Join us at the OMES symposium where experts from across the battery value chain share the latest developments shaping the electrical storage landscape, with a particular focus on safety, reliability and real-world performance.

A full day of innovation and networking

Battery safety is a key challenge in the energy transition. Join this year’s industrial frontrunners and battery experts from VITO/EnergyVille to explore how advanced diagnostics, battery state estimation and monitoring technologies are enabling safer and more reliable battery systems. The symposium combines scientific insights, technical presentations and live demonstrations.

The symposium includes several networking opportunities and visits to exhibitor booths. During the lunch break, attendees can tour EnergyVille’s state-of-the-art Battery Testing Lab.

A unique location

• Thor Central is located at the heart of Thor Park, a 93-hectare technology and science park combining innovation and heritage. This former mine site has been transformed into a hub for cutting-edge technology and meaningful collaborations while preserving its historical significance.
• Hosted in Genk, Belgium, at the centre of the technological top region ELAt, connecting Eindhoven, Leuven, and Aachen as a leading European innovation hub.

Topics covered

• Battery safety and risk management
• Battery health, lifetime and reliability
• Lifetime Optimisation
• Monitoring, diagnostics and predictive measures
• Predictive maintenance
• Industry use cases and best practices

Target audience

With 100 representatives throughout the battery value chain attending the 2024 and 2025 editions (Sustainable Battery Power: From measurement to second life & Unraveling the true potential of your battery), we now target 

• Battery integrators and users
• Battery Management System developers/providers
• Engineering and technical service providers 
• Energy System and Energy Management System developers/providers
• BESS developers and operators
• Insurance companies
• Investors
• Fire safety experts and emergency services

Tentative programme

• 09:30 - 09.40 Welcome and introduction 

  Bert Gysen, Research Director Unit Water & Energy transition, EnergyVille/VITO

• 09.40 - 10.40 Battery safety: different applications, common challenges
  • Khiem Trad, Senior Researcher OMES, EnergyVille/VITO
  • Tom Hessels, Advisor energy & transport safety, NIPV
  • Chris Dirx, Co-owner, Posetron
     
• 10:40 - 11.15 Coffee break
• 11.15 - 12:15 How can we better understand battery risk?
  • Alexander Noell, Skill team leader Battery Development, AVL Automotive Battery Safety
  • Jörg Moser, CTO, Battery4Life

  • Guillaume Thenaisie, Researcher OMES, EnergyVille/VITO

     

• 12:15 - 13:45 Managing battery safety in practice
  • Tristan Ceulemans, Senior consultant Energy Storage, DNV
  • Siebe Berrens, Prevention Advisor, Out of use

  • Milout Letfif, COO, Sortbat

     

• 14:45 - 15:30 Panel discussion: What is still missing to strengthen confidence in batteries as deployment accelerates?

  Moderator: Jeroen Büscher, Roadmap responsible OMES, EnergyVille/VITO

  Panelists: Flux50, Posetron, tbd

   

• 15:30 - 17:00 Networking drinks & reception

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