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COVER STORY 20

COVER STORY: TRUMPING THE PRESIDENT
As countries decarbonize their transport and power systems a notable exception from
the Paris agreement is the US. But that hasn’t stopped many US states from forging their
own renewable power and energy storage agendas. We look at the states at the forefront
of this brave new world.

EDITORIAL 1
Storage in the black as supply changes pushes it beyond just the ‘Green’ choice.

PEOPLE NEWS 3
All the most important C-level changes and board shuffles at companies working in the energy storage
industry.

NEWS • FINANCE NEWS • FLOW BATTERY NEWS • VPP NEWS 5 In the news: Vivas Kumar 3
Our quarterly round up of the most significant projects, technologies, regulations, and happenings —
including a round up of all the industry deals

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT — EES INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION SERIES 29-40

FEATURES
Meet Exide’s new CEO: Lithium to prove part of latest innovation approach 41
Tim Vargo stepped in as Exide Technologies’ new chief executive last November. A highly successful
career behind him makes his promises of bringing new life into the firm more than credible. Meet Exide’s Tim Vargo 41
Debunking recycling myths of lithium ion 44
As millions of lithium batteries — from consumer electronics to EVs and utility storage
— are about to reach their end-of-life, the question is what on earth will we do with them?
Alternative battery chemistries 50
Ambri invented the liquid metal battery. Now the big question is whether it can
make the jump from kWh laboratory testing to MWh ESS commercialization.

EVENT REVIEWS Lithium ion recycling 44
2019 Battery Council International Convention & Power Mart 52
North America’s largest lead meetings is refocusing itself as being more sympathetic
to lithium and electricity grid challenges
The Battery Show Europe 53
One of Europe’s most important, and fastest growing, battery trade fairs continues its upward trajectory.

EVENTS 55
Our comprehensive guide to the future events happening in the energy storage industry.

ENERGY STORAGE HEROES: MICHEL ARMAND 61 Liquid metal batteries:
Michel Armand has made a huge contribution to our understanding of intercalation compounds. Most the hottest storage
recently he has been at the cutting edge of LiFePO4 cell optimization. going 50

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The lead-lithium storage debate steps up a notch Batteries and Energy Storage Systems
MESSE MÜNCHEN, GERMANY
The new titan of lead The CEO interview Next gen integrators
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Ecoult’s UltraBattery, Anil Srivastava and
Coming soon to a
ready to take lithium Leclanché’s bid for smart grid near you, Europe‘s Largest Exhibition for
on, head-to-head market dominance the ideal middle man