the cell is managed by a novel MPPT (maximum power point
tracking) circuit, that maintains maximum power output and also converts the
low voltage produced (0.3-0.4 V) to standard DC voltage (12/24 V).
Both products relies on the development of an oxygen permeable membrane
where in the EBR there is also an oxygen reduction catalyst and corrosion
resistant current collectors.
Commercializing this technologies is a multidisciplinary effort, requiring a wide
range of knowledge from materials science, chemistry and engineering.
Shmuel De-Leon, is the founder and CEO of Shmuel De-Leon
Energy.
Shmuel is a leading international expert in the business of
Power Sources.
Prior to founding the company, Shmuel held for over 22 years
various positions as a power sources, engineering and quality
control team manager.
Shmuel holds a BSc. in mechanical engineering from Tel-Aviv
University and an MBA in quality control and reliability
engineering from the Technion Institute in Haifa as well as an
Electronic Technician's diploma.
Mr. Lior Eshed is an Environmental engineer, specializes on
environmental biotechnology and microbial fuel cells. He is
the R&D manager of Emefcy since its establishment.

Ph.D. Dario Dekel
Cellera
www.cellera-inc.com
Ph.D. Alex Schechter
Ariel University
www.ariel.ac.il
"Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Technology – A reality"
Although Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) have achieved a
high performance and from the technological point of view, they are finally
ready to enter the market, the cost of PEMFC technology is still a major barrier
for commercialization.
Recently, the Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells (AMFCs) have received increasing
attention since in principle, they allow for the use of non-precious metal
catalysts, which dramatically reduces the cost per kW of power. In order to
develop a first AMFC stack with enough performance for stationary application,
anion conductive membranes, anion conductive ionomers and catalysts able to
work in an alkaline medium are key materials. Studies on these materials are
only now emerging.
From the very limited materials developed for this technology, peak power
density records of almost 200mW/cm2 were already reported. Non-published
data suggests that the actual power densities that can be achieved with today’s
state-of-the-art anion conductive polymers are even much higher. With the
latest and most advanced developed materials, AMFC stacks providing 2kW
power output were already developed at CellEra.
During this presentation, the state of the art on AMFCs will be briefly reviewed,
and current status of AMFC stack performance will be presented.
“Advance Materials for Fuel Cells”
Fuel cells (FC) are considered as the most efficient energy conversion devices
for propulsion. Very significant progress has been made during the last decade
in improving the leading technology based on polymer electrolyte fuel cells
(PMFC). However, remaining challenges imped the commercialization of this
technology. The main barriers include catalysts materials cost and activity,
electrode materials stability issues and hydrogen fuel storage. We will present
recent progress in our lab in study of new catalysts beyond platinum, advance
electrode materials and high surface area support materials for catalysts. The
application of these materials in new concept of fuel cells will be
demonstrated. In addition, we will present our latest achievements in efficient
hydrogen generation on demand. Implementation of this concept in a 30 W
hybrid system prototype based on PEMFC fuel cell will be presented as a high
Dr. Dario R. Dekel
VP R&D and Engineering / Co-Founder at CellEra
Dr. Dekel spent 10 years as a chief scientist and as a top
manager at Rafael Ltd, Israel, where he led an R&D,
engineering and production team of around 100 members at
the world’s second largest Thermal Battery Plant. Dr. Dekel
left Rafael in 2007 to co-found CellEra Inc. where he leads
today a selected group of 14 scientists and engineers,
developing the novel Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell
technology. As a Vice President for R&D and Engineering at
CellEra, he currently leads R&D collaboration programs with
Penn State University, Technical University of Munich, Danish
Technical University, Volkswagen, Vodafone, and other major
academic and industrial teams from Japan, Germany, France,
Denmark, China and the U.S.
Dr. Dekel received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical
Engineering from the Technion. He also holds an MBA degree
from same institution.
Dr. Dekel is the 1998 winner of the Katzir Award from the
Israeli Ministry of Defense. He currently holds $3M
government research grants from the Israeli OCS, from the
US DOE, and from the Eurostars and Eureka European
programs. Dr. Dekel holds 14 battery and fuel cell patents.
Dr. Schechter is the chair of the chemistry department in Ariel
University, the head of the fuel cell and electrochemistry
laboratory in the institute and chair of the center for hybrid
energy sources. Dr. Schechter has vast experience in energy
storage technologies gained in many R&D projects in the
academia and industry. He was actively involved fuel cell and
battery research projects conducted in Israel and the USA.
Dr. Schechter's extensive experience covers a broad range
of areas including catalysts, polymer membranes and designoptimization
of fuel cells and electrochemical devices.

