The 65th Battery Symposium in Japan

The 65th Battery Symposium of Japan, Chairman
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Dr. Takeshi Abe

The 65th Battery Symposium organized by the Committee of Battery Technology, the Electrochemical Society of Japan is held in Kyoto this year. Last time, the 60th symposium in Kyoto, we were quite fortunate to celebrate the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Since the following year, the symposium has been held online or in a hybrid manner due to Covid19, but this time, we decided to hold a symposium in person.

The applications of rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, and capacitors, the main themes of the Battery Symposium, are expanding year by year, and they are playing a central role in many industrial fields. On the other hand, resource issues are gradually becoming more prominent. Therefore, while researches on post-lithium-ion batteries have been still attracting attention, there is also growing interest in the reuse and recycling of batteries. This year's Battery Symposium will invite up-and-coming researchers involved in next-generation batteries from Europe, the United States, and Asia.

The Kyoto venue will again be the Kyoto International Conference Center. The reception will be held in a large hall so that many people can attend. A variety of alcoholic beverages will be available, and we hope that you will join us for discussions on batteries over a drink or two. We hope that the 65th Battery Symposium will be a fruitful forum for discussion, and that you will be able to enjoy the results of academic research that will lead to the further development of battery technology. We hope that the 65th Battery Symposium will be a fruitful forum for discussion, and that many academic research results will be presented and new ideas will be generated that will lead to the further development of battery technology.