By Battery Power Staff
June 11, 2025 | Finalists have been named in the first Best of Show People’s Choice Awards competition at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe, June 23-26, in Mainz, Germany. Attendees at the event are invited to identify exceptional innovation in technologies in the battery space, voting on the most impactful new products of the year.
The awards competition is open to all Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe exhibitors with new products that are available for purchase at the event.
Companies entered their products for consideration in advance of the event, and eleven finalists have been chosen by the Battery Power Online editorial team. Attendees are encouraged to explore the novel technologies and solutions firsthand in the exhibit hall and vote for the People’s Choice Award once the conference begins. Please note, selection is not based on level of sponsorship or exhibit participation.
Winners will be chosen by on-site community voting during the event. Voting links will be available at finalists’ booths and throughout the event. Voting will open when the exhibit hall opens on Tuesday, June 24, at 10:00.
Winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 25, during the 13:30 Dessert Break in the Exhibit Hall.
In addition to the Best of Show People’s Choice Awards, highlights of AABC Europe include 40+ talks from top battery technologists at leading OEMs & battery developers, plus 150 more speakers from the entire advanced battery ecosystem. Join 1,000+ colleagues in Mainz, Germany for Europe’s best networking event for automotive energy storage. Registration is still open, and Battery Power Online readers can save €150 with Discount Code 2528-SPEX.
Addionics | Smart 3D Current Collectors | Booth 1002
https://www.addionics.com/
Addionics improves rechargeable batteries by redesigning their architecture, enabling higher performance and cost efficiency. The company’s patent-protected, scalable, Smart 3D Current Collectors fabrication method enhances battery performance including capacity, safety, charging time, and lifetime – for any kind of battery chemistry, existing or emerging. The company’s Al-based, drop-in technology is designed for production and is seamlessly integrated into any existing assembly line, allowing battery makers to reduce production costs while increasing manufacturing capacity. Addionics’ solution enables the industry to move to a more efficient and cost-effective era, driving a step change in battery performance and the acceleration of technologies that support a sustainable and decarbonized future.
ANDRITZ Sovema | Gigaform Modular Formation System 1.0 | Booth 901
https://www.sovemagroup.com/
ANDRITZ fully automated and scalable cell formation plant for cylindrical cells includes four formation chambers per module, for a total of a customizable number of chambers connected with a fully automated intralogistics system. Each thermally controlled chamber is dedicated to the initial charging and discharging of cylindrical cells. In compliance with high level safety standards, the advanced power electronics solution offers an energy efficiency of 85% from grid to cell and cell to grid respectively, and of 92% from cell to cell. No water cooling is required for power electronics cabinet. The system is also available for pouch and prismatic cells.
Battery Dynamics GmbH | HRT-S + EIS option | Booth 1112
http://battery-dynamics.de
Our HRT-S ultra-high precision battery cyclers now come with the option of advanced Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). For the first time, EIS measurements can be combined with High Precision Coulometry (HPC) measurements to boost the development of fast charging protocols. Charging times can be reduced substantially while preventing degradation related to unwanted lithium plating. For HPC analyses, it is essential to maintain a precise charge neutrality after each impedance measurement, which other state-of-the-art potentiostats are not capable of. Moreover, we can perform nonstationary EIS with a powerful drift correction and provide sinusoidal excitations with lowest-in-class distortions. Within seconds, you have recorded your EIS spectrum. With NONLINEAR EIS, we are bringing the latest advances from research into commercially available battery testers, enabling you to push your fast charging to new levels.
Breathe Battery Technologies | Breathe Model | Booth 502
https://breathebatteries.com/
Breathe Model is a next-generation battery simulation tool built to deliver fast, low-cost, and high-confidence answers to complex system-level engineering problems. Fully parameterised and validated in as little as four weeks, it empowers battery teams to make better decisions without the burden of maintaining in-house models or relying on extensive empirical testing. Built on a physics-based framework, Breathe Model provides granular insight into internal battery states – such as anode and cathode potentials – supporting deeper understanding of electrochemical behaviour. This enables engineers to optimise battery system performance across varied applications, without compromising on cost or timelines. What sets Breathe Model apart is its scalability and speed. Our synchronised model and parameterisation design allows delivery at the volume and pace demanded by dynamic product portfolios. Engineers gain transparent accuracy, with clear validation reports outlining performance across the full parameterised range. Key parameters – like OCV, geometry, and particle dimensions – are shared alongside documentation of model equations (excluding core IP), giving users clarity and trust in the results. Breathe Model also introduces agility into battery development, allowing teams to quickly assess “what if” scenarios and adapt to shifting product requirements or late-stage changes – eliminating the need for repeated empirical verification. With Breathe Model, battery teams can shift from reactive testing to proactive design, reduce reliance on expensive empirical testing, and free up engineering resources to focus on what matters most: delivering better, faster, and more cost-effective battery systems.
