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Rigaku Battery Forum 2025

Shaping Future Energy Storage: Trends, Innovations, and Solutions

Join top experts from academia and industry to explore the latest in battery technology, sustainable solutions, and emerging global trends in energy storage. 

Experience in-person presentations, interactive sessions, and live lab demonstrations in Neu-Isenburg. 

Attendance is free. 

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Welcome

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Meaning of circular energy eco-system for Europe

Prof. Dr. Anke Weidenkaff
Technical University of Darmstadt
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How can EU set up an independent battery value chain and what are the developments of the addressable market

Michael Strobel
P3 automotive
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Evonik's fumed metal oxides in Li-ion batteries

Dr. Franz Schmidt
Evonik Operations GmbH
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Holistic methods for characterization and qualification of batteries – from nano-imaging to pack-testing

Dr. Gerald Kada
10-9 Nano Science & Consulting
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SynergyED - characterization of nanoparticles

Robert Bücker, PhD
Product Manager Electron Diffraction
Rigaku
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Coffee

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Post mortem analysis

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Recycling of LIBs - QC for black mass

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Lunch

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Lab Tour

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Production of reference materials - not only for batteries

Dr. Sebastian Recknagel
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
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Analysis of NMC in Blackmass with XRF using fusion sample preparation

Dr. Rainer Schramm
FLUXANA GmbH & Co. KG
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The elemental analysis of black mass by WDXRF using the scattering SQX FP method

Carmen Kaiser-Brügmann
XRF Application Scientist
Rigaku
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Dinner

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Welcome to day 2

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Multimodal operando analysis of lithium–sulfur pouch cells: unraveling reaction mechanisms and create property-performance correlations

Dr. Rafael Müller
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
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Battery production with crystalline sulfur

Dr. Ulrich Ehmes
theion GmbH
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XRD - solutions for Battery

Yuji Shiramata
Battery Market Team Leader
Rigaku
Dr. Stephan Wollstadt
XRD Application Specialist
Rigaku
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Coffee

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Electrolytes in LiBs

Dr. Johannes Kasnatscheew
Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology (MEET)
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Electrolytes for hybrid and pure solid state batteries

Prof. Dr. Tom Nilges
Technical University of Munich
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Lunch

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FFB »PreFab« – Platform for innovation in battery production and quality control

Dr. Patrick Harte
Fraunhofer Research Facility for Battery Cell Production (FFB
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AgiloBat - a modular battery manufacturing system

Florian Kößler
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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Insights and meaning of the EU battery regulation

Stipe Mandic
VDE Renewables GmbH
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Batteryinspection at EVs

Dr. Steven Oeckl
Fraunhofer IIS
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CT solutions for batteries

Dr. Ramil Gainov
Product Marketing Manager CT
Rigaku
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Closing