Ph.D. Ricardo Osiroff
Nanergy Fuel Cells, Ltd.
www.nanergy.co.il
energy density power source for portable applications.
"Platinum-Free Direct-Liquid Fuel Cells"
Nanergy Fuel Cells Ltd develops proprietary disruptive and differentiated fuel
cell technology based on a unique patented combination of low cost catalysts
and special water-based industrially-available fuel compositions. Nanergy’s
value proposition includes
Low capital cost: Low-cost copper-based catalysts and minimal balanceof-plant
design. Nanergy estimates that its BOM will be about half vs.
currently available technologies.
Low operational cost: Long, maintenance-free operational time
Safe, low cost fuel: Unique high-energy cost effective solid fuels that are
commercially mass-produced and safely packed, stored and transported.
The development of the basic technology has been successfully completed over
the last three years. Prototypes have been built and tested, demonstrating high
efficiency and a useful life of more than 1,000 hours. The company is now
focused on products for the auxiliary and backup market segments.
Nanergy is led by a strong and experienced team. Its scientific leader - Prof.
Fernando Patolsky, a Chemistry professor at the Tel Aviv University, is a wellknown
researcher and one of the world leaders in applying nano technology to
practical problems.
The Nanergy management team also includes its CEO – Dr. Ricardo Osiroff,
having extensive experience in leading high tech companies from inception to
the market.
Born and raised in Uruguay, Dr. Ricardo Osiroff and his family
immigrated to Israel in 1970. In 1974 he joined the Academic
Reserve of the IDF and graduated in Chemical Engineering
from the Technion in 1979.
• After completing his undergraduate studies Ricardo rejoined
the IDF and took the position of research
engineer in one of the elite technology units within the
Army Intelligence.
• In 1986 Ricardo came to the USA where he completed a
M.Sc. in Engineering Science & Mechanics and a PhD in
Materials Engineering, both at Virginia Tech.
• In 1990 Ricardo returned to Israel and to the IDF; where
he went on to serve in series of leading positions in the
Materials and Mechanical fields until he retired from the
army at the end of 2001. His last position was Division
Manager.
• During his time with the IDF, Ricardo received several
notable Awards, including twice the Army Intelligence
Creative Thinking Award and twice the Israel Defense
Award – the most prestigious award in the national
Defense and HLS fields.
• Between 2001 and 2010 Ricardo held several top
management positions in technology oriented
companies such as the AVX Corporation (a USA
corporate), Printar inkjet systems and lastly, CEO of
Cellaris advanced ceramic materials.
• In 2010 he joined Nanergy Alternative Energy, a private
venture involved in several nano-technology based
projects together with the Tel-Aviv University. He now
leads Nanergy Fuel Cells, a company emerging from this
collaborative effort.
Ricardo is married to Orly, has 6 children ages 13 to 28 and
lives in Ganei-Tikva, 10 km east of Tel-Aviv. Ricardo enjoys
reading fiction, swimming and riding a bicycle in nice
weather.

Prof. Yoed Tsur
Technion Institute
www.technion.ac.il
"Advanced materials for SOFCs"
SOFCs are promising devices for energy conversion, especially for stationary
applications and for combined heat and power (CHP) generation. Hybrid power
generation systems based on SOFCs can reach impressive efficiencies while
reducing local pollutants practically to zero. SOFCs that are based on oxygen
ion ceramic conductors can, in principle, utilize hydrocarbon fuels. The main
challenge still remains their durability.
Different types of SOFC will be surveyed. State of the art materials in relation to
the main SOFC types will be reviewed. This will be done with two important
aspects in mind: application as combined SOFC/SOEC and the boost in natural
gas discoveries both in Israel and around the world.
Yoed Tsur is an associate professor in the department of
Chemical Engineering at the Technion, Israel Institute of
Technology. He serves as a member in the Grand Technion
Energy Program (GTEP), in which he is the coordinator of the
fuel cells program, and as the head of the graduate program
committee. Prof. Tsur's research interests include: synthesis
and development of oxide materials for nanotechnology,
point defect chemistry, electroceramics and electroceramic
devices, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)
measurements and analysis. For the latter, Tsur's group has
developed a unique approach that provides an analytical
form of the time constant distribution in a device under test.
Mr. Kai-Christian Moller
Fraunhofer Institute
www.ict.fraunhofer.de
Abstract
"A Roadmap for the Next Generation of Batteries – Materials,
Chemistries, Performance and Cost"
The lithium-ion technology is today’s most advanced battery technology. Since
it was introduced in 1991 by Sony, no other battery system has grown so
strongly and was commercialized in such a large scale. The by then dominating
technology, the nickel metal hydride batteries, was replaced step by step by
lithium-ion batteries starting with small applications such as mobile phones and
is now conquering applications such as power tools and now hybrid electric
vehicles and battery electric vehicles. Nevertheless, due to the challenging
requirements of electric vehicles there is a strong need for battery systems with
improved properties such as energy and power density, temperature range and
safety.
The presentation will give an overview on novel material concepts for
electrochemical energy storage systems. A battery material roadmap will be
presented that has been developed under guidance of Fraunhofer by experts
from industry and academic research in the framework of a project within the
“Innovation Alliance Lithium-Ion Battery (LIB 2015)", supported by the German
Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The roadmap will classify the
Bio
Kai-Christian Möller received his PhD in electrochemistry
at the University of Münster, Germany in 1998. After a
research stay at the Graz University of Technology, Austria,
he changed in 2006 to the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate
Research, Germany, where he established the “Center for
Applied Electrochemistry” as team manager. Since 2012 he
is head of the Project Group “Electrochemical Energy
Storage” of the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical
Technology in Garching near Munich.

expected technological developments such as cell components, resulting cell
types and quantify their expected properties such as energy and power
densities, cycle life and costs for the horizon 2013 - 2030+. The chronological
ranking of the availability and the expected properties of new cell chemistries
with the materials momentarily under development is the basis for the road
map for the development of effective batteries in future.
Mr. Eyal Rosner
Prime Minister's Office
www.pmo.gov.il
Last not least a comparison with official japanese, chinese and korean roadmaps
will show the the agreements and differences of the mentioned countries with
respect to their different expectations in the progress of battery technology.
"The Alternative Fuels Initiative of the Gov. of Israel"
Eyal Rosner
Chairman and Director of Administration
Alternative Fuels Initiative
Prime Minister's Office
Israel
Eyal is the Chairman of Israel's National Program for the
Development of Substitutes for Oil in Transportation ("The
Alternative Fuels Initiative").
The Program serves as a catalyst for reduction of global
dependency on crude oil by establishing Israel as a center
of knowledge and industrial best practices in the field of
fuel alternatives. Eyal chairs the government’s interdepartmental
steering committee that determines the

