
Welcome to another Powered by Volta episode.Do you know where your lithium is? This episode could provide a big relief for many battery scientists, as we talk about Laser Ablation Laser Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry and how it can revolutionize material characterization. Hear from Jeff Williams, the Founder & CEO of Exum Instruments as we take a deep dive into what this solution means for our industry. We hope you enjoy!This podcast is hosted by Jamie Sheard, who is Senior Commercial Manager & Head of Battery Technologies at Strativ Group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 1, 2024
29 min

Welcome to another Powered by Volta Episode of Take Charge!Who said the conversation on dry rooms had to be dry? Keith Hoge joins us today, who is the Director of Bry-Air’s Battery Business. Keith talks us through how dry rooms work and how they will evolve to meet next-gen requirements. We also discuss how the supply of domestic equipment is a major challenge and will continue to be as the battery manufacturing sector grows across the States. Finally, we have a couple of quick fire questions from you, our battery community, we hope you enjoy!Take Charge is a podcast series and community led by Jamie Sheard, Senior Commercial Manager & Head of Battery Technologies at Strativ Group.strativgroup.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 24, 2024
20 min

Hello everyone! We have a very exciting announcement to make...This the first of many ‘Powered By Volta’ Take Charge episodes. Yen and I share more in this podcast about what that actually means. Can you believe it’s been 5 years since the establishment of The Volta Foundation?There’s no one better to talk us through this journey than the founder himself, Yen Yeh. We talk about highlights, challenges, lessons learned and what the future has in store. We hope you enjoy!If you'd like to be a future guest on the podcast or know someone who should, please get in touch by emailing [email protected] podcast is a Strativ Group creation - www.strativgroup.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 17, 2024
40 min

The Low Down on Lithium-Sulfur… do we smell a chemistry that will be mass-produced in the future? Apologies for the pun… Jake Carpenter, the Commercial Manager at Gelion joins me to talk all things li-sulfur. He provides history of the chemistry, the issues to date, the abundance, price and manufacturability of sulfur and how it could be game changing to many applications. We also discuss battery recycling, especially given Gelion’s future endeavours in this area. Also, for the first time, we ask Jake a few quick-fire questions from you, our Take Charge community. We hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 3, 2024
40 min

This is an element sometimes overshadowed... but today, we shine a spotlight on it.Ofer Friedman, the VP of Products at Addionics joins us, as we discuss which geographies dominate current collector production, how geopolitics is playing it’s part how things needs to change if we’re to meet our ambitious battery manufacturing targets, particularly in the US. We discuss the advancements in technology, how current collectors can contribute to reducing the costs and increasing performance of batteries, as well as Ofer’s outlook and predictions on everything I just mentioned. We hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 21, 2024
29 min

To accelerate battery manufacturing, is data analytics the key?We're joined today by Eli Leland, who is the CTO & Co-Founder of Voltaiq.We've seen a lot of hype around analytics recently, whether that be in R&D or manufacturing, so it was great to speak with a data analytics veteran, whose been in the game since 2012.Hear from Eli on how analytics is currently contributing to battery manufacturing, how it can be the key to tackling our staffing/personnel issue as we aspire to achieve lofty manufacturing targets by 2030, as well as his prediction on (Artificial Intelligence) AI’s role in our industry.We hope you enjoy!If you'd like to be a future guest on the pod or want to learn more about the Take Charge community, email Jamie at [email protected] podcast is powered by Strativ Group - experts in talent solutions for the battery space.strativgroup.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 6, 2024
38 min

Ambitious plans is what we like to see when it comes to US Battery Manufacturing. Hear from Jay Bellows, the President of Kore Power, as we discuss their ambitious plans, his outlook for the industry, our growing reliance on the Grid and how the US can get it right with vertical integration and a strong supply chain. We hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2024
37 min

Electric boats that ride above the waves! In episode 28, we're joined by Mikael Mahlberg, the Head of Communications at CANDELA. As well as looking really cool, their hydrofoiling technology is game changing for the electrification of boats. It improves efficiency, speed and reduces sea sickness.It’s also great for the buildings in Venice, leisure, commuting, ferrying and so much more. Hear from a company that’s already commercial, making sales whilst not making waves. You’ll see what we mean as you get into the episode. We hope you enjoy!If you'd like to be a future guest on the pod or want to learn more about the Take Charge community, email Jamie at [email protected] podcast is powered by Strativ Group - experts in talent solutions for the battery space.strativgroup.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 9, 2024
35 min

Fast Charge without the heat, but with a dramatically increased cycle life!Today we welcome Dan Alpern, the VP Marketing at Battery Streak. We’ve had several guests on the show talk about fast charge capabilities, so this one is a great follow-on to deepen the conversation. In part one we talk about novel technology, fast charge, their anode and cathode materials and how this can add value to so many applications. As Take Charge is all about adding value to our community, part two of our conversation is all about our novel generation, which has the small task of saving the world! Or at least our existence on it. We make observations of generations gone by, highlighting the challenges our current generation has ahead of us, as well as how we can remain resilient and ultimately succeed! We hope you enjoy.If you'd like to be a future guest on the pod or want to learn more about the Take Charge community, email Jamie at [email protected] all episodes and more via our YouTube channel.This podcast is powered by Strativ Group - experts in talent solutions for the battery space.strativgroup.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2024
44 min

July 26th 2024, mark your calendars! (Since our podcast recording, the event has now SOLD OUT!)My guest today, Nika Ptushkina is hosting the first in person event for Women In Batteries at Stanford University. It’s in partnership with the Stanford StorageX Initiative and it promises to be an amazing event. They have an incredible panel of speakers lined up, with great food, entertainment and much more. We unfortunately can’t attend and we feel very bad about it, so we wanted to give back and to help Nika promote the event, as well as the incredible work she’s doing in our battery community. Nika is the definition of someone taking charge of DEI issues in our industry and she’s created a very powerful movement in a short space of time. The fact Women in Batteries has developed so much momentum is evidence that we have work to do to make our industry more inclusive. In this episode, hear from Nika on why she founded Women in Batteries and what her vision is for the movement!It was truly an honour to speak with Nika in this episode. We hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2024
37 min
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