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SAE/InnoEnergy Battery Academy

Whether you are looking to pivot into the battery industry or transition from the world of ICE to the electric future, this academy is designed for your goals - covering theoretical, technical, and application-based knowledge on battery fundamentals, grid and utility energy storage, EV batteries, battery management systems, and cybersecurity and energy data.

Our program offers a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach to help professionals such as engineers, technicians, EMS developers, and academics advance their expertise in batteries and energy infrastructure.

With the world transitioning to a more sustainable future, our program provides critical knowledge and skills to stay ahead of the curve and seize emerging opportunities. Unlike other training programs, we offer a unique, cross-sector structure that covers all aspects of advanced battery and energy system technologies.

Our goal is to equip our learners with a full understanding of these technologies so that they can succeed in the global transition to clean transportation.

The SAE Battery Academy, Powered by EIT InnoEnergy can help you:

Seize emerging career opportunities
Equip yourself to succeed in the transition to clean transportation
Boost your earning power with battery expertise

For information on how to purchase a bundle or access to the full academy, contact a member of our sales team!

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All Available Courses

Battery Academy courses are available in five topical bundles: Battery Fundamentals, Battery Management Systems, Cybersecurity & Energy Data, Grid & Utility Energy Storage, and EV Batteries. Bundles might include courses across multiple difficulty levels.

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Beginner Skill Level
Battery Fundamentals Bundle Battery Storage Basics* This course empowers you with the basic knowledge and insights to build your understanding of the importance and working principles of battery technologies. View Course > Fundamentals on Batteries* This course empowers you with the basic knowledge and insights to build your understanding of the importance and working principles of battery technologies. View Course >
Battery Management Systems Bundle None
Cybersecurity and Energy Data Bundle None
Grid and Utility Energy Storage Bundle Energy Systems Integration: Evolution in Electricity Grids This course gives insight into the fundamentals of power systems, from direct to alternating current, active to reactive power, and more. View Course > Battery Storage Opportunities and Uses This course focuses on the most exciting battery storage technologies, exploring how they work, their strengths and weaknesses, and their application across a breadth of sectors. View Course > Energy Systems Integration: An Introduction This course covers how energy vectors – fuels, electricity, and heating – interact and how to find added value at the interfaces between them. View Course > Battery Storage and the Energy Transition* This course introduces you to the critical challenges in navigating energy transition and the role of energy storage and batteries, in particular in accelerating the transition. View Course > Energy Systems Integration: the Future of Transport* This course covers the electrification of the transportation system and how this development affects the overall energy system. View Course > Understanding Energy Storage: The Battery Revolution* This course discusses energy storage technologies, such as batteries, how they affect the future of the transportation and power sectors. View Course >

Intermediate Skill Level
Battery Fundamentals Bundle Battery Storage Applications* This course focuses on battery storage applications that will contribute to achieving in practice a low-emission, sustainable future. View Course > Battery Storage Value Chain* This course teaches the full battery value chain, production processes, and end-of-life scenarios. View Course >
Battery Management Systems Bundle None
Cybersecurity and Energy Data Bundle Managing Energy Data: Advanced Analytics This course teaches how to extract insights from energy big data in order to boost business and create value-added services. View Course > Battery Storage: Business Models, Market, and Regulations* This course empowers you to expertly assess the challenges, the main drivers, and the business opportunities of a changing energy system at different levels of the market. View Course >
Grid and Utility Energy Storage Bundle Energy Systems Transformation This course provides understanding of local energy systems, consumer demand management, user interaction, behind-the-meter activities, and the possibilities of new business models to diversify businesses. View Course > Energy Storage: The Battery Revolution* This course is a fast-track to understanding battery storage – developments, evolution, applications, and opportunities. View Course >

Intermediate Skill Level

Battery Fundamentals Bundle

Battery Storage Applications*
This course focuses on battery storage applications that will contribute to achieving in practice a low-emission, sustainable future.

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Battery Storage Value Chain*
This course teaches the full battery value chain, production processes, and end-of-life scenarios.

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Battery Management Systems Bundle
None

Cybersecurity and Energy Data Bundle

Managing Energy Data: Advanced Analytics
This course teaches how to extract insights from energy big data in order to boost business and create value-added services.

View Course >

Battery Storage: Business Models, Market, and Regulations*
This course empowers you to expertly assess the challenges, the main drivers, and the business opportunities of a changing energy system at different levels of the market.

View Course >

Grid and Utility Energy Storage Bundle

Energy Systems Transformation
This course provides understanding of local energy systems, consumer demand management, user interaction, behind-the-meter activities, and the possibilities of new business models to diversify businesses.

View Course >

Energy Storage: The Battery Revolution*
This course is a fast-track to understanding battery storage – developments, evolution, applications, and opportunities.

View Course >

Advanced Skill Level
Battery Fundamentals Bundle Materials to Electrodes This course discusses the operational principles of a rechargeable battery, with a focus on lithium-ion batteries. View Course > Power Converters and Efficiency in Battery Applications The course covers the basic principles of power conversion and the various types of power converters. View Course > Electrodes to Cells This course covers advanced battery labs and each step of the cell design process. View Course > Intro to Solid-state Batteries This course gives a high-level overview of the switch to solid electrolytes in the battery industry and provides insight into the impact this will have on the industry. View Course > Battery Testing* This course dives into the importance of battery testing and different methods of battery testing that allow battery cells and systems to be evaluated properly after manufacturing. View Course >
Battery Management Systems Bundle Battery Management Connection and Control This course dives deep into power conversion systems that connect storage systems to smart grids and consumers, learning how to choose the right type of converter while assessing overall system performance with respect to energy efficiency. View Course > Battery Management Systems This course explains the importance of a BMS for different battery technologies and looks at several possible configurations. View Course >
Cybersecurity and Energy Data Bundle None
Grid and Utility Energy Storage Bundle None

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For information on how to purchase a bundle or access to the full academy, contact a member of our sales team!

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Grid & Utility Energy Storage

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