Future Battery Solutions X GigaVaasa

The world’s electrification is accelerating strongly, and the battery energy storages are playing the crucial role in future grids, marine solutions and industrial machinery industries. Idea of the Future Battery Solutions X GigaVaasa Event is to bring together energy storage experts to share the latest know-how related to hybrid and electrified solutions. Development of Nordic Battery Belt is also a valuable form of cooperation.

 

Art Hall (Vaasa City Hall)
Senaatinkatu 1, behind Vaasa City Hall
Wednesday 18 March
12:30 - 14:30

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Future Battery Solutions X GigaVaasa

12:30 Opening

Tomas Häyry
Mayor, City of Vaasa

Future is already here - the speed of electrification in EU

Jennifer Dungs
Strategic Investor, InnoEnergy
Jennifer has spent 20 years in the automotive industry, including Ford Motor Company, BMW and Porsche. She has in-depth knowledge from the industry on topics related to sustainability, alternative powertrain technologies, technologies and services and business models for digital products and services for mobility and Smart Cities. Jennifer also was the Director at Fraunhofer, responsible for Mobility and Smart Cities and established a joint lab with MIT called Ambient Mobility focused on using big data to understand mobility patterns and create mobility solutions to help revolutionize our cities. She holds both a M.S. Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. Chemistry. Jennifer is responsible for the strategic investments in Energy for Transport and Mobility at InnoEnergy.

Freyr Battery - Nordic Battery Belt

Tom Einar Jensen
CEO, FREYR BATTERY
Tom is Co-Founder and Partner at EDGE, a global advisory, investment and project development firm aiming to catalyze responsible solutions in the sustainability space. Previously, he held management positions at SYSTEMIQ, Joule Unlimited and Agrinos. Before that, he held various management positions in finance, strategy and business development at Norsk Hydro.

How to build a leading ecosystem for Li-ion battery value chain

Matti Hietanen
CEO, Finnish Minerals Group
Mr. Matti Hietanen is CEO of Finnish Minerals Group and vice chairman of the board of Terrafame Oy. Mr. Hietanen is also chairman of the board of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Oy which is one of the leading research and technology organizations in Europe. Prior to his career in metals and mining Mr. Hietanen worked as a civil servant in the ministry of economic affairs as well as in other ministries.

Solutions for the future energy storages

Wei Lu
Professor, University of Michigan
Dr. Wei Lu is Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Michigan (UM), Ann Arbor, and Director of research center: Advanced Battery Coalition for Drivetrains (ABCD). Prof. Lu uses multi-scale and multi-physics modeling and experimental approaches to address emerging challenges in energy. Examples include mechanical electrochemical processes in Li-ion battery systems. Prof. Lu has over 150 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and gave over 100 presentations and invited talks in international conferences, universities and national labs including Harvard, MIT and Stanford; and at other prestigious institutions worldwide. He also has plenty of publications in conference proceedings, encyclopedias and book chapters. Prof. Lu was the recipient of many awards including the Robert M. Caddell Memorial Research Achievement Award, the CAREER award by the US National Science Foundation, the Robert J. McGrattan Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Faculty Recognition Award, Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Department Achievement Award, Distinguished Professor Award, Novelis and College of Engineering, CoE Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award, CoE George J. Huebner, Jr. Research Excellence Award, and the Gustus L Larson Memorial Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was invited to the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Conference multiple times.

Instagrid – welcome to the new decade of battery power

Soile Motsakov-Nykopp
Business Development Manager, instagrid GmbH
Soile is Business Development Manager at instagrid GmbH, a Stuttgart-based start-up specialising in battery systems development. instagrid has developed the world’s most advanced portable power pack to replace highly polluting petrol and diesel generators, providing simple, flexible and emission-free access to grid-like power for professionals on the move. Before joining instagrid, Soile had various management positions in marketing, concept creation and business development within Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry.

GigaVaasa

Anna-Kaisa Valkama

Program Director, Technology Centre MERINOVA
tel: +358 40 777 2785

EnergyWeek 2020 schedule

Monday 16 March Tuesday 17 March Wednesday 18 March Thursday 19 March
  • 9 - 10
  • 10 - 11
  • 11 - 12
  • 12 - 13
  • 13 - 14
  • 14 - 15
  • 15 - 16
  • 16 - 17
  • 17 - 18
  • 18 - 19
Monday 16 March
Festival Hall
Energia- & ympäristöseminaari

(12:00 - 16:00 )

  • 9 - 10
  • 10 - 11
  • 11 - 12
  • 12 - 13
  • 13 - 14
  • 14 - 15
  • 15 - 16
  • 16 - 17
  • 17 - 18
  • 18 - 19
Music hall
Opening of EnergyWeek

(09:20 - 10:30 )

Seminar 1: European Climate Objective: Policy and Market Development

(11:00 - 12:30 )

Seminar 2: Nordic Renewables: Objectives and case examples

(13:30 - 15:00 )

Art Hall
Circular Economy

(10:30 - 12:00 )

Energy Growth

(12:30 - 15:00 )

The Research Exhibition of Energy

(16:00 - 18:00 )

Mirror Hall
Exhibitor’s stage

(10:00 - 16:00 )

Meeting hall
Networking

(09:00 - 17:00 )

Energyweek evening
  • 9 - 10
  • 10 - 11
  • 11 - 12
  • 12 - 13
  • 13 - 14
  • 14 - 15
  • 15 - 16
  • 16 - 17
  • 17 - 18
  • 18 - 19
Wednesday 18 March
Smart Energy exhibition
Music hall
Flexible Energy Solutions Seminar

(10:00 - 12:00 )

Smart Energy Innovation Dialogue

(12:00 - 13:30 )

Future Sustainable Factories Seminar

(14:30 - 16:10 )

Art Hall
Engine Technology Seminar

(09:00 - 12:00 )

Future Battery Solutions X GigaVaasa

(12:30 - 14:30 )

EnergySpin Forum & Innovation Awards

(14:45 - 18:00 )

Mirror Hall
Exhibitor’s stage

(10:00 - 16:00 )

Meeting hall
Networking

(09:00 - 17:00 )

ENERGYWEEK EVENING 2
  • 9 - 10
  • 10 - 11
  • 11 - 12
  • 12 - 13
  • 13 - 14
  • 14 - 15
  • 15 - 16
  • 16 - 17
  • 17 - 18
  • 18 - 19
Thursday 19 March
Gas Exhange Exhibition
Music hall
Gas Exchange 1: Opening the Finnish Gas Market

(10:00 - 11:15 )

Gas Exchange 2: Biogas in Finland – Today and in the Future

(12:00 - 13:15 )

Gas Exchange 3: Using New Fuels, Technologies and Applications

(14:00 - 15:15 )

Art Hall
Media event

(09:00 - 09:45 )

Powering future smart mobility

(10:00 - 12:00 )

Discussion Forum Related to New Open Finnish Natural Gas Market

(13:00 - 14:30 )

Meeting hall
Networking

(09:00 - 16:00 )