IONS by Peak Energy

In this episode of the IONS podcast, host Cam Dales sits down with energy storage pioneer Marek Kubik to discuss the past, present, and future of the grid-scale energy storage industry. Drawing on over 16 years of experience, from the early commercial projects at AES to the scaling of Fluence, Marek provides a unique perspective on how storage has evolved from a niche grid-stabilization tool into...

In this episode, we talk with battery industry legend Bob Galyen. Reflecting on his nearly 50 years in the battery industry, Bob shares his career journey from the US automotive industry to last week’s announcement of his receiving the Benchmark Lifetime Achievement Award.  He details his experience as an early executive at CATL, where he played an instrumental role in building what is now the wor...

This episode of the IONS podcast features host Cam Dales of Peak Energy with Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, a prominent battery scientist at Argonne National Lab . Dr. Srinivasan, an electrochemist with 30 years in the field, explains Argonne's "big science" mission to solve national problems like energy storage , also aiding industry. His industry sabbatical reinforced his dedication to fu...

This IONS podcast episode features Cam Dales (Peak Energy) with Ben Steinberg and Carly Good from Venn Strategies , a lobbying and consulting firm based in Washington DC . They delve into how policy significantly impacts the energy and battery storage industry. The discussion traces US energy policy evolution from the Obama administration's Recovery Act and its early battery manufacturing inv...

This Episode is all about safety. We go deep on this critical topic with Mathew Paiss,  Technical Advisor for PNNL's Battery Materials & Systems group as part of their Reliability & Safety Team. He leads the Energy Storage Safety Codes & Standards and brings a wealth of experience to this important conversation. Follow us on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/company/peakenergytec...

In this episode, host Cam Dales of Peak Energy speaks with Anil Achyuta, an early investor in Peak from TDK Ventures. TDK Ventures, the corporate VC arm of TDK Corporation, invests in deep tech/frontier tech within energy and mobility, characterized by a long-term, patient approach . We discuss TDK's significant role in batteries back to the 2004/2005 acquisition of Chinese company ATL , whos...

In this episode of the IONS Podcast, host Cam Dales talks with Peak Energy’s VP of Cell Engineering, Brandon Kelly, PhD, about the potential of sodium-ion batteries, with a focus on the NFPP (sodium iron phosphate pyrophosphate) chemistry that Peak Energy is developing for grid storage. Dr. Kelly explains how NFPP is particularly well-suited for stationary energy storage, offering strong stability...

On this episode of the IONS podcast, we talk with Landon Mossburg, co-founder of Peak Energy, who shares his experiences helping Northvolt grow from a team of 20 people to become Europe's largest battery manufacturer. Now, having declared bankruptcy, Northvolt's meteoric rise and tragic fall begs the question: how can western companies compete with the Chinese and Korean companies that d...

This episode’s guest is Geoff Brown , former CEO of Powin and now Chief Strategy Officer at Peak Energy . A veteran of the renewable energy sector, Geoff discusses his journey and the evolution of energy storage with host Cam Dales , Chief Commercial Officer at Peak.  Geoff recounts his early career and his time at Powin, a company that grew from a trampoline importer to a major battery system int...