IONS by Peak Energy
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Hosted by Peak Energy Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Cam Dales, IONS will bring you energetic and informative conversations across a wide range of topics with industry thought leaders from the world of energy storage and renewable energy. Episodes monthly starting in 2025!
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The podcast focuses on a variety of themes within the energy sector, including the evolution of energy storage, challenges of domestic production, and financing strategies, with specific episode examples discussing the impact of system integrators and the significance of domestic cell manufacturing.

Hosted by Peak Energy Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Cam Dales, IONS will bring you energetic and informative conversations across a wide range of topics with industry thought leaders from the world of energy storage and renewable energy. Episodes monthly starting in 2025!
This episode of the IONS podcast features host Cam Dales of Peak Energy with Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, a prominent battery scientist at Argonne National Lab. Dr. Srinivasan, an electrochemist with 30 years in the field, explains Argonne's ”big science” mission to solve national problems like energy storage, also aiding industry. His industry sabbatical reinforced his dedication to fundamental scientific inquiry.
The conversation highlights a shift in battery applications: beyond mature electric vehicles, the focus moves to grid storage (especially for AI data centers), military, and new mobility, driving a need for diverse, bespoke chemistries like sodium-ion and aqueous batteries due to supply chain concerns. They discuss AI and machine learning as ”software-based power tools” for accelerating material discovery and crucial battery life prediction, enhancing ”bankability”. The experts concur the grid storage market is ”the absolute ideal market” for innovation, presenting vast opportunities for new technologies to scale.
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