The zinc-air battery has the advantages of high theoretical energy density, environmental-friendliness, affordability, and safety. Particularly, electrically rechargeable zinc-air battery technologies are promising for bulk applications like electric vehicles, grid management, and portable electronic devices. Australia today has more than 20% of the world's known zinc resources and is the largest producer and exporter of zinc to the rest of the world. Zinc-air battery technologies may address important energy storage challenges our society is currently facing. The 1st Australian zinc-air battery symposium invites speakers from both industry and academic research intuitions to discuss recent research advances and exploring potential R&D pathways for improving these batteries to realise their application potentials. The symposium comprises of two sessions: (1) an industrial forum organised by The Warren Centre on the title of "Batteries Will Run the World" (9:30 am to 11:00 am), and (2) an academic research session organised by The University of Sydney School of Chemical Engineering dedicated to the latest research of zinc-air battery in Australia (11:00 am to 5 pm).  

A broad range of topics related to zinc-air battery will be discussed in the academic research session, including but not limited to:

• Zinc metal electrodes
• Oxygen electrocatalysts 
• Electrolytes for zinc-air batteries
• Design and assembly of battery stacks
• Applications of zinc-air batteries in different fields
• Research and development activities in relevant battery systems 

Research talk speakers

• Dr. Anand I. Bhatt, CSIRO
• Prof. Jungho Kim, University of Wollongong
• Dr. Tianyi Ma, University of Newcastle
• Prof Xiangdong Yao, Griffith University
• Prof. Yuan Chen, University of Sydney
• Prof. Zongping Shao, Curtin University

Industrial form speakers

• Fiona Orton, TransGrid
• Dow Airen, NT Power & Water
• Warrick Stapleton, LG Chem
• Anthony Lamb, Macquarie Capital

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Programme book

Registration

• Registration is FREE for the academic research session.
• Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided.
• Pre-registration is required before 28 Nov 2018 
• Registration Link 

• Industrial session, please register at:  https://energyfuture.eventbrite.com.au
• Limited free tickets are available for academic staffs; please contact [email protected] for a promotion code

Time and venue
Time: 5 Dec 2018, 9:30 am to 5 pm
(1) 9:30 am to 11 am: industrial forum
(2) 11 am to 5 pm: academic research session
Venue: The University of Sydney
Abercrombie Building Lecture Theatre 2080
Hotel: The symposium will be held at The University of Sydney campus, which is near to the downtown of Sydney (the nearest train station is Redfern). You may book any hotels in the downtown area of Sydney city. There are also many low-cost student hostels in Sydney city.

​This symposium is organised by School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney. 
Please contact Prof. Yuan Chen ([email protected]) for any enquiry.