September 2024 Newsletter
🎓 Applications open for BCI Foundation scholarships
In celebration of BCI’s 100th anniversary, we're investing in the future of energy storage. The BCI Foundation is offering TWO $5,000 scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year: The BCI Battery Chemistry and STEM Scholarship and the BCI Community Scholarship.
Apply by March 31, 2025. The online application portal is available here.
⚡Essential Energy Tour: Stryten Energy
Next on BCI’s Essential Energy Tour ➡️ Stryten Energy ! Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Stryten Energy is a U.S.-based manufacturer with more than 14 gigawatt-hours of energy storage production capacity annually.
Founded on 130 years of battery expertise, Stryten employs more than 2,500 people across 10 U.S. manufacturing plants and four R&D centers. Read the full Essential Energy Tour article here.
🌍 BCI team attends ELBC 2024
The BCI team - Roger Miksad , Susan Bernard , Jeff Reeves , and Katherine Raymond flew to Milan to attend ELBC 2024! Thanks to the Consortium for Battery Innovation and the International Lead Association for hosting.
🏛️ Roger Miksad presents on U.S. policy in Milan
At ELBC 2024, BCI President & Executive Director Roger Miksad provided an overview of U.S. policy impacting the battery Industry, BCI’s recent work in Washington, and national goals for battery innovation and R&D investment.
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✈️ Miksad visits Banner Group facility in Austria
Thanks to BCI member Banner Group for welcoming Roger Miksad to their facility in Linz, Austria! Shout out to Franz Märzinger, Harald Fiebiger and Helmut Diermaier for being such great hosts.
Women In the Global Battery Industry News
🍹 WGBI Networking Reception at ELBC 2024 in Milan
The Women in the Global Battery Industry hosted a networking reception at ELBC 2024 in Milan. Thank you to WGBI sponsors BCI, Hollingsworth & Vose , Clarios , Stryten Energy , East Penn Manufacturing , Club Assist – North America , Rolls Battery Engineering , MAC Engineering and Equipment Co., Inc. and Susan Bernard and the WGBI team for putting this together!
♀️ Julie McClure talks WGBI at ELBC
At ELBC 2024, Women in the Global Battery Industry President, Julie McClure of MAC Engineering and Equipment Co., Inc. presented an update on how WGBI has been supporting the women of our industry and those in STEM programs over the past few years.
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🔦 Nick Starita spotlights WGBI
Nicholas Starita kicked off his ELBC 2024 presentation by spotlighting WGBI! Thank you to Nick and WGBI advocate sponsor Hollingsworth & Vose for their continued support.
📅 Register for WGBI’s 3rd Annual Dinner
Join us October 14th in Baltimore, MD for the Women in the Global Battery Industry annual dinner *NOTE: This event is for current WGBI members only. If your company is a current member of BCI, you can register here!
If your company of affiliation is not a member of BCI, please reach out to Susan Bernard .
🖥️ Upcoming WGBI Webinar
On Wednesday, November 6, WGBI will host an a webinar titled "Energizing Conversation on Trust in the Workplace" facilitated by East Penn Manufacturing Jennifer Fanaro .
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What’s Next?
🦀 BCI Committee Week 2024 in Baltimore is weeks away!
BCI’s annual Committee Week is LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY! Don’t miss your chance to attend an exclusive leadership retreat to discuss the association’s priorities across key work areas for the following year. This year’s Committee Week takes place October 14-16 in Baltimore at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor.
The full schedule of meetings is available here for BCI members. Click here to learn more and register.
⭐ Save the Date! 2025 BCI Convention + Power Mart Expo
Save the date for the 2025 BCI Convention + Power Mart Expo being held May 4 - May 7, 2025, in San Antonio! Visit convention.batterycouncil.org for more information.
📱 Stay Connected!
Need to get in touch? Contact info@batterycouncil.org.