Program Overview

This program examines the complete battery value chain and the critical role batteries play in enabling sustainable transportation and clean energy systems. Participants will explore battery materials, supply chain networks, environmental impacts, circular economy frameworks, and recycling technologies through industry-focused concepts and case studies.

Key Topics Include:

Global EV Market & Battery Ecosystem: Understanding EV market growth drivers, market segmentation, and the role of batteries within the broader electric mobility value chain.
EV Component Value Chains: Overview of battery packs, raw materials, power electronics, vehicle chassis systems, thermal management solutions, and charging infrastructure.
Battery Materials & Critical Minerals: Cell-level battery composition, critical material calculations, and global supply chains for lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, copper, and cathode materials.
Supply Chain Strategy & Industry Case Studies: Analysis of battery sourcing, manufacturing ecosystems, and global supply chain strategies through real-world industry examples.
Life Cycle Assessment & Sustainability: Evaluation of carbon emissions, battery life cycle impacts, sustainability metrics, and circular economy approaches for resource optimization.
Battery Second-Life & Circular Applications: Repurposing, remanufacturing, and second-life applications that extend battery utilization beyond vehicle use.
Battery Recycling Technologies: Fundamentals of recycling processes, techno-commercial feasibility of recycling technologies, innovation trends, and future opportunities in battery resource recovery.

This program equips learners with a comprehensive understanding of battery supply chains, sustainability practices, circular economy principles, and recycling technologies essential for the future of electric mobility and energy storage industries.

Skills You Will Gain

Battery Value Chain Analysis

Critical Material Supply Chains

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Circular Economy Strategy

Battery Repurposing & Recycling

Sustainable Mobility Ecosystems

Program Curriculum

Course 01: Course Intro, Global EV Market - Key Drivers of EV Growth, EV Market Segmentation

Module 01 - EV Components Value Chain - Raw Materials & Battery Packs

Module 02 - EV Components Value Chain - Power Electronics

Module 03 - EV Components Value Chain - Veh Chassis & Thermal Mgmt Module

Module 04 - EV Components Value Chain - Charging Infra

Course 02: Cell level Breakup, calculation of Critical materials inside battery pack

Module 01 - Supply chain of Li, Co, Ni

Module 02 - Supply chain of Gr, Cu, Supply chain of Cathode materials and process of manufacturing cathode materials

Module 03 - Case study on Tesla Supply chain

Course 03: CO2 emission and Life cycle analysis and circular economy principles

Module 01 - Case study on LCA of different battery chemistries

Module 02 - Second Life Application, Battery Repurposing and Remanufacturing

Course 04: Introduction to battery recycling technologies

Module 01 - Techno commercial feasibility of different recycling technology with case studies

Module 02 - Recycling technology innovation and way forward

Program Instructor

Mr. Vikrant Vaidya
24+ years’ experience in global automotive design and product development on multiple EVs and Hybrid vehicle platforms, specialising in model-based design, calibration, testing, and system integration; a Six-Sigma Green Belt with 3 inventions in battery & hybrid electric vehicles. He earned his Master's degree in Energy Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Nagpur University.

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