Sponsor: San Diego Section Chapter, PE31
San Diego Section Chapter, PEL35
Speaker: Dr. Tan of UNIGRID Battery

Meeting Date: 27 Sep 2023
Time: 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM
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Reservations: IEEE
Summary:
Sodium ion batteries are the next big wave in battery technologies. It is expected to serve emerging applications such as stationary storage and light e-mobility vehicles. In efforts to seize this opportunity, UNIGRID is developing advanced sodium ion batteries that lower costs by 50% and overcome supply chain challenges of lithium ion based energy storage technologies. UNIGRID’s anode innovation increases the energy densities of sodium ion batteries by a factor of 2x and eliminates battery safety hazards, offering competitive advantages in energy storage and e-mobility markets. This session will describe the working mechanism behind this enabling technology and discuss recent trends in the sodium ion battery industry.

Bio: Dr. Tan is the CEO & co-founder of UNIGRID Battery, a spin-out startup from the Sustainable Power & Energy Center at University of California, San Diego. Darren obtained his Ph.D. from UC San Diego’s Chemical Engineering department, cosupervised by Professor Shirley Meng and Professor Zheng Chen. He is currently leading the UNIGRID team in commercializing advanced sodium ion batteries for the emerging energy storage markets.