Alexey Koposov
Understanding Battery Chemistry Using Operando X-ray based Techniques
The complexity of the battery chemistry calls for multiple characterization techniques required to understand the chemical processes taking place during battery cycling. Operando methods allow to understand the chemical transformations of active materials when the battery is (dis)charged. The present talk will highlight the challenges associated with the design of operando experiment as well as illustrate the chemical information which could be extracted from successful operando experiments.

Andreas Forfang
Solving the Battery Anode Problem
The most important anode material for lithium-ion batteries is graphite. However, today graphite production has severe environmental issues and can account for up to 40% of the battery GHG emissions. Vianode’s solution solves this problem and enables upscaling of a key next-generation anode material; recycled graphite.

Cécile Tessier
Advanced Li-ion and beyond at Saft (keynote)
The talk will present the status of Research activity at Saft on advanced chemistry for Li-ion cells and on new chemistry beyond Li-ion.

Daniel Tevik Rogstad
Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Silicon Anodes in Li-ion Batteries
Replacing graphite with silicon as the active anode material in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) can increase their energy density. However, silicon anodes have challenges related to large volume change upon (de)lithiation, and developing new electrolytes is one of several strategies for mitigating this challenge. In this research, ionic liquid (IL)-based electrolytes have been investigated for their suitability in LIBs with silicon anodes, motivated in part by ILs high thermal and electrochemical stability.

Dominic Hudson
Electrification of Ships and Vessels using Battery and Hydrogen Technology (keynote)
There is considerable uncertainty around future fuels for shipping, with hydrogen, ammonia and methanol all under consideration. We have used time domain voyage energy demand profiles to simulate the fuel used and emissions for various ship types, including a large Liquefied natural gas carrier, a cruise ship and a container ship. Alternative ship power systems are investigated using carbon-based fuels, ammonia and hydrogen either using conventional engines or fuel cells. For all voyage and fuel scenarios the combination of hydrogen and fuel cells uses less renewable energy than ammonia and methanol, with the least emissions.

Egil Rasten
Dynamic Operation of Alkaline Water-Electrolyzers: Issues with Shunt Currents
Bipolar electrochemical cells with a common manifold system for distribution of electrolyte in and out of the cells are inherently associated with shunt-currents that will bypass the electrochemical cells and thereby reduce the current efficiency. Shunt-currents are especially important for large stacks and high-pressure alkaline water-electrolysers targeting renewable energy operation and may reduce energy efficiency for lower loads, limit the low-load operation and reduce lifetime of the stack. It is here given an introduction to the challenge of shunt-currents and how it impacts the physics and economics of the electrolysers.

Eishi Endo
Driving Carbon Neutrality: R&D insights of Nissan (keynote)
As the automotive industry transitions toward a sustainable future, the electrification of vehicles and the pursuit of carbon neutrality have become crucial focuses for OEMs. The development of battery cells with high energy density and durability hinges on advanced materials like silicon. To achieve full carbon neutrality including manufacturing, carbon circulation processes must be further developed. This presentation will discuss our R&D perspectives on these topics.

Erik Figenbaum
Zero-Emission Truck study – Costs and environmental impacts of replacing Diesel trucks with Zero-Emission Trucks
The zero emission truck (ZET) study has analyzed total cost of ownership (TCO), tax neutral costs, societal costs and environmental impacts (Life Cycle Assessment) of Zero Emission Truck operation in Norway. The results show when Zero Emission Trucks can become competitive for private businesses and society at large and the environmental impacts of replacing diesel trucks with ZETs.  Interviews with Battery Electric Truck owners, authorities, and market actors on how ZE trucks works in real operations, the future prospects for ZETs, and the importance of incentives, provided additional knowledge relevant to the conclusions of the study.  

Erik Sauar
Nanostructured Silicon Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries
Cenate produces anode materials for silicon-based Li-ion batteries and have developed a new method to synthesize nano-fenced silicon composite materials. These nanomaterials yield an increase in energy density and almost eliminate carbon emissions during production compared to traditional anode materials. Introducing silicon into the anode so that the energy density of a battery increases and still lasts for many years is a true challenge. The latest status and the recent developments at Cenate will be presented.