Mr. Troy Renken
Z-Power LLC
www.zpowerbattery.com
“High Energy Density Silver-Zinc Button Cells”
Silver-Zinc (AgZn) batteries have long been known for their high energy and
power density capabilities. ZPower has applied advances in materials
technology, manufacturing processes, and charging technology to overcome the
traditional limitations of this battery chemistry. ZPower’s initial focus is in the
hearing instrument market where rechargeable AgZn is an attractive alternative
to primary Zinc-Air button cell batteries. The presentation will cover the unique
characteristics of AgZn batteries and compare them to other primary and
secondary button cell technologies.
Program’s goals.
Reporting to the Prime Minister's Office, Eyal is head of
the Program's administration, where he is responsible for
developing and executing the Program's strategy while
coordinating nine government departments participating
in the Program.
Eyal brings to the Program twenty years of experience in
different facets of the investment and business world.
Previously Eyal was the CEO of the Borovitz Mozes Group
(BMG), a $3 billion privately held company controlling El Al
– Israel Air Line, Sonol gas stations, Tambour paints, GES
environmental solutions and other companies.
Eyal's 7-year tenure at BMG includes the acquisitions of EL
AL, Israel's largest paint company Tambour, and energy
holding company Granite. Eyal served as a board member
and consultant to most of the Group's companies.
Prior to BMG, Eyal was a Vice President at Bankers Trust
for five years, where he was responsible for the trading
and sales in Israel.
Eyal was also an advisor to the Government of Israel and
the Israeli Space Agency (2010), and has been serving on
the board of the Israeli chapter of the Young Presidents
Organization (YPO) from 2007 to 2012.
Eyal served as captain in the Israeli Navy after graduating
with highest honors at the Naval Academy. He earned a
BSc degree in Computer Science and Economics from Tel
Aviv University. He is a passionate cyclist and has done the
Tour de France (2006).
Troy Renken is the Vice President of Product Planning for
ZPower, LLC located in Camarillo, California. ZPower is
developing high performance, rechargeable silver-zinc
batteries for the hearing aid industry. He has been
working with the major hearing aid and cochlear implant
manufacturers to bring the ZPower battery technology to
the hearing healthcare market. In the past, Troy has been
a featured speaker at the International Battery Seminar,
Next Generation Batteries and The Battery Show. Prior to
ZPower, his past experience included managing new
electronics product launches for Emerson Climate
Technologies. Troy holds a B.S. Electrical Engineering from

Ph.D. Herzel Yamin
Tadiran Batteries
www.tadiranbat.com
Mr. Jeff Jubin
Electric Fuel Battery Corp.
(www.efbpower.com)
"Tadiran High Power Rechargeable Lithium Ion Cell"
A new family of AA size high power rechargeable lithium ion cells was
developed. This family consists of 3 members having the AA size diameter and
various cell lengths. Their internal design consists of high surface area carbon
made anode and lithiated NCA cathode. The electrolyte is based on the
carbonate solvent mixture. The cells were designed to deliver high power
density in a continuous and a pulse mode of operation. They are capable to be
charged and discharged at extreme temperature conditions from -40°C to 85°C
.In addition, the cells show excellent long term stability during accelerated
storage and while on long term operation. Thousands of full charge discharge
cycles can be delivered before cell capacity drops to 80% of its initial value. The
cells have relatively low self discharge rate of about 1% per month at room
temperature. The electrical performance, the safety aspects and long term
charge discharge data at various environmental conditions will be presented.
"Soldier Worn Integrated Power Equipment System (SWIPES)"
The SWIPES was developed with the Soldier in mind. Our goal was to reduce the
Battery weight carried by our soldiers by up to 30% on multi day missions. The
Swipes system is a modular power distribution system that was designed to be
Battery agnostic. The System may be used with the Primary Zinc Air, BA 8180,
ZA 8140 Short and the ZA 8140 Conformal batteries as the power source. The
BA 5590, BB2590, LI 145 or Conformal Rechargeable Battery may also be used.
The system may be Ruck or vest mounted utilizing a MOLLE mounting system.
For Commonly used Handheld Communications, we chose to utilize pouch
mounted chargers to maintain a high level of charge (80%+) within an OEM
battery. We also provide direct power for various GPS units, Gunshot Detection
Systems, USB Powered devices, Small ruggedized Computers and Networked
Handheld Radios. This approach reduces the need to carry spare batteries for
each device on multi day missions. The System consists of a Battery cable, 4
port power distribution Hub, radio chargers and direct power cables
We will Show and Demonstrate the SWIPES System with a Conformal
Rechargeable Battery and a Universal Battery Charger as issued to the U.S.
Army Units Currently Deployed in Afghanistan.
Trine University and holds two patents.
Dr. HERZEL YAMIN is a Vice President Research and
Development of Tadiran Batteries Ltd. He is a world
specialist in lithium thionyl chloride and lithium sulphuryl
chloride battery systems. His research and development
study is focused on high energy density primary lithium
battery system. Dr. Yamin and his team study several
innovative primary and secondary lithium battery
technologies. Recently they developed ultra-high power
primary battery using lithium intercalated compound .This
battery is known as the most powerful battery in its size.