Delfort | IonPort for Secondary Batteries | Booth 1114
https://delfortgroup.com/specialty-paper-products/battery-separator-papers/
Fiber-based Separators – The Key to Efficient Manufacturing and Enhanced Battery Performance Often disregarded but crucial in every aspect – separators play an important role in battery production and development. delfort’s IonPort separators bring significant benefits to both manufacturing efficiency and battery performance. As a leading supplier of ultralight specialty papers, delfort has developed cutting-edge separators specifically designed for secondary batteries. With its exceptional thermal stability and ability for rapid electrolyte absorption, IonPort separators contribute effectively to enhanced and energy-saving cell production. Thanks to their exceptionally high heat resistance, IonPort separators feature almost no shrinkage even at temperatures of up to 320°F (160°C). They maintain their integrity as well as their pore and fiber structure without compromise. This makes IonPort safe and the ideal separator for jelly-roll or stack drying and cell baking – manufacturing process steps that allow for the minimization of dry room requirements and, consequently, the associated investment and operating costs. Cells with the thermally-stable IonPort separator can be dried at higher temperatures, reducing drying time by up to 40%. This significantly lowers production time and manufacturing costs. Beyond their thermal advantages, IonPort separators are characterized by their high surface energy and exceptional wettability. As a result, electrolyte filling can be completed much faster, saving approximately 25% in time. Further, the electrolyte is evenly distributed throughout the cell, reducing cell wetting time by up to 50%. Compared to a conventional cell assembly process in a dry room, the use of IonPort separators in combination with cell baking can reduce manufacturing costs by up to 7.5%. Moreover, IonPort separators positively impact cell performance for a wide range of cell chemistries. Its unique porous cellulose-fiber structure enhances ion flow, boosting charge/discharge rates and extending the battery’s lifespan, whilst featuring highest battery safety by its thermal stability.
FOM Technologies | FOM omicronR2R | Booth 1102
https://www.fomtechnologies.com/products/machinery-roll-to-roll/machinery-advanced-level-fom-omicronr2r
The FOM omicronR2R is a compact, versatile R2R slot-die coater, with a modular design and multiple drying options that enable seamless adaptation to evolving research needs and safeguards the investment. The FOM omicronR2R enables researchers to accelerate and perfect their processes at lab-scale using formats common to pilot-scale. Key features: Small footprint roll-to-roll slot-die coater Seamless fume hood and glove box integration Fully motorized (x-y-z) coating bridge Non-contact coating with μm precision Coating width from 1 mm to 200 mm Intuitive coating software and recipe control Modular oven system (Hot air, IR, UV, hot air/IR) – sections of 250 mm or 500 mm. Software-controlled syringe pump Excellent layer uniformity and repeatability Remote support & troubleshooting Broad viscosity range Promotional animation: https://youtu.be/Hv25HXA3Jok
illumion Ltd | illumionONE | Booth 1011
https://illumion.io/illumionone/
The illumionONE, officially launched in September 2024, brings world-class battery materials analysis directly to your lab bench. It represents a new category of operando analytical tool that lets you watch individual electrode particles in action, tracking ion movement, particle morphology and phase changes as they happen. Users can see what is happening particle by particle, revealing the heterogeneity that bulk analytical methods miss. It is non-destructive too, meaning the same electrode can be tested through hundreds of cycles, and hence it is ideal for watching degradation unfold in real-time. Some insights can’t wait for the next beamtime slot and with the illumionONE, an operando imaging capability can be easily added to any battery materials R&D lab. Install it once, use it whenever inspiration strikes. No specialised facilities or expert operators are required. Electrochemical test protocols can be easily defined via the system’s ‘CP-Acquisition’ software that controls the system’s integrated potentiostat. Charge photometry data can be seamlessly analysed alongside the synchronised electrochemistry data via the system’s analysis software, ‘CP-Analysis’. illumionONE is the perfect analytical tool for electrode materials discovery and optimisation.
