Strong and United Voices Advocate for the Industry
BCI is here to be a strong voice for the industry. To ensure the stability of the industry, we need the contributions of our members. Please consider whether your company would like to be active on any of our committees. We are always open to fresh ideas for improving BCI’s value to our members.
Battery Communications Committee
The Battery Communications Committee aims to increase awareness of the critical importance of energy storage solutions to power our daily lives and the global economy. It serves as the communications management team for BCI and the broader battery industry. The committee is comprised of senior communications executives from BCI member companies and is focused on reinforcing industry objectives to policymakers and stakeholders. The committee meets biweekly via teleconference and at the annual convention and in October during Committee Week.
Staff Liaison: Jeff Reeves
Convention Planning Committee
The committee provides support to the Headquarters staff as part of the site selection process for convention locations, assists in identifying speakers for the convention program and helps coordinate selected onsite logistics (i.e. golf tournament, Quarter Century Club Breakfast, etc.). Meets as needed. Click here for more information on the BCI Convention.
Staff Liaison: Renee Langdon
Data Book Committee
The Data Book Committee supervises the compilation of the BCI’s vehicle battery replacement database including the yearly Data Book. Working in conjunction with an external research organization, the committee recommends the creation of applicable new group sizes and supplemental information for BCI’s application data. Meets three times per year – in January prior to the publication of the printed book, at the annual convention and in October during Committee Week.
Staff Liaison: Keely Anderson
Deep Cycle & EV Committee
The Deep Cycle and Electric Vehicle Battery Committee is responsible for a broad scope of activities related to EV technology including among others, testing, safety, and statistics. It acts as a focal point for the application energy storage technologies in the emerging electric vehicle market. Meets two times per year – at the Annual Convention and in October during Committee Week.
Staff Liaison: Courtney Greco
Energy Storage Systems Initiative
The BCI Energy Storage Systems Initiative (ESSI) advocates for and supports the growing market for grid-connected energy storage systems by engaging federal and state regulators and utility companies to promote investment in battery research, development and deployment. The ESSI is chaired by BCI consultant John Howes, Principal at Redland Energy Group.
The ESSI operates from the perspective that when evaluating stationary energy storage options, federal and state policymakers should take a comprehensive approach that weighs cost, reliability, safety, performance, full life-cycle impacts, recycle rates, and scalability. Federally funded research into stationary storage technologies should prioritize domestic battery industries, with particular emphasis on those that have an established and comprehensive circular infrastructure already in place. Utilities, meanwhile, should be encouraged to incorporate stationary battery storage system options into their integrated resource planning processes. Finally, BCI supports market-driven policies that create a framework for storage resources to participate in organized wholesale electricity markets, ensuring they are able to compete on a level playing field.
Staff Liaison: Roger Miksad
Environmental Health and Safety Committee
The Environmental Health and Safety Committee maintains an awareness of, and reports to the Board of Directors, developments related to:
- Acceptable methods of waste disposal from battery factories and related operations such as lead smelter operations; and control of the establishment of allowable limits of pollutants in both air and water;
- Occupation lead exposure and like materials including the means of controlling lead in working areas;
- Materials pertaining to the safety of batteries and related products which affect the industry, including packaging and labeling as required by Federal regulations or deemed helpful by the committee.
- Product safety education programs, working in conjunction with the technical and other BCI committees, to disseminate product safety information.
The EHS Steering Committee hosts monthly virtual calls and meets in person at the Annual Convention.
Staff Liaison: Roger Miksad and Susan Bernard
Flow Battery Industry Group
The BCI Flow Battery Industry Group (FBIG) serves as the focal point within Battery Council International for flow battery technology, policy, manufