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Rigaku Battery Forum 2025

Shaping Future Energy Storage: Trends, Innovations, and Solutions

The Battery Forum 2025, hosted on June 24–25 at Rigaku Europe SE in Neu-Isenburg, brought together leading experts from academia, industry, and applied research to explore the latest developments in battery science and technology.
With topics ranging from nanomaterials and operando analytics to sulfur chemistries, CT inspection, and EU regulation, the forum highlighted how innovation, collaboration, and advanced instrumentation are shaping the battery landscape. 

 

Are you ready to explore the innovations shaping the future of energy storage? Welcome to Rigaku Battery Forum 2025, where academia meets industry to redefine battery technology.

Over two days, dive into expert presentations, engaging discussions, lab-tour, and exclusive insights that will fuel the next generation of energy solutions. 

Our battery experts Dr. Annette Sans and Dr. Christian Reimann welcome you to join this Battery Forum 2025 to explore the latest in battery technology, sustainable solutions, and emerging global trends in energy storage together.
 
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Opening

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Registration
Rigaku Europe SE
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Welcome
Rigaku Europe SE
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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
Michael Strobel
P3 automotive
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Sustainable materials science for a circular economy
WEIDENKAFF Anke
Prof. Dr. Anke Weidenkaff
Technical University of Darmstadt
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Coffee

Nanomaterials in batteries

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Evonik's fumed metal oxides in Li-ion batteries
SCHMIDT Franz
Dr. Franz Schmidt
Evonik Operations GmbH
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Holistic methods for characterization and qualification of batteries – from nano-imaging to pack-testing
KADA Gerald
Dr. Gerald Kada
10-9 Nano Science & Consulting
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SynergyED - characterization of nanoparticles
RobertBucker
Robert Bücker, PhD
Product Manager Electron Diffraction
Rigaku
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Lunch
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Lab Tour

Standards for black mass analysis

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Production of reference materials - not only for batteries
Recknagel-Dr-Sebastian_6719
Dr. Sebastian Recknagel
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
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Analysis of NMC in Blackmass with XRF using fusion sample preparation
SCHRAMM Rainer
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 HS
Carmen Kaiser-Brügmann
XRF Application Scientist
Rigaku
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Dinner

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Welcome to day 2

Sulfur in batteries

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Multimodal operando analysis of lithium–sulfur pouch cells: unraveling reaction mechanisms and create property-performance correlations
MÜLLER Rafael
Dr. Rafael Müller
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
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Battery production with crystalline sulfur
Dr. Ulrich Ehmes
theion GmbH
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Coffee

Electrolytes

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Electrolytes for hybrid and pure solid state batteries
NILGES Tom
Prof. Dr. Tom Nilges
Technical University of Munich
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Lunch

Midscale production of batteries

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FFB »PreFab« – Platform for innovation in battery production and quality control
HARTE Patrick
Dr. Patrick Harte
Fraunhofer Research Facility for Battery Cell Production (FFB
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AgiloBat - a modular battery manufacturing system
KÖßLER Florian
Florian Kößler
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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Insights and meaning of the EU battery regulation
Stipe
Stipe Mandic
VDE Renewables GmbH

CT-solutions for batteries

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Batteryinspection at EVs
Steven Oeckl
Dr. Steven Oeckl
Fraunhofer IIS
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Closing