August 2024 Newsletter
?BCI raises $115,000 to support battery industry scholarships
The new BCI Foundation was formed in recognition of BCI’s 100th anniversary to help support the next generation of leaders in the energy storage industry. These funds will initially be directed to scholarship awards for the 2025-2026 school year, including the BCI Battery Chemistry and STEM Scholarship and the BCI Community Scholarship.
??BCI video series continues with Microgrids
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and microgrids not only solve the major challenge of renewable energy and its intermittent nature. They also allow for more efficient, reliable, and sustainable power delivery. Check out the video below for more on microgrids and read BCI's brief on Battery Energy Storage Systems here.
?? Miksad tours ENTEK's facility in Oregon
Roger Miksad visited battery separator manufacturer ENTEK International for a tour of their facility in Oregon, led by Chief Technology Officer Richard W. Pekala , featuring state-of-the-art technology that's critical to the production of next-gen energy storage products.
?? BCI attends opening of PNNL Grid Storage Launchpad
BCI was honored to be represented at the grand opening of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Grid Storage Launchpad. BCI president Roger Miksad was in Richland, Wash., for the ceremony. The R&D facility will accelerate development of next-generation grid energy storage technologies that are safer, more cost effective, and more durable. Congratulations to Vincent Sprenkle and PNNL!
?? BCI sponsors DOE event in Seattle
BCI was a proud sponsor of the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Storage Grand Challenge Summit, and the BCI Flow Battery Industry Group (FBIG) was proud to sponsor the 2024 Office of Electricity Energy Storage Program peer review. Both events were held in Seattle, bringing together researchers from across the DOE landscape – national laboratories, industry, government, and academia – to summarize the state of the art in energy storage research, development, and application.
Jeff Reeves , Dr. tim ellis , and John Howes attended the events on behalf of BCI, and a number of BCI members attended and presented.
?? Stryten Energy opens expanded, battery testing lab
Congratulations to BCI member Stryten Energy on the grand opening of their new expanded, state-of-the-art battery testing lab in Georgia! BCI's Roger Miksad , staff members from the Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff , Senator Raphael Warnock, Rep. Richard McCormick, MD, MBA , Rep. Andrew Clyde, and local community leaders attended the ribbon-cutting celebration. Congrats again to Mike Judd and the Stryten team!
Women In the Global Battery Industry News
?? WGBI Networking Reception at ELBC 2024 in Milan
The Women in the Global Battery Industry group invites you to connect and learn more about their present work and future plans. This event is open to both members and non-members attending ELBC. Join us Tuesday 17th September in Milan and click below for more information.
?? Save the date for WGBI’s 3rd Annual Dinner!?
This year, the Women in the Global Battery Industry ’s annual dinner will be held on October 14th in Baltimore, MD, the first night of BCI’s Committee Week (October 14-16).
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*NOTE: This event is for current WGBI members only. If your company is a current member of BCI, you can register here! If your company of affiliation is not a member of BCI, please reach out to Susan Bernard and she can help you get registered.
More Battery News
?? Introducing BCI SmartBrief on Batteries!
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What’s Next?
?? BCI Committee Week 2024 is fast approaching!
Join us for the 2024 Committee The annual Committee Week will be held from October 14-16 at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor. This gathering is a key opportunity to discuss the association's priorities for the upcoming year across various work areas. Please note that this event is exclusively for BCI Members.?Sign up here and learn more below.
? Save the Date! 2025 BCI Convention + Power Mart Expo
Save the date for the 2025 BCI Convention + Power Mart Expo on May 4 - May 7, 2025, in San Antonio! We’ll have more to share in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, visit batterycouncil.org/event to stay up-to-date on all upcoming BCI activities.
?? Stay Connected!
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