Energy Storage and Industry 4.0: Challenges and Prospects

(ENSTIN 2019)

31 July – 2 August 2019; KwaMaritane Bush Lodge, Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

Scientific Scope

Energy Storage and Industry 4.0: Challenges and Prospects will focus on various aspects of energy storage science and technology. The symposium comprises a plenary lecture, keynote and invited lectures, and contributed oral and poster presentations.

Topics include but are not limited to:

• Fundamental understanding of energy storage systems

• Manganese-based electrodes for lithium-ion batteries

• Cathode materials

• Anode materials

• “Beyond Li-ion batteries”: Li-S, Li-NMC, etc

• Sodium-ion batteries

• Redox-flow batteries

• Supercapacitors

• Hydrogen storage and fuel cells

• Solar-plus-Storage systems

• Electrolytes (liquid, polymer, semi-solid, and all-solid-state

• Computational modelling and simulation of electrode materials

• Challenges and prospects for manufacturability and commercialization

• Testing of real cells and packs

• Others