IESA and C-MET holds workshop on Li-ion cell fabrication

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), one of the leading alliances on energy storage & e-mobility along with Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) conducted India’s first two days training workshop for li-ion cell fabrication and battery testing in Pune. The workshop was conducted on 11 and 12 March. This unique program was designed by IESA experts to help in skill development required to kickstart NITI Aayog’s National Mission for Advanced Battery Manufacturing.

IESA and CMET experts assisted the industry participants in understanding and learning the fundamentals of advanced energy storage technology trends and Li-ion cell manufacturing process via a combination of classroom and hands on lab training. The program helped the participants to understand the requirements of raw material, equipment & detailed manufacturing processes essential to set up Giga factories and advanced R&D capabilities. Presentations and lectures were given by global experts on cell manufacturing, chemistries and performance characteristics and on next generation Li-ion technologies. The workshop focused on the actual process of electrode preparation and battery fabrication.

Dr Bharat Kale, Director, CMET, said, “Currently, Indian battery manufacturers are importing singe cells and making batteries of different capacities required in different verticals.”