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Cellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityFrom Gold to Batteries: Applying Mining Success to Battery Recycling - Battery Metals Inc.Discussions with Derek Ramsell, co‑founder of Battery Metals Inc, on how he’s applying his hard-won experience in the gold mining industry to revolutionise battery recycling. Operating from North Carolina, Battery Metals is harnessing mining-style operations to recover valuable metals from used battery packs—essential to scaling the domestic energy storage supply chain.Topics covered include:Transferring mining expertise: how gold‑industry best practices translate to battery recycling processesBattery-to-metal recovery: challenges in collection, processing, and refining spent battery modulesSustainable supply chain innovation: what recycling means for redu...2025-06-2545 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityGrit, Growth & Grid Storage: Xerion’s Journey Through Battery R&D ChallengesJohn Busbee, a member of Xerion’s leadership team, talks about the long and winding road of building a cleantech company; sharing candid reflections on overcoming technical setbacks, refining their product offering, and maintaining belief through moments of doubt. As we map Xerion’s evolution—from early R&D struggles to pioneering sustainable battery materials—John’s authentic account highlights the resilience required to be successful in energy storage innovation.Topics covered include:How Xerion faced and overcame technical and strategic obstaclesAdjustments, pivots, and product-mark...2025-06-1836 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityBattery Finance: Funding, Valuation & Industry Trends - GaussionAaron Wade offers a deep dive into the financial landscape of the battery industry, sharing unique perspectives on investment strategies, valuation trends, and funding challenges.Topics covered:Financing in focus: How capital flows into battery startups and what investors seekValuation dynamics: Methods for assessing worth in high-growth energy techMarket trends: Emerging patterns in clean energy investing and venture capitalThe investor-founder balance: What founders should know about fundraising and termsSector outlook: Aaron’s predictions for future financial opportunities in battery innovationWhether you're a startup founder, investor, or energy professional, th...2025-05-2137 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityBridging Science & Software: The Path to AI-Driven Battery Innovation - MicantisMike Norton and James Lang sit down with  Mykela DeLuca, a battery data scientist and product manager at Micantis, to explore her transition from physical sciences to cutting‑edge AI and data science in battery diagnostics.Mykela shares her story of how data science is reshaping the battery industry—particularly in predictive modeling for cycle life tests, cell health analytics, and quality control. She explains:Moving from traditional lab science to programming, algorithms, and battery data interpretationAI in diagnostics: how Micantis uses machine learning to predict batter...2025-05-1536 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityLeading in Lithium: Microporous secure $100M in DOE-Backed Battery InnovationBrad Reed, VP of Corporate Development at Microporous (the U.S. leader in lithium-ion battery separator technology) shares his career journey, the story of building multiple battery-focused businesses, and how Microporous secured a $100 million Department of Energy grant to expand domestic manufacturing.Highlights include: Key takeaways from founding and growing battery material venturesMicroporous today: Scaling up as the leading U.S. separator company, backed by DOE funding Plans for a $1.4 billion separator plant in Virginia—creating ~2,000 jobs—to support EV and energy storage supply chainsMaterial...2025-04-2229 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityBuilding the BIC: Les Alexander on Scaling Public–Private Battery Innovation in the US A talk with Les Alexander, President & CEO of the Battery Innovation Center (BIC), exploring how the BIC is shaping the future of US battery R&D. With over 25 years of leadership in national defense and private sector Research & Development—including prior roles at Navitas Systems and the US Navy—Les brings both technical and strategic depth to the conversation.Key topics include:How a public-private partnership, backed by universities, government, and private industry, came together to address US battery infrastructure needsInsight into prototype fabrication, abuse testing, dry-room capacity, and the expansion of 4,000 sq ft of dry-roo...2025-04-1533 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityAdena Power - Neil KidnerNeil brings over 14 years of expertise building US based energy business's to talk about his collaborative solutions and the changing landscape of the battery energy storage space! 