PNW Battery Collaborative: Site Visit to the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds
**We’ve capped attendance at this event to 60 people due to limited seating. Please only RSVP if you are certain you can attend. If plans change, please update your RSVP status to allow others to join.**
Our inaugural PNW Battery Collaborative meetup on October 16 was a blast (meetup summary)! By popular demand, we are hosting a second meetup on December 11 for a site visit to the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds. We'll start the event off with some free-form networking time followed by a series of speakers (below) and then end with guided tours of the Testbeds' labs.
Event Details:
Speakers:
Grayson Shor, Founder of the PNW Battery Collaborative
Prof. Dan Schwartz, UW Clean Energy Institute Director & Boeing-Sutter Professor of Chemical Engineering
Prof. Jun Liu, Washington Research Foundation Innovation Chair in Clean Energy, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Robert J. Campbell Chair in Materials Science & Engineering, & Director of U.S. DOE Innovation Center for Battery500 Consortium
Dr. Michael Pomfret, Managing Director @ Washington Clean Energy Testbeds
Prof. Stu Adler, Professor of Chemical Engineering @ UW
Vijay Kumar, Counsel @ Perkins Coie
Logistics and Background:
Where will we meet on December 11?: Washington Clean Energy Testbeds (google map) — 4625 Union Bay Pl NE
When should I arrive?: The event runs from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Please arrive by 6:00pm to ensure everyone is seated before the speakers' presentations begin.
How can I get to the Testbeds?: There is limited street parking. We recommend taking public transit, ride shares, carpooling, or biking (the Testbeds is right off the Burke-Gilman Trail).
Is this event free?: Yes.
Do I need to RSVP in advance?: Yes, because seating is capped at 60 people.
What is the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds?: An open-access lab in Seattle dedicated to climate tech innovation, founded on the principle of users retaining all intellectual property. The Testbeds are operated by the University of Washington Clean Energy Institute (UW CEI) and are located adjacent to the UW campus. The Testbeds offer customized training and use of instruments for fabricating prototypes, testing devices and modules, and integrating power systems; and the main facility also houses meeting and office space where users from academia and business work and collaborate. In October 2024, CEI unveiled plans to expand the Testbeds to include state-of-the-art capabilities for producing batches of pouch cell battery prototypes.
PNW Battery Collaborative Details:
What is the PNW Battery Collaborative?: A collaborative community of battery entrepreneurs, scientists, and enthusiasts united to establish the PNW as the premier U.S. hub for battery innovation.
Why join Collaborative meetings?: To meet with fellow battery innovators to exchange ideas, spark new partnerships, and explore opportunities to launch the next big breakthroughs in battery technology.
Who can join?: Any PNW locals actively involved in developing, deploying, or advancing battery technology across various sectors.
How to stay up to date on Collaborative activities?: Join our events newsletter and our LinkedIn page
Have questions?: Reach out to Grayson Shor