Spear Power SystemsSpear Power Systems provides advanced energy storage solutions for demanding applications including defense, marine, mining, industrial robotics, and medical devices. Spear’s experienced team delivers the cell, battery pack, or integrated energy storage system that provides customers the highest value in terms of cost, performance, and reliability. With extensive knowledge of lithium-ion rechargeable solutions, Spear employs a chemistry agnostic, customer-centric approach to determine the optimum solution for your requirements. Spear has decades of experience designing and manufacturing radically safe and innovative lithium-ion battery storage systems. Spear takes pride in its ability to rapidly design unique lithium-ion battery storage solutions across the globe. With headquarters in USA and offices in EUROPE and SOUTH AMERICA, Spear is uniquely positioned to service international clients wherever they may be.
Blackstone Resources AG & Blackstone Technology GmbHBlackstone Resources is a Swiss Holding Company, with its legal domicile in Baar, Kanton Zug and is concentrating on the battery technology revolution and metals market. In addition, it sets up, develops and manages refineries used for gold and battery metals. It offers direct exposure to the battery technology and battery metals that is being driven by the demand of electric vehicles that need vast quantities of these metals. These include cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, graphite and lithium. Blackstone Technology GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of Blackstone Resources AG and produces cutting edge 3D printed battery cells in Saxony/Germany.
UmicoreUmicore is a materials technology group. It focuses on application areas where it knows its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy can make a real difference. Umicore generates approximately 50% of its revenues and spends approximately 80% of its R&D budget in the area of clean technology, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries and photovoltaics, fuel cells, and precious metals recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on this ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life. The Umicore Group has industrial operations on all continents and serves a global customer base; it generated around €3 billion revenue, 6% of which being invested in R&D, in 2017 and currently employs around 10,000 people.
Universiteit HasseltHasselt University (UHasselt) is a young, independent and innovative university with six faculties, one School and six research institutes. About 38% of the PhD students at Hasselt University are from outside Belgium and 12% of the academic staff is international. In the Times Higher Education Best Small Universities Ranking, a sub-ranking focusing on universities with fewer than 5000 students, Hasselt University is ranked as number 15 worldwide. In 2017 Hasselt University closed 770 research contracts with the industry worth 15.5 million euros. UHasselt has 35 active patents in portfolio and 15 license agreements and now counts 11 active spin-offs.
RhoeRhoé is an award-winning Greek technology startup that develops state-of-the-art products for the transportation and energy sectors. Rhoé’s in-house experts work with cities, businesses, and research institutions to help them bring cutting-edge products to market, cut down on red tape and drastically improve productivity.
AvilooAVILOO is a start-up based in Austria that has developed the first independent State of Health battery test for Electric vehicles for which it has won major European research funding projects. AVILOO further provides sophisticated battery monitoring services for battery installations of all kinds. AVILOOs core technology consist of the AVILOO-Box, a high performing IoT Monitoring device, the AVILOO Battery Data Cloud Platform able to handle extremely large data sets and a deep data analytics and battery know how.
ForeshipForeship Ltd. is an independent company specializing in ship design and engineering. With eight offices and located in four countries, Foreship’s global team employs approximately 100 naval architects, marine and structural engineers, interior and HVAC designers and electrical engineers. It provides comprehensive business case and technical consultancy on ship and offshore design, project management and delivery, offering advisory services to privately- and publicly-funded stakeholders. Customers include the world’s largest cruise lines; passenger, cargo and offshore shipowners; leading shipyards and maritime suppliers. Foreship’s services include feasibility studies, evaluation of project facilities and suppliers, safety and environmental assessments, expert representation, third-party reviews and on-site supervision. For every project, Foreship’s approach is based on ‘lifecycle management’. The company also shares its expertise with clients, while cumulative data is shared on an anonymized basis with major maritime associations to benefit industry insight.
EDP CNET EDP NEW - Center for New Energy Technologies, founded in 2014, is a R&D Centre of the EDP Group aimed at creating possibilities to lead the energy transition. It is fully committed to research and development with a strong focus in technology demonstration projects. EDP NEW is organized in 5 knowledge areas each representing a crucial future innovation pillar for the EDP Group: Interoperable Smart Energy Grids, Positive Energy Communities, RES technologies, RES integration and Flexibility and Digital Energy. EDP NEW has carried out work in several R&D projects in all the energy value chain, most of them financed by the EU H2020, adopting an integrated and sustainable approach towards disruptive solutions that empower its partners and bring value to the shareholders.
VUB’s FYSC research groupThe research unit ‘Physical Chemistry and Polymer Science’ (FYSC, headed by H. Rahier) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is part of the Department ‘Materials and Chemistry’ (MACH) of the Faculty of Engineering. The research activities of FYSC include ‘(molecular and supra-molecular) structure – processing – property’ relations in polymers for developing materials with improved performance, non-traditional cements, alkali activated materials and thermal analysis.
VitoVITO is an independent Flemish research organization in the area of cleantech and sustainable development. Within the EnergyVille partnership, VITO has further expanded its renowned expertise in the field of batteries, based on long-standing activities on battery testing, modelling and the development of advanced battery management system technology. VITO is well represented and embedded in both national and international battery projects and initiatives and is a member of the Batteries European Partnership.
WärtsiläWartsila Norway AS is a manufacturer, system integrator and product deliverer of process, machinery, electrical and control systems primary for the marine and offshore industry.
Lloyd’s RegisterLloyd’s Register EMEA IPS (Lloyd’s) is part of the Lloyd’s Register Group, a global independent risk management and safety assurance organisation that works to enhance safety and to approve assets and systems at sea, on land and in the air. As a classification society, the main work of the Lloyd’s Register Marine branch is on classification (based on its own rules) and statutory (as a recognized organization) during the design, construction and operation of ships. Lloyd’s Register works closely with other regulatory bodies, either international (e.g. IMO, ISO, IACS), transnational (e.g. EU) or at national level (member states).
KOTUG InternationalKOTUG is a leading maritime company, offering its innovative towage and maritime related services on a global scale. Adding value by sustainability-focused innovations, KOTUG provides the complete portfolio based on a combination of long-standing knowledge and advanced technologies. From designing, building, chartering and operating new vessels to training people and providing innovative consultancy services. KOTUG is active in Europe, Russia, Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East, North and South America and the Caribbean and continues to expand its operations worldwide. KOTUG is family-owned and firmly committed to the highest industry standards of health, safety, environment, quality and security.
