February 26th, 2026
Fenexity
Enabling Grid-Aware Smart Charging: Operational Flexibility for Battery Integration
Battery innovation is not only about cell chemistry or production scale — it’s about how storage and charging interact with the grid and renewable generation. This pitch demonstrates how smart charging systems for commercial fleets unlock flexibility that stabilizes energy markets and enables real-world value from battery assets. We focus on integrating charging demand with grid conditions and operational requirements.
Friederike Bohm Consulting
Scaling Battery Transformations: From Successful Pilot to Scaled Operation
Battery ecosystems operate in an exceptionally VUCA environment: technologies, regulations, supply chains, data, and geopolitical factors evolve simultaneously, in fragmented and often conflicting ways. Conventional projects and big-bang approaches systematically fail in this setting. PILOT⁺ bridges these gaps with a structured pilot-to-scale approach. Modular, technology-neutral, and end-to-end by design, it connects business, IT, and regulatory requirements, guiding companies step by step from the initial pilot phase to scalable, audit-proof implementation. The result is measurable, operational, and scalable: concrete use cases like Battery Passport, Catena-X, or electric fleets demonstrate that PILOT⁺ overcomes fragmentation, boosts efficiency, and enables real Go/No-Go decisions under real-world conditions.
ZNL Energy
ZNL-NPx – Predictable battery performance at scale
ZNL Energy has developed a patented separator designed to control degradation mechanisms that originate at the separator interface. By improving ion transport uniformity, thermal tolerance, and structural integrity, we enable longer cycle life and safer operation in high-energy cells. The technology is built for implementation on existing manufacturing infrastructure.
Akkuracy Battery Testing
Thermal Runaway Calorimetry to De-Risk Battery Development
Akkuracy Battery Testing GmbH is a testing service provider based in Munich. We specialize in generating meaningful data quickly and pragmatically. Our work is primarily based on our DATRC calorimetry, complemented by conventional battery testing methods. Thermal runaway calorimetry makes it possible to fully characterize the safety behavior of a cell. This enables cell safety to be understood at an early stage of development and reduces development risk. The pitch provides an overview of the field and its potential.
Skellium
Enabling the next generation of batteries by scaling lithium-metal electrode manufacturing
Today’s batteries rely on graphite anodes, fundamentally limiting their energy density and performance. By enabling scalable production of lithium metal anodes, we unlock a step-change in battery capability and powering next-generation applications from long-range mobility to high-performance energy storage. Current lithium metal processes, are constrained by limited thickness or slow production speeds. Overcoming these barriers is the key to bringing high-energy batteries to mass markets and accelerating electrification across industries.