EV Fast Charging & Infrastructure

Lithium-metal batteries promise energy density advantages, but must first overcome challenges related to charging, safety, degradation, cost, and system integration—delaying adoption.  These challenges are exacerbated by inadequate infrastructure, sub-optimal battery management, and by improper cell management that permits unnecessary damage.  We explore the current global charging experience and a requirements-based approach to battery design, linking systems engineering and materials science to help optimise lithium-metal batteries for EVs.

Niobium anode battery technology offers a breakthrough in fast-charging and long-cycle-life energy storage, enabling significant lifecycle cost advantages across multiple transport and industrial applications. This presentation will showcase a detailed comparative analysis of niobium anode batteries versus conventional LFP batteries, demonstrating how transit buses, AGVs, forklifts, mining trucks, and e-ferries can achieve reduced fleet sizes, lower battery weight, lower battery volume, and improved operational efficiency.

Across the temperature range that lithium-ion batteries must operate, their power output and charge acceptance changes by 1000-fold. This has traditionally been viewed as a drawback. We have flipped the script and begun using this paradigm as a tool to deliver arctic fast charging and low-cost, high-power output batteries. In this talk, we will present how we have accomplished this and how you can implement the same.

This talk provides a comprehensive overview of the European public EV charging infrastructure market, analysing current trends, key players, and regulatory drivers. It explores challenges in scaling infrastructure, technological advancements, and investment opportunities. This presentation will highlight strategies to support widespread EV adoption and achieve Europe’s sustainability goals.

This talk explores the importance of creating a seamless and reliable EV charging experience across Europe. At the heart of this lies e-Roaming, a key enabler of cross-border interoperability, allowing EV drivers to charge effortlessly across different charging networks without the complexity of managing multiple contracts and apps. It examines the regulatory landscape, and the business and technological advancements shaping the future of EV charging. By aligning industry efforts and leveraging interoperability, we can build a frictionless, scalable, and user-centric EV charging ecosystem that accelerates the transition to sustainable mobility and supports widespread EV adoption.

Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly software-defined, from advanced driver assistance systems to enhanced connectivity to battery technology. With the battery representing 30% to 57% of the total vehicle cost, it's natural that OEMs are also exploring the potential for software to optimise battery performance. As we enter the era of the software-defined battery, this session will explore the battery management software and technology innovations powering the EVs of the future.

This presentation explores the critical role of fast charging infrastructure in the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). As the shift towards sustainable transportation accelerates, one of the key challenges is ensuring that EVs can be conveniently and efficiently charged. Topics will include the development of high-speed charging stations, integration with renewable energy sources, and the role of policy and investment in scaling infrastructure. Additionally, the technical challenges, such as grid capacity and interoperability, will be examined and insights into future trends and innovations that could shape the next generation of EV charging solutions will be provided.

This presentation will show how high-power inductive charging can optimise the battery size and performance for commercial EV fleets by enabling opportunity charging. By using a modular wireless charging system, different vehicle types can use the same interoperable charging infrastructure in a scalable wireless ecosystem. When more vehicle types are going autonomous they will also need an automatic charging method where we will see examples of high-power inductive charging for passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, and material-handling vehicles in the port and mining industry.

Germany's stationary storage capacity is approaching 20 GWh, with most installations in the residential sector. However, a growing pipeline of large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) suggests a significant market shift. This presentation examines current technological and economic trends for utility-scale BESS, exploring the challenges and opportunities ahead.

The North American market for energy storage has grown strongly in the past year while facing the whipsaw winds of tariffs, the largest ESS fire in history and market pricing challenges in ERCOT. Despite all these factors, the U.S. market is expected to grow considerably in 2025. This presentation will give a detailed discussion of tariffs and their impact on U.S. and Canadian deployment of ESS. It will also go into the causes and ramifications of the Moss Landing fire, which led to the destruction of more than 300 MWHs of batteries. And it will review the market conditions in ERCOT and California, the two states with the greatest installed base of batteries.

Growing energy storage needs span diverse applications and durations, demanding a mix of technologies. This presentation explores novel storage solutions, focusing on the economic and practical challenges of integration. It introduces a framework for evaluating application-specific requirements and timelines, addressing deployment barriers, and outlining strategies to overcome them. These insights will highlight pathways to enable efficient and scalable energy storage deployment across sectors.

Global demand for stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) is rapidly increasing, driven by applications such as grid services, energy cost reduction, and solar self-consumption. This growth underscores the pivotal role of energy storage in a renewable, reliable energy transition. By 2030, annual battery demand is projected at 475–850 GWh, with a CAGR of 30–44% (2020–2030). Key market-ready technologies include lithium-ion, redox flow, high-temperature sodium (NaNiCl, NaS), and lead-acid batteries. This presentation explores their technical features, performance, and integration potential in large-scale BESS, emphasising their importance in meeting the evolving energy storage needs.