2025-03-1335 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityVoltaiq - Tal SholklapperTal founded Voltaiq in 2012 and is joining us to discuss the growth and journey of Voltaiq! His background as a creative materials engineer, he has a great ability to explain complex problems in a simple and laid back way, enjoy listening to him! (16) Tal Sholklapper | LinkedIn2025-03-0632 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityNanotech Energy - Curt CollarCurt Collar joins us from Nanotech to talk to us all about their market leading graphene powere batteries! Curtis Collar - Nanotech2025-02-2836 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityAyrton Energy - Natasha KostenukA thrilling insight from Natasha about her journey and the rapid evolution of her idea of fuel cell transportation that has led to an extremely exciting business, Ayrton Energy! 2025-02-2033 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityLiminal (Dennis Yu)Ultrasound devices working to help identify battery defects? A journey from a community college graduate to a director of Engineering? Hear all of that and more here! 2025-02-0448 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityLumafield - Eduardo TorrealbaCo-Founder of Lumafield joins us to discuss their product portfolio and how he helped them build best in class battery scanning machines! 2025-01-1529 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Kris Gustafson (American Battery Technology)A great episode highlighting Kris's nomadic journey and how that has positioned him in a perfect way to help ABTC become the leading force they have been within battery recycling extraction and Primary Reource Development! Powering the Future of Sustainable Energy – American Battery Technology Company 2024-11-1947 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Jesse Benck (Sublime Systems)Jesse joins us to discuss Sublime Systems & their recent announcements and partnerships to make sustainable cement! I know this is not technically cells, please don't be to hard on me, We are building a podcast (get it, Cement) Home - Sublime Systems 2024-11-1542 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Peter Attia (Glimpse)Peter joins us from Glimpse to talk about his journey through Tesla, juggling startup ownership and fatherhood & why Glimpse will make a huge impact on battery technology! Glimpse 2024-11-1439 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Valentin Sulzer (Ionworks)Valentin joins us to discuss the growth of his opensource platform that is designed to help battery modeling experts and novices alike across the world!2024-11-0744 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Daniel Li (SES AI)Daniel Li joins us to talk through his journey within automotive batteries and the impact SES AI will have! 2024-11-0139 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Rajan Kumar - (Ateios)Raj joins to discuss the groundbreaking product that is planned to disrupt the battery market, the difficulties with scaling a startup & more. 2024-10-3025 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Ariel Jackson (Found Energy)Solving the energy crisis with cans of Coca-cola, Ariel Jackson talks us through his journey & his current chalenge as CSO of found energy! A very interesting speaker & a wonderfully intriguing company! Join us at the battery show in Detroit for series 2 in two weeks! 2024-09-2639 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Taylor Juran (NantG)Taylor joins us to discuss her journey of managing the balancing act of having a chemical and business focused input into a business and the journey that brought her to where she is. NANTGPOWER | Working together to create next generation batteries for a sustainable future 2024-09-1927 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Robert Mitchell (CPI)Robert joins us from United Kingdon to discuss the future of battery technology and ones to watch! 2024-09-1236 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Andrew Weng (Ex-Tesla)Andrew joins us this week to talk through his journey as an early-stage tesla employee through to his pathway into academia. 2024-09-0542 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Bob Gowell (Amandarry)Bob Gowell joins us to talk about the well-established Chinese Na-Ion business and its launch in the USA as Sodium Power. AMANDARRY Company News - News Center - AMANDARRY 2024-08-2939 minCellmates by LumicityCellmates by LumicityCellmates - Claudiu Bucur (Piersica)Claudiu Bucur joins us from Piersica. Claudiu brings us his unique mindset on what it takes to launch the best battery. 2024-08-2339 minThe Impenetrable Sphere of SolitudeThe Impenetrable Sphere of SolitudeCanon is an AbyssSources The Tweet: https://twitter.com/pottermore/status/1081242428105998336 Chamber of Secrets, Pottermore.com: https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/chamber-of-secrets Rowe on Crowley: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://hermetic.com/norton/abyss2&strip=1&vwsrc=0 Super Mario Odyssey producer confirms that Toad's head is not a hat: https://www.avclub.com/super-mario-odyssey-producer-confirms-that-toads-head-i-1822740333 Nintendo Reveals the Toads' Gender Secret: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-reveals-the-toads-gender-secret/1100-6423610/ Japanese gamers’ heads explode as they learn Super Mario’s Goombas are mushrooms, not chestnuts: https://soranews24.com/2015/10/01/japanese-gamers-heads-explode-as-they-learn-super-marios-goombas-are-mushrooms-not-chestnuts/ George Lucas Conan O'Brien (May 2007): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffoSYbVYP2I joe...2019-04-1024 min