Sustainable Batteries, Myths, Realities and Future Opportunities
Add to calB004 Engineering Central, Swansea University Bay Campus and online via Zoom
Join us for our next SWMA talk “Sustainable Batteries, Myths, Realities and Future Opportunities” by Dr Jenny Baker FIMMM, Battery Storage Lead for SPECIFIC IKC, Swansea University on Thursday 16th May from 6:15pm at Swansea University Bay Campus and online. All are welcome. There will be the usual free food and drinks served before the talk begins at 6:30pm. Sign up to attend in person or online here: forms.gle/BkPrdJ7XPxHcJeiT8 Talk Summary: Batteries are key to enable us to store intermittent renewables and move to an electrified low carbon future. This talk will cover the development of batteries from the first electric vehicles to the current state of the art for vehicles, grid storage and portable electronics. The cradle to cradle impacts of battery production, use and end of life will be presented, highlighting some of the key developments of the last 10 years as well as opportunities to further reduce the environmental impacts of energy storage.