Dr. Mark Verbrugge
General Motors
www.gm.com
Mr. Miguel Gaspar Silva
SAP
www.sap.com/israel
“Electrified Vehicles for Personal Transportation: GM
Applications and Characterization Tools to Assist in the
Evaluation of Lithium Ion Batteries”
We seek energy sources that are affordable, readily available, clean in terms of
environmental concerns, and sustainable. Although automobiles emit far less
unwanted emissions than in the past, personal transportation is challenged in
that nonrenewable petroleum, which supplies about a third of the World’s
energy needs, is used almost exclusively for transportation purposes. Great
progress has been made in recent years relative to traction battery technology,
as exemplified by the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle (EREV). In this
talk, we will cover recent advancements in electrified vehicles. We shall also
delve into the modeling of lithium ion batteries that is key to effective vehicle
integration, including battery sizing, as well as determining the lifetime of the
traction battery
" The Energy Transition and Insights enabled by HANA in World
of Smartgrids"
Learn on how SAP is addressing the challenges of the future of energy with inmemory
solutions that dramatically change the way the market players process
and interact the information about energy consumption, energy costs and
optimize the insight on the assets that deliver Energy across millions of
consumers. Leveraging HANA in-memory technologies, SAP is delivering
solutions for Customer Energy Management, Smart Metering Analytics and
Patter Recognition or supporting Precise Energy Portfolio Management.
Fundamental concepts associated with Smartgrids that are beeing enabled by
the Future Real Time Data Platform for Utilities combining Business Process
Execution, Business Intelligence and Real Time Data Analysis and Mobility
working on top of big volumes of data from different data sources.
Mark Verbrugge is the Director of GM’s Chemical and
Materials Systems Laboratory, which maintains global
research programs—enabled by the disciplines of
chemistry, physics, and materials science—and targets the
advanced development of structural subsystems, energy
storage and conversion devices, and various technologies
associated with fuels, lubricants, and emissions.
Mark is a Board Member of the United States Automotive
Materials Partnership LLC and the United States Advanced
Battery Consortium LLC. Mark has received a number of
GM internal awards as well as external awards including
the Norman Hackerman Young Author Award and the
Energy Technology Award from the Electrochemical
Society, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
United States Council for Automotive Research. Mark is a
Fellow of the Electrochemical Society and a member of the
National Academy of Engineering.
Miguel holds a degree in Engineering and an MBA. He has
worked in the IT Industry since 1993. Since his start at SAP
in 1997, Miguel participated in different implementation
projects at key Utility Companies in Europe. Miguel is,
since 2005, Industry Director at the Industry
Business Solutions Team in SAP EMEA with responsibilities
of Business Development across the entire region of
Europe Middle East, Africa and India. Since 2011 acting as
the SAP industry co-leader for Utilities in the EMEA region.
Miguel is an active contributor to different working groups
in Europe that are shaping the future of Utilities Industry,
in particular to the ETP SmartGrids (www.smartgrids.eu)
and to ESMIG – European Smart Metering Industry Group
(www.esmig.eu) where he drives focused initiatives. Also
invited speaker in many international conference, in
Particular across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Mr. Shmuel De-Leon
Shmuel De-Leon Energy
www.sdle.co.il
Mr. Ran Aloni
Dantech
www.danenergy.com
Capital Nature
Ms. Shirley Sheffer
Hoffmen
Capital Nature
www.capitalnature.com
" Xev Battery Charging Systems" Shmuel De-Leon, is the founder and CEO of Shmuel De-
Leon Energy.
Shmuel is a leading international expert in the business of
Power Sources.
Prior to founding the company, Shmuel held for over 22
years various positions as a power sources, engineering
and quality control team manager.
Shmuel holds a BSc. in mechanical engineering from Tel-
Aviv University and an MBA in quality control and
reliability engineering from the Technion Institute in Haifa
" Designing power solution for LEV with emphasis on LiFePO4
technology"
An overview on the LEV industry in Israel and over the world, why we believe it
will develop in the near future.
LEV technical needs. Recommended LiFePO4 batteries and BMS for LEV
applications. LiFePO4 batteries handling for LEV applications (charging and
balancing). Alternatives for LiFePO4 to use in LEV applications
" Investment Trends in the Energy Storage Space"
Early stage technological investments in start-up companies, as well as
academic research, are major drivers in making disruptive technological
advances in markets like energy storage which strongly rely on scientific
innovations. A glimpse into what has been happening in that space over the
past few years can provide us with a better understanding of both status
and what's ahead. This talk will provide a market view of the status, as well
as the trends, in technology investments and success stories in the energy
storage space, worldwide.
as well as an Electronic Technician's diploma.
Ran Aloni, is the manager of Dan Tech Energy GmbH in
Berlin, Germany. Ran holds BSc. in electrical engineering.
Shirley Sheffer joined Capital Nature, an investment firm
focused on funding and accelerating early stage ventures
in the Green Energy space, in 2011. In addition to
incubating early stage start-up companies, Capital Nature
also funds applied academic research in the area of
renewable energy, and operates a test and validation
center in the Eilot region. Previously, Shirley accumulated
extensive experience in both investment and operational
roles. For nine years, Shirley was with Poalim Ventures
where she led investment opportunities from
introduction, though deal making, to actively working with
the portfolio companies to support them with strategy,
financing issues, recruitment, and exiting. Shirley’s
experience also includes senior international marketing
roles that spanned over the range of product management
and product marketing, business/cooperation
development, and team management roles in companies
such as ECI Telecom, Radway, Teledata, DEC, and others.
Shirley holds a BSc in Computer Science from the
University of Massachusetts and an MBA from Tel Aviv
University.

