Seminar at SEEL brought together the industry around Teardown and Postmortem Analysis of Commercial Batteries

On April 24, SEEL hosted a well-received seminar at our facility in Säve, Gothenburg. The event gathered a wide range of stakeholders from across the battery value chain – from academia and research institutes such as Chalmers University of Technology, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, and the Institute for Energy Technology – to battery materials and cell manufacturers like Topsoe and NOVO Energy, vehicle manufacturers including Volvo Group, Volvo Cars, Polestar, and Scania Group, as well as equipment suppliers, distributors and recycling companies such as Hydrovolt.

The seminar focused on Commercial Battery Teardown and Postmortem Analysis – key tools in understanding how batteries age, improving lifecycle models, and advancing more sustainable and efficient battery technologies.

Highlights from the day included:
Anastasiia Mikheenkova, Volvo Group, emphasized the importance of quality and reproducibility in teardown analysis and presented examples of advanced material characterization at macro-, micro-, and particle-level scales.

Evelina Wikner, Chalmers University of Technology, demonstrated how parameters from teardown analyses can improve lifecycle assessments (LCA), using a ferry project in the Gothenburg archipelago as a case study.

Matthew Lacey, Scania Group, shared practical guidance for effective teardown workflows and insights into advanced electrochemical analysis methods such as ICI and OLSA.

"Our ambition is to be an open, advanced testing facility for all actors, promoting networking and collaboration between academia, research institutes and industry. Regular open seminars like this one are an important milestone towards this goal,” says Nataliia Mozhzhukhina, Senior Researcher Battery Testing at SEEL.

The day concluded with a guided tour of SEEL’s state-of-the-art testing facility, where participants gained a firsthand look at ongoing efforts to shape the future of sustainable electromobility.