Call for Papers:

The Battcon technical committee is seeking abstracts (to eventually become papers if accepted) for peer-review, by Battcon. The published papers will be available on the Battcon website archive. The papers focus on stationary batteries, geared mostly towards an end-user audience. Feel free to submit a non-commercial (focus on the technology, method, or standardized practice, not the product or company) abstract on whatever subject related to stationary batteries you think might have an interest to an end-user audience consisting primarily of electric utility, data center, telecom, firefighting professionals, and stationary battery service companies.

Abstracts related to batteries that normally move (such as EVs) are welcome, but only if they tie back to stationary applications in some shape or form (for example, V2X, or battery backup at charging stations). The proposed paper can also focus on related subsystems (chargers, inverters, DC distribution, etc.), as long as there is significant discussion of the tie-in to the batteries.

Battcon events dates: 

Aug 3rd, 2025 – pre conference seminars 

Aug 4th – 6th, 2025 – Conference 

Battcon Location – Orlando, Florida 

Here are some potential (but not limited to) subjects to tickle your brain:

• The effect of Codes and Standards on battery installations, storage, and transport
  – Practical Safety around Batteries
  – Battery Fire Hazards, Mitigation, and Response
  

• Sustainability (ESG) for stationary batteries
  – TCO and the role of carbon credits
  – Batteries or other types of “generation” vs diesel generators for longer term backup

• Advances in older chemistries

• Battery technologies for SMRs
  

• Drivers for stationary battery market growth
  – PSOC applications
  – AI, including the use of it battery maintenance and battery monitoring.
  – Including use of AI in battery maintenance?
  

• Installation and/or Maintenance of Stationary Batteries
  – Training the stationary battery workforce
  – Internal Ohmic testing
  – Intercell/bloc/module Connector Installation/Maintenance
  – Frequency of Maintenance, and possibly how to reduce frequency in certain applications
  – Usefulness or Uselessness of certain old maintenance practices

• Proper charging regimes (application-specific)

• Microgrids
  – Rural and village-based grids
  – No Grid
  – Hybrids
  – Mobile Microgrids for disaster recovery or other uses

• Battery management and/or monitoring systems

• Options for distributed power shorter term backup in Data Centers

• Industrial UPS
  – Alternative battery technologies for industrial UPS (backups longer than 15 minutes)
  – Momentary loads

Other topics and submissions are also accepted for consideration. 

Dates and Deadlines

Call for Speakers will close: November 18th – Midnight, 2024 

1st draft papers are due by March 31st, 2025

2nd draft papers are due by April 30th, 2025

Draft Presentation are due by May 30th, 2025

Final presentations are due June 18th, 2025

Thank you for your consideration, any questions please contact Events@Battcon.com