Ph.D. Ofer Raz
Rafael (Thermal Batteries)
www.rafael.co.il
Mr. David Danino
Tamuz Electronics
www.tamuz-ele.com
Mr. Cornelius Geiger
BatteryMan
www.battery-man.de
"Thermal Batteries for the system and electrical engineer
perspective"
"Implementing Li-FePO4 in a BBU, UPS and Mini Solar Systems
for Extreme Outdoor Applications"
For years the use of Lead-Acid batteries in outdoor applications and backup
systems was found to be inefficient in converting energy, to have a very short
operating life and with many other mechanical design limitations.
Furthermore, there exist huge regulatory concerns with toxic substances control
and hazardous waste requirements for proper managing of lead-acid batteries.
Thus, the advanced Li-FePO4 (Lithium-FerroPhosphate) batteries technology,
which is the future technology to replace SLA batteries, seems to be a very
promising technology to implement in BBU (Battery Backup Unit), UPS and Mini
Solar Systems for extreme outdoor applications.
The Li-FePO4 offers many benefits such as the highest safety battery
technology, superior cycle life, wide operating temperature range, low selfdischarge
rate, absolutely environment friendly and much lower weight and
volume than the old Lead-Acid technology.
These benefits place the new Li-FePO4 technology as the leading battery
technology in any new applications, in order to get the lowest systems' Cost Of
Ownership for the users and operators.
" First BMS with powerline communication | Technology +
Applications"
Saving data wiring enables modular composition and scalable Plug And Play
BMS concept.
The underlying invention of a battery management system is the first one to use
communication over the given DC power line infrastructure without additional
data wires. With local monitor units (LMU) mounted on each cell this saves all
cabling, which again creates a plug and play system based on an “intelligent
cell”. A microcontroller on this LMU measures the cell voltage between the
terminals; via NTC it receives also the local cell temperature. The basic cell data
is transmitted by a transistor triggering e.g. a 24bit code (including serial
number for localizing and optional security codecs or production code). A
priority concept allows important messages to inform in real-time(!) about
Mr. David Danino, Technological entrepreneur and
founder/CEO of Tamuz Electronics Ltd.
David has worked in the worldwide battery industry for
over 27 years and has a vast knowledge relating to
batteries and portable energy systems.
David is the founder and CEO of Tamuz Electronics Ltd.
The company founded 15 years ago as a company which
specializes in development, design and manufacture of
custom made power modules, battery packs and chargers.
Furthermore, David is an entrepreneur which is involved in
new technological breakthrough developments and start
up companies.
David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
and has had practical engineering studies.
Having studied Industrial Engineering and Management at
the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe, he also
gathered 1 year working experience at Bosch in Mexico
and Colombia. Finishing studies as market researcher at
BASF in 2009 he then joined the German company PEUS-
Testing GmbH, an innovative company for emission
testing, formerly known as PEUS-Systems until the merger
with AVL from Austria. Since 2011 he is responsible for
marketing, communication and project acquisition at
BatteryMan Technology GmbH, a split-off from PEUS-
Testing and developer of the first BMS with DC power line
communication.

critical status changes. Synchronous measurement of all cells delivers cell status
for all cells at the very same moment allowing more precise forecasts. The
battery control unit with central current measurement by a hall sensor
distinguishes the data signal from the power signal by patented algorithms and
filters all signals digitally to ignore noise from inverters. For life extension and
efficiency improvement, all cell electronics have a shunt resistor for individual
balancing during charging and discharging mode.
Mr. Doron Vadai
Clal Motors Ltd.
www.byd.com
These “intelligent cells” already come with integrated BMS enabling a modular
composition, easy up-scaling, highest flexibility for all variations of battery packs
without cabling, leading to reduced unit and system cost, shorter development
cycles, faster time to market and adequate and individual battery dimensioning.
" Electric Bus project in Tel-Aviv" Doron Vadai is the CEO Clal Motors the importer of BYD, a
world leader in electric cars and buses. Doron is active in
the EV arena since 2008, involved in creating the Israeli
standard for charging systems. Currently Doron is
promoting the e-bus pilot project with DAN in Tel Aviv
with the aim of electrifying public transportation. Doron is
also the CEO of Clal Energy and the Chairman of Clal Sun a
leader in the PV industry that won the Ashalim PV tender.
Doron has served as
2007-2008 Managing Director of MCA – importer of Fiat
and Alfa Romeo
2004- 2007 President of Grand Automotive importer of
Ford and Jaguar to Croatia , Serbia, Montenegro and
Albania.
2002-2004 President and CEO of Tadiran-Ampa
1998-2002 Managing Director of the Colmobil group.
1994-98 Managing Director of Colmobil’s Hyundai
operation.
1991-94 Managing Director of Muller, the Scania trucks
and freightliner trucks importer.

Mr. Brian Dargan
Valence
www.valence.com
"Valence's modular approach to commercial electric vehicle
fleets"
For the past 4 years he has been Market Development
Manager for EMEA for Valence Technology. Primarily
this has involved working with key commercial
automotive, industrial and marine partners through a
range of diverse applications that require safe, reliable
energy solutions.
Mr. Gabriel Priav
Colmobil
www.colmobil.com
Ph.D. Arieh Meitav
ETV Energy
www.etvenergy.com
" New Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV "drive earth technology"
Drive train, power source, drive modes , safety and
convenience"
Prior to this time at Valence
He graduated in Manufacturing Engineering in 1992
from Leeds Met University. He then spent 7 years as
Materials Manager in Kelman Ltd, (now part of GE
Energy). Kelman Ltd are an industry leading OEM
developing and supplying instrumentation to the
power distribution industry.
He then spent a further 10 years working in design
led electronic component sales in several electronic
distributors such as Arrow Electronics and Anglia
Electronics. During this period he was dealing with
engineering teams in key OEMs and design houses.
This demand creation activity was primarily focussed
on new product development and introduction.
" Novel materials for next generation Li-ion Batteries" Dr. Meitav holds a PhD in electrochemistry, with
graduate education in chemistry. He has thirty five years
of experience, taking the lead, in engineering and
industrial interdisciplinary R&D projects. He is one of
worldwide pioneers to start with Lithium batteries in midseventies.
His industrial experience includes R&D management in
Tadiran Battery Division; he was one of the core team that
launched Electric Fuel (Zn/Air for EV); his broad-ranging
familiarity with cross-category technologies have been put
to use for many years in his role as assessor of start-up
projects.
He is the inventor of a proton conductive supercapacitor
(EDLC) that was acquired by AVX-USA

Mr. Ilan Ron
Advice Electronics
www.advice.co.il
"Life span beyond 10 years - from the drawing board to real
life"
Renewable Energy applications of Solar / Wind systems are often characterized
as Stand -Alone Energy source (s) which are Unreliable / Unpredictable to some
extent. Main causes for these are the facts that Solar does not work at night and
Wind tends to have fluctuations. All are weather dependant Such systems rely
on batteries as Energy storage and for system stabilization in cases of
wind/solar fluctuations. Additionally, some extra storage is required for no or
low energy production periods.
Storing surplus Energy for “Autonomy” days is common practice, catering for
especially low energy input days.
Renewable Energy applications constitute some major requirements from
batteries, such as Long term service life, and Field application durability. On top
of that, the Classic “full Charge-Discharge cycle” is not applicable in most cases,
since the energy input may shift drastically as well as the consumption.
And what batteries experience is mostly a large number of shallow cycles but at
different states of charge
The lecture addresses how to verify battery compliance and how to size systems
for these requirements
Service life verification is obviously important, especially for life cycle design
and finance of such systems.
The most acceptable method nowadays is to perform Simulation testing. These
test simulate the overall conditions that a battery would endure during its life
cycle, but in an accelerated manner, and in harsher conditions
Sizing batteries for real life involves estimating the correct Battery capacity,
which is lesser than the standard catalog figures, in order to maintain the
longest lifecycle possible. DoD should be carefully selected to also cope with
(www.avx.com) and was in charge for its development and
industrialization (a commercial product since 2001).
He was the CTO and cofounder of Sirius Implantable
Systems, a miniature pacemaker with leadless electrode
powered by a micro-battery recharged by a microgenerator
that harnesses the mechanical movement of the
heart generating electric power.
Since 2008 he is the founder and CTO of ETV Energy
engaged to develop a new generation of Li-ion batteries
for the automotive electric vehicles.
He is the author of 13 patents and 5 provisional
applications
Solar Energy manager at Advice Electronics Ltd. In charge
of technology, business development and sales of grid-tied
and off-grid solar systems, products etc.
Electronics Engineer with over 20 years of vast experience,
mainly in R&D and development groups management.
Inventor of 4 US patents in the fields of Telecom and
Medical devices
At 2008 made to move from The Telecom industry to solar
and renewable energy and gained expertise in this domain
since then.
Former Co-founder and CEO of Eneright Technologies,
which was incorporated into Advice Electronics Solar
division.
Head lecturer at Matrix Greentech college, in charge of
the Solar Energy domain studies.

Mr. Eli Alon
Cellergy Ltd.
www.cellergycap.com
Mr. Gil Nezer
Interdan
www.interdan.com
the shallow multiple cycling in real life conditions.
Practical battery selection is also discussed, with respect to the required
working voltage (the greater – the better) and string organization.
"Supercapacitors take market share from Tantalums"
Cellergy develops and manufactures supercapacitors (SCs) for pulse
applications. In recent years there has been a growing demand for very compact
battery operated portable devices that need more power for operation and
data transmission. In many electronic devices, which use primary batteries,
driving high currents is limited due to the limited power density of batteries.
Often, when a battery should supply high power at short time the voltage drop
may be too large, causing performance failure, reduced operational life, or even
premature battery failures. Adding supercapacitors of low internal resistance
(ESR) type in parallel with the source battery can help supply power during
these pulses, especially at low temperatures.
The innovative printing technology applied by Cellergy allows the production of
highly uniform EDLC’s in varied dimensions and shapes. Cellergy produces the
smallest footprint (12x12.5 mm) pulse supercapacitor on today's market,
enabling to incorporate the supercapacitors also in space-limited designs.
The market for wireless applications is growing at a phenomenal rate, using
different communication protocols such as GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth, ISM, Zegbee
or WiFi transmission.
Many battery operated appliances need to have high capacitance capacitors,
with low ESR and low leakage current to manage the pulse requirements. For
some of the applications, such as SSD (Solid State Drive) and smart meters
(AMR), either supercapacitors or high CV Tantalums may be used. Few case
studies of using SCs vs. Tantalums for same application will be compared and
analyzed.
"Digital Switching and Smart energy management in Mobile
Applications"
Eli Alon, CTO of Cellergy since 2009, is responsible for
Cellergy's research, products and process development.
He has over 28 years of experience in R&D and project
management. Prior to joining Cellergy, he was section
head of process R&D for 8 years at Tower-Jazz
semiconductor Ltd., a pure-play independent foundry. He
was, for more than 15 years, project manager and
development engineer at Eureka Technologies, a design
and development company - developing products and
technologies for the industry; irrigation, house hold
appliances, printing industry, medical devices and more.
His academic portfolio includes a B.Sc. in Chemical
Engineering, and M.Sc. in Materials Engineering at the
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Mr. Marcel Shaton
ISERD
www.iserd.org.il
Mr. Daniel Jammer
Nation-E
www.nation-e.com
" The next FP: HORIZON 2020 - Energy & Transport – 7 Years of
Opportunities"
2014 will mark the beginning of the next EU R&D Framework Program called
"Horizon 2020" (2014-2020). For Israel Horizon 2020 offers a variety of R&D
collaborations and opportunities in all fields. This presentation will focus on
opportunities in energy and transport. The EU, forecasting its situation in both
fields in the year 2050, have realized that if it wishes to overcome the great
challenges faced by current patterns of consumption and use and meet is
societal objectives it must make a significant investment in R&D and boost
innovation.
In the ENERGY field the EU aims to change and move to reliable, publicly
accepted, sustainable and competitive energy system while reducing fossil fuel
dependency in the face of increasingly scarce resources, increasing energy
needs and climate changes.
In the TRANSPORT filed the EU aims to achieve a European transport system
that is resource-efficient, environmentally-friendly, safe and seamless for the
benefit of its citizens, the economy and the society.
Research and innovation, driven by policy objectives and focused key
challenges shall contribute substantially to achieving societal long-term targets.
Research and innovation activities shall include a wide range of initiatives that
cover the full innovation chain. The challenge for Israel's R&D communities is to
seize the opportunities Horizon 2020 offers in all fields.
ISERD - The Israel-Europe R&D Directorate – is operated through the Office of
the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. ISERD
promotes the participation of Israeli entities in R&D ventures within the
European Research Area. ISERD operates in various channels such as: EU FP for
Industrial and academic research; Eureka for industrial cooperation; Bi-
National programs; EEN; and programs co-funded by Israel and the EU.
Since 1998 Marcel Shaton is the General Manager of
ISERD.
During 1993-1998 he was the Minister for Economic
Affairs at the Embassy of Israel, and at the Mission of Israel
to the European communities (EC) in Brussels, Belgium.
From 1985 to 1993 Marcel Shaton had various positions at
the Foreign Trade Administration, Ministry of Industry and
Trade, Jerusalem – up to Deputy Director of the Foreign
Trade administration.
Between 1980 and 1985 He was the Economic Counselor
at the Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN Organization
in Geneva, and Israel’s Representative in GATT.
Previously he worked as a coordinator for International
Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Finance, and as a
Commodities Trade Analyst at the Governmental
Administration, Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Mr. Shaton holds an MA degree (Cum Laude) in Political
Science and a BA degree in Political Science & Economics
from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Contact details:
Address: Industry House, 29 HaMered st. Tel-Aviv, Israel
Tel: +972-3-5118122
Web site: www.iserd.org.il
" Energy Security on the Grid" Mr. Daniel Jammer is a highly successful entrepreneur,
industrialist and philanthropist. Born in Germany, Mr.
Jammer has a rich track record in leading international
firms and investment ventures.
He has vast experience in high level positions in the
sectors of storage and energy management, aerospace,
rare metals, and real estate as well as 15 years
in executive positions at Tirus, a company that is part of
the Titan-Industrie conglomerate.

Mr. Itai Ben-Dor
Mobix
www.mobix.com
Mr. Aviv Tzidon
Phinergy
www.phinergy.com
Ph.D. Niles Fleischer
Steadymed
www.steadymed.com
"New Horizons in Smart Metering"
"Balancing Power, Recharge and Energy with Metal-air"
"Volume Expanding Batteries for Actuating Drug Delivery
Pumps"
This talk presents an interesting demonstration of how physical changes
arranged to occur in batteries during discharge can be exploited for
performing useful mechanical work. Conventional batteries are used to
convert chemical energy into electrical energy. We report here on
batteries where this conversion is instead optimized for supplying
mechanical energy derived from large increases that occur in the
volume of certain electrodes as the cell is discharged. Such physical
expansion at both the anode and the cathode is channeled into
Itai has over 30 years of experience in the IT and
Telecommunication industries in versatile executive
management positions. He served as CEO of Tescom Israel
and as CEO of Emblaze Systems. In addition, Itai has
managed multi-disciplinary high-tech organizations, and
supervised the successful marketing and sales of leading
software products, services and solutions. As VP of Sales &
Marketing at New Dimension Software and BMC, Itai was
instrumental in bringing to market innovative and revenue
generating solutions.
Aviv Tzidon, Founder and CEO, Phinergy
Aviv Tzidon is an accomplished entrepreneur who has
founded over 10 high-tech companies, three of which have
been listed on NASDAQ and one on the Frankfurt stock
exchange.
A creative, out-of-the-box thinker, he holds over 15
patents, many of which have led to breakthrough
innovations in various industries (such as positioning
systems, network protocols, navigation accuracy, and
virtual studios).
Aviv is passionate about alternative energies and believes
that thanks to metal-air technology, aluminum will
become the next major sustainable energy source.
Niles Fleischer, Ph.D. – Presently General Manager of
SteadyMed Ltd., a private drug delivery therapeutics
company that is commercializing a patch pump
technology. Niles has 30 years of high-tech business
experience in the battery, nanotechnology, and medical
device industries. Before SteadyMed he helped launch
and was the CEO of NanoMaterials Ltd. where he led the
development of several products to international sales.
Previously he co-founded and was the President/CTO of
ECR Ltd., a start-up based on his inventions for ultra-thin
batteries and super-capacitors which are now being sold

Mr. James Post
Battery Condition Test
International Hong-Kong
(www.batteryconditiontest.
com)
increasing cell height in our proprietary expandable housing coin cell
(the ECell®). This axial expansion can add about two thirds or more to
the original height making ECells attractive as simple self-powered
mechanical actuators for various devices. As ECells can be made with a
range of initial heights, typically 6 mm and higher, multi-millimeter
expansions are achieved with generation of forces of more than 1
Kg/cm2 per electrode cross-sectional area. Control of both the rate at
which the height increases and the total expansion is accomplished by
normal regulation of discharge.
In one example application, successful human clinical trials were
conducted with skin-patch drug infusion pumps that we developed
containing ECell actuators (PatchPump®). The PatchPump, about the
size of a large watch, is adhered to the skin at various body locations
(usually the abdomen). Under electronic control, expansion of the ECell
compresses a semi-flexible drug reservoir in the pump pushing fluid into
an attached tubing that delivers the medication for sub-cutaneous
injection via a soft cannula. The pump can operate for several days.
Dosing levels can be controlled from fast deliveries of several hours
down to several tens of microliters per hour with high accuracy. The
PatchPump technology is designed to deliver drug volumes of 1 to
about 10 cc which are in the range between that delivered by syringes
and that of infusion drip bags.
A number of issued and pending SteadyMed patents worldwide cover
this electrochemical actuator technology and its applications including
drug patch pumps.
"Battery Safety and Performance improvement by a better
BMS"
Last December, James Post, an electronic design veteran and speaker in this
conference, was leading a discussion at the Battery Safety Conference (USA)
on the predictability of thermal runaways (that lead to lithium batteries
burning out), after which he invited qualified organizations to join in the
project called "Better BMS". A reputable lab of a major university confirmed
that it is indeed feasible to electronically recognize the patterns that
precede thermal runaways, heavy mechanical impacts excepted. This
proves the viability of the Better BMS targets.
In addition to improving safety, the Better BMS will also assist battery pack
worldwide. He has worked as a consultant to many battery
and medical device companies. He started his career in the
battery industry managing R&D operations at Rayovac in
the US and Tadiran in Israel. Niles is the inventor of almost
50 patents and has over 40 publications in various
technology fields. He earned his Ph.D. in materials science
and M.Sc. in electrochemistry both from The Weizmann
Institute of Science, Israel, and his B.A. degree from The
University of Michigan in chemistry and physiology.
Married with three daughters, Niles enjoys cross-country
running, gardening, and collecting antiquarian books.
James Post, a technologist and high tech electronics
strategist since 1975, came to the battery testing industry
mid-2011 and started by visiting major e-bike
manufacturers to analyze their test needs, while he
extensively evaluated the e-bike market and potential
improvement opportunities. From Spring 2012 he became
a frequent speaker at battery/EV conferences. He is the
driving force behind the “Better BMS” work group and
Executive Product Manager at Battery Condition Test
International Ltd. In Hong Kong
(www.batteryconditiontest.com), closely associated with a
Dutch high tech electronics R & D company
(www.engineering-spirit.nl).

Mr. Eyal Solomon
Ministry of Transport
www.mot.gov.il
Ph.D. Marnix Ten
Kortenaar
Dr. Ten BV
www.drten.nl
manufacturers with the opportunity to accurately determine weak cells
(those outside the tolerance or bad connections) during final QC testing.
When performed before sealing the battery pack, this will allow the
manufacturer to fix the issues and repeat the test.
This presentation will reveal the process of both safety monitoring during
operation in the field as well as how the better BMS can be integrated into
QC test procedures.
“Ministry of Transport Electric Buses policy"
"Smart Salt Water Batteries"
Dr Ten is a small company in the Netherlands that develops and supplies smart
and new custom-sized batteries, fuel cells and water systems.
It has done research for many years in this field and recently different new
batteries were discovered containing different salts that are currently under
real testing with some first launching test customers.
The batteries can be used for loadleveling or standalone energy supply and
might as such replace current conventional alternatives like lead acid or
advanced flow technologies.
They reach many thousand cycles and consist of cheap and clean electrode
materials and salts.
One prototype is currently developed that integrates adsorption heating and
cooling technology with the new battery to arrive at custom-sized units that
may heaten, cool and store energy at the same time.
Increased collaboration with Israel occurs, as it is a nice country that has
complementary technological experience and a good location for business
development towards India, East Africa, Middle East.
In this lecture, a general overview of work is given.
Marnix ten Kortenaar
Born 19-08-1970 Voorburg, Netherlands
Married, 3 kids.
Living in Wezep, Netherlands
Education and Work
MSc Chemistry 1989-1994 RU Leiden. MSc in Electrodes
for Zinc Air batteries
PhD Chemical Technology 1995-1999 TU Delft. PhD in
catalytic research for Fuel Cells.
1999-2002 Working at RWE/Essent. Projectont
development in renewable energy and PR
2002-2007 Working at FrieslandCampina, Applied product
en proces R&D in powders and lipids.
2007-2008 Working at DSM resins, product development
resins.
2008-today CEO Dr Ten BV. Applied product/project
development in physical chemical products in market
water/food/energy. Current subjects of interest smart
batteries, fuel cells, cooling/refrigeration systems, heating
systems, recycling and green lipids.
Two times part time lecturer/business developer for TU
Delft (1,5 day pw week in period 2004-2006 and 2008-
2010.
Further
Previous professional speed skater, 10 th at Olympic
games 1998, 5000 meter. About 10 scientific papers and 3

patents. Often asked speaker in sport clubs, companies,
institutes, churches, Writer of columns and book.