rhd instruments GmbH & Co. KG | CompreDrive with distance add-on | Booth 505
https://rhd-instruments.de/solutions-and-products/for-solid-state-batteries/distance-addon/
CompreDrive – An automated test station for studying batteries in pouch cell format under active pressure and temperature control. Controlling the pressure applied to pouch cell batteries is crucial to improving their performance and cycle life. One of two modes of pressure application is typically used: Constant volume (CV) or constant pressure (CP). In the CompreDrive setup developed by rhd instruments, the pressure is regulated actively in closed-loop control with a force sensor enabling true CP conditions. The possibility of having true CV control has been added this year with a recent update. Using a distance sensor to measure the cell thickness during the experiment, the distance value can be used as the process parameter to control. In such a true CV charge/discharge experiment, the cell thickness can be kept constant even when the cell would normally expand as a result of charging, by increasing the pressure accordingly. This is a very unique feature of the CompreDrive since it is usually attempted to reach CV conditions by fixing the pouch cell in a stiff jig to inhibit cell expansion. However, in practice any cell fixture will expand under the high forces developed under cell cycling, in accordance with the mostly unknown spring constant of the jig. The result is a set of dependent unknown variables. This is not the case of the CompreDrive, where reliable and reproducible conditions concerning the pressure application can be guarantueed.
Sphere Energy | ASC-IP | Booth 803
https://www.sphere-energy.eu/
ASC-IP: Isostatic Pressure Cell for Advanced Pouch Cell Testing The ASC-IP is a novel electrochemical test cell designed to evaluate pouch cells under fully isostatic pressure conditions — a significant evolution from conventional uniaxial setups. Built to meet the increasing demand for precision in solid-state battery (SSB) research, the ASC-IP allows researchers to apply uniform hydrostatic pressure (up to 6 MPa) across the entire cell surface, eliminating mechanical anisotropy and enabling more reliable data on stress-sensitive behaviors such as interfacial stability and ionic transport. What makes the ASC-IP unique is its built-in pressure monitoring system with direct analog output to a potentiostat or cycler. This feature enables real-time synchronization of mechanical and electrochemical data, offering unprecedented insights into how pressure influences performance and degradation. The compact cell accommodates various pouch cell sizes (up to 108 × 75 × 10 mm) and tab geometries, with repositionable clamp- or screw-based electrical connectors and thermocouple access for temperature monitoring (0–80 °C). A manual hydraulic pump is included for precise pressure control, supported by both visual (manometer) and digital pressure feedback. In solid-state battery testing, where interfacial contact and stack pressure are critical variables, the ASC-IP introduces a new standard — transforming pressure from a passive constraint into an active research variable.
THT: Thermal Hazard Technology | Isothermal Battery Calorimeter: IBCx | Booth 204
https://www.thermalhazardtechnology.com/battery-products/isothermal-battery-calorimeter
Introducing IBCx: An innovative modular isothermal battery calorimeter delivering precise thermal control for optimal battery characterisation and performance modelling. The IBCx when used with an external cycler provides accurate and easy testing of battery heat output from charging and discharging. Cell temperature is kept constant, regardless of the C-rate. The amount of heat generated by the battery is then determined throughout the charge and discharge cycle. The standard system accommodates pouch and prismatic cells. Adaptors are available for cylindrical cells. The IBCx allows for characterisation of battery heat at different operating temperatures and C-rates, thereby providing information on battery performance, efficiency and life cycle.
TotalEnergies Lubrifiants S.A. | Quartz EV battery D | Booth 102
https://lubricants.totalenergies.com/consumers/applications/e-brochures/ev-fluids-range/quartz-ev-fluid
Dielectric fluid for immersion-cooled batteries, whose performances and reliability are demonstrated and presented in a world premiere at AABC with an immersed battery for E-scooters featuring the exchange concept.
