2014 Publications and Presentations

Photo of Seattle skyline at night

August 18-19, 2014

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
at the University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, USA

August 18, 2014

Session 1: Opening and Overview

8:45-9:00 US DOE Battery R&D Progress and Plans
David Howell, US Department of Energy (pdf)

9:00-9:15 Review of Advanced Green Secondary Batteries and Related Materials
WU Feng, Beijing Institute of Technology

9:15-9:35 Summary of Chinese Battery Research in the US-China Clean Energy Research Center – Clean Vehicles Consortium (CERC-CVC)
QIU Xinping, Tsinghua University (Part 1 pdf) (Part 2 pdf)

9:35-9:55 Battery Research Activities and Progress
Jun Liu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (pdf)

10:25-10:45 Update on US Activities in the US-China Clean Energy Research Center – Clean Vehicles Consortium (CERC-CVC)
Don Siegel, University of Michigan (Part 1 pdf) (Part 2 pdf) (Part 3 pdf) (Part 4 pdf)

10:45-11:05 Status of the CERC-CVC Activities in China
OUYANG Minggao, Tsinghua University (pdf)
WANG, Hewu, CERC-CVC (pdf)

11:05-11:50 General Questions and Open Forum
Moderated by David Howell, US Department of Energy

Session 2: Advances in Li-ion Batteries

1:00-1:20 Electrolyte and Interphases for Li-ion and Beyond
Kang Xu, US Army Research Laboratory

1:20-1:40 Graphene Composites as Electrode Materials in Batteries
DONG Quanfeng, Xiamen University (pdf)

1:40-2:00 Silicon Anodes: From Fundamental Materials Research to Commercial Success
Yi Cui, Stanford University

2:00-2:20 Silicon Oxide Anode Material for Lithium-ion Batteries
ZHAO Hailei, University of Science and Technology Beijing

Session 3: Recent Developments in Vehicle Applications

3:00-3:20 Silicon/Carbon Composites for Anode Applications
Aaron Feaver, EnerG2 (pdf)

3:20-3:40 Recent Development of Cylinder Cells in BAK and Their Application in Electric Vehicles (EVs)
LIN Jian, BAK Co. (pdf)

3:40-4:00 Silicon/Graphene Nanocomposites
Joshua Lau, SiNode Systems (pdf)

4:00-4:20 Integration of Battery Systems for Energy Storage Systems
HUI Dong, China Electric Power Institute

August 19, 2014

Session 4: Beyond Li-ion Chemistry

8:00-8:20 Towards Practical Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Electrode Materials and Electrochemistry
Jie Xiao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Part 1 pdf) (Part 2 pdf)

8:20-8:40 Progress in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
WANG Jiulin, Shanghai JiaoTong University (pdf)

8:40-9:00 Oxygen Reduction on a Carbon-based Gas Diffusion Electrode in Non-aqueous Electrolyte for Li-air Batteries
Deyang Qu, University of Massachusetts, Boston (pdf)

9:00-9:20 Non Lithium-ion Batteries
LIU Xingjiang, Tianjin Institute of Power Source (pdf)

9:20-9:40 Metal Anode Interfacial Reactions and Protection Strategies
Kevin Zavadil, Sandia National Laboratories and Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) (pdf)

9:40-10:00 R&D of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
CHEN Jian, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

Session 5: Progress in Characterization

10:20-10:40 An Overview of Selected Diagnostic Studies of Electrode Materials for Next Generation Electric Vehicle Batteries
Xiao-Qing Yang, Brookhaven National Laboratory (pdf)

10:40-11:00 Using the Advanced Photon Source for Battery Research
Tianpin Wu, Argonne National Laboratory  (pdf)

Session 6: Battery Testing, Safety, and Recycling

1:00-1:20 A Comparison of US and Chinese EV Battery Testing Protocols and Results
Ira Bloom, Argonne National Laboratory (pdf)

1:20-1:40 Standardization of Lithium Batteries in China
CAO Lin, China Electronics Standardization Institute

1:40-2:00 Battery Abuse Testing in the US
Joshua Lamb, Sandia National Laboratories

2:00-2:20 Safety of Lithium-ion Batteries in China
Lu Languang, Tsinghua University

2:20-2:40 Challenges and Opportunities of Recycling Spent Lithium-ion Batteries
Li Li, Beijing Institute of Technology (pdf)

2:40-3:00 Advanced Battery Recycling
Steve Sloop, OnTo Technology (pdf)

Session 7: Vehicle Systems and Infrastructure

3:20-3:40 Status of the US and European EV Interoperability Centers
Keith Hardy, Argonne National Laboratory (pdf)

3:40-4:00 US-China Advanced Vehicle Testing Collaboration
Mike Duoba, Argonne National Laboratory (pdf)
OU Yang, China Automotive Engineering Research Institute (pdf)

4:00-4:20 Plug-in Electric Vehicle Data Collection in the US
Jim Francfort, Idaho National Laboratory (pdf)

4:20-4:40 Progress of Shanghai Electric Vehicle Promotion and Data Analysis
DING Xiaohua, Shanghai International Automobile City (pdf)