Halvor Høen Hval
Battery Cell Production
Morrow Batteries is developing fast, and in this presentation the status and updated plans going forward will be presented. Furthermore, details about the newly opened Morrow Cell Factory in Arendal will be given – herby describing some of the important aspects in industrial scale battery cell production. Throughout this talk the speaker will also attempt to give the audience some mental pictures of how much 1 GWh of battery cells is, and what is required to produce them.

Henrik Helgesen
Development of safety requirements for large lithium-ion battery installations on trains
Due to the lack of regulations for large lithium-ion battery installations on trains, a Threat Assessment has been conducted to identify relevant requirements used in the maritime industry that are applicable to railway applications. The development process and a summary of the main findings and recommendations will be presented.

Hamid Zamanizadeh
Cost-Effective Electrodes for Alkaline Water Electrolysis
The talk will focus on cost-effective, active, and durable electrodes in alkaline water electrolysis. In this work, stainless steel is electrochemically activated both ex-situ and in-situ to be used as an oxygen evolution reaction electrode. The activated electrodes are characterized using XPS, GD-OES, Raman, and SEM, in addition to electrochemical characterizations.

Johan Fridner
Battery recycling at Hydro: from Hydrovolt and beyond
Hydro is engaged in several parts of the battery value chain related to sustainable material production and recycling. This presentation will outline several of the recycling activities Hydro is involved in from the establishment of Hydrovolt to industrialize mechanical recycling in Europe to R&D activities in a European and Norwegian context to develop competence and future solutions for the recycling space.

Katie McCay
Bipolar Plate Research in MoZEES: A holistic approach
Bipolar plates are a key component within fuel cells and electrolysers, used to conduct electrons, transport reactants and products, and support the stack. In MoZees, the BPP research has taken a holistic approach to include materials innovations such as the development of low-cost coatings and alternative substrates, as well as in-situ performance monitoring methods such as an in-situ contact resistance probe and a novel accelerated stress test.

Kjetil Bergflødt
Decarbonising heavy-duty road transports
Technology has matured greatly, and fully industrialized alternatives are available to the markets. What is the status and how do we see the road ahead from a major Heavy-Duty truck OM perspective. What is learned from 5 years offering ZETs in what is possibly the most mature BEV market of all.

Lena Wendelborg
Operation of Battery Electric Buses in Cold and Winter Conditions
In 2023, Unibuss launched a fully electric bus fleet for its three new contracts in Oslo. Indre by was operationalized in April with new charging infrastructure from ABB and electric buses from Solaris. Oslo Nordøst at Brubakkveien was operationalized in December with new charging infrastructure from Heliox and electric buses from MAN. The challenging winter weather of 2023/2024 resulted in tougher physical conditions for infrastructure, equipment, and staff at the start of the Brubakkveien contract. Weaknesses in the new infrastructure and equipment led to problems with charging infrastructure and unexpectedly high energy consumption for several depots. External factors contributed to harsh conditions, with challenges in road accessibility for buses due to unstable weather and temperatures with major snowfalls. Winter maintenance appeared to be insufficient. Unibuss presents its experiences with operating electric buses under cold and winter conditions, and the measures being implemented to be better prepared for the winter of 2024/2025.

Magnus Thomassen
PEM Water Electrolyzers: From Idea to Industry
Abstract coming…

Mathias Henriksen
Explosion Safety in Battery and Hydrogen Systems
The Process Safety, Combustion, and Explosion Research Group at USN has work on explosion safety in Li-ion Battery and Hydrogen systems within MoZEES. Mathias is going to present some of the highlights of this research, which has been published, and the ongoing work which is in the process of being published. 

Nils Wagner
High Energy Cathodes for Li-ion Batteries
The following lecture highlights the research performed in FME Mozees on high Voltage cathodes as well as Nickel rich layered oxides. The work focuses on surface modification, aqueous processing as well as electrolyte optimisation to enable long cycle life of high energy Li-ion batteries.

Patrick Fortin
Understanding the Performance and Lifetime of PEM Fuel Cells: An Electrochemical Approach (Title TBC)
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) offer the potential for zero-emission transportation when green hydrogen is used as a fuel. In MoZEES T2.4, extensive in-situ electrochemical characterization was carried out on a single-cell PEMFC to extract the relevant physical and electrochemical parameters of the fuel cell components and quantify their influence on fuel cell performance and durability. The results provide insight into the most important materials parameters to consider when designing highly durable, high performance PEMFCs. Advanced characterization techniques such as multi-sine electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and distribution of relaxation times will also be discussed.

Patrick Plötz
Development of Zero-Emission Trucking in Europe (keynote)
This keynote will delve into the future of zero-emission trucking in Europe, highlighting battery electric trucks and the necessary expansion of charging infrastructure to support their widespread adoption. We will analyze the economic viability of zero emission trucking and discuss the role of different alternative fuels, including hydrogen, and evaluate their role in achieving low-carbon road freight and the challenges involved in their implementation.

Petr Novak
Anode Materials for Future Li-Ion Batteries: From Graphite to Capacity-Enhancing Additives (keynote)
Enrichment of graphite with alloying and conversion materials, typically silicon, has proven to be a versatile method to increase the energy density of lithium-ion batteries. A key challenge is the large volume change of these capacity-enhancing additives, which results in an unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). The relationship between silicon mass loading, the type and amount of electrolyte additive(s), and the binder type is of paramount importance for the lifetime of such electrodes. The talk will discuss promising strategies to improve both the specific charge and lifetime of such composite electrodes, including the use of sacrificial electrolyte additives in combination with optimization of silicon mass loading.

Ragnhild Hancke
High-pressure PEM Water Electrolysis Systems – Simulations and Testing
Hydrogen compression is a key part of the green hydrogen supply chain, but mechanical compressors are prone to failure and add system complexity and cost. High-pressure water electrolysis can alleviate this problem through electrochemical compression of the gas internally in the electrolyzer. In this work, the techno-economics of high-pressure electrolysis has been assessed up to 700 bar, and the electrochemical performance of a prototype PEM electrolyser stack characterized up to 180 bar.

Sigrid Lædre
FME HYDROGENi – Norwegian Research and Innovation Centre for Hydrogen and Ammonia
HYDROGENi will spearhead the research and innovations needed to fulfil the 2030 and 2050 visions of the Norwegian hydrogen roadmap. The centre’s work to build a sustainable hydrogen economy will focus on cost-efficient and scalable production, transport and storage in Norway and Europe, end-use technologies, safety and material integrity. HYDROGENi’s activities are a collaborative effort from over 50 Norwegian and European partners from both research and industry that cover the entire H2 value chain. In addition, HYDROGENi will have the largest ever academic research programme in an FME, which aims to educate 35 PhD/postdoc students and over 100 MSc/BSc candidates.

Wei He
Lessons learned from the marine batteries on vessels
Large, safe, cost-effective battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are key enablers to electrify the waterborne sector. Here we share lessons learned from more than 750 recent commercial marine BESS installations to bridge the gap between research results and industrial requirements. The lessons learned aim at supporting ship owners/operators to install more BESSs on their vessels and to optimize the operations of the installed BESSs.

Yash Raka
Modelling & Simulation of PEM Fuel Cell System for Heavy-duty application
Demonstrating the use of open-source open access VirtualFCS a modelica-based modelling library to estimate KPIs such as hydrogen consumption, lifetime etc for several use cases with experimental validation.

Øystein Ulleberg
MoZEES Maritime Case Study – Hydrogen Driven High Speed Passenger Ferries
Hydrogen and fuel cells for maritime application using pressurized hydrogen and low temperature PEM fuel cells has been a key research topic throughout the MoZEES center period (2017-2024). In the first year of the Center it was decided to establish a MoZEES case study on hydrogen and fuel cell driven high-speed passenger vessels. First a risk assessment of a possible hydrogen vessel design concept was performed, which showed that the risks are well within the expected tolerance criteria. Next a study of the energy consumption and cost for the operation of an actual vessel in operation in a route around Florø was performed, which showed that it may be possible to design and operate cost effective hydrogen driven high-speed passenger systems in Norway. The tools and methods developed in the MoZEES Maritime Case study (2017-2020) have been further developed in other projects (2021-2024). A summary of the research performed in MoZEES and how these results have been applied and further developed in recent national R&D projects (e.g., KSP ZEVS and Framtidens Hurtigbåt) will be presented.