Slated to take place on July 20 and 21, 2016, this year's event was attended by big name players. Delegates from BMW, Daimler, Honda, Porsche, Samsung, Tesla, Varta and other prominent companies took the opportunity to talk about the future of key e-mobility technologies. The agenda called for eight presentation sessions with some 40 experts from Canada, China, Germany, France, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea and the USA slated to report on new materials, better components and practical experiences. The UECT's focus topics this year were the lifetime and safety of electrochemical energy technologies. Further highlight was a poster exhibition with prices for the best three scientific works, and the many opportunities for discussions in a casual setting.
"High-performance batteries and fuel cells are the key to a successful transition to e-mobility and exit from fossil fuels," says Prof. Werner Tillmetz, conference chairman and member of ZSW's board of directors. "The 15th Ulm ElectroChemical Talks tie together the full range of topics from fundamental research and lessons learned in daily use to manufacturing issues."
Seminars on lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and hydrogen technologies slated for July 19 at the Ulm Science Park afforded insights into fundamentals and current research priorities. Attendees could also tour the new hydrogen filling station, the ZSW Laboratory for Battery Technology (eLaB), its safety testing center and pilot manufacturing line.
The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) is hosting the conference. Partners are "Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU)", "Kompetenznetzwerk Lithium-Ionen-Batterien (KLiB)", "Federal State of Baden-Württemberg", "Nationale Organisation Wasserstoff und Brennstoffzellen (NOW)", University Ulm as well as "Weiterbildungszentrum für innovative Energietechnologien Ulm (WBZU)".
See UECT website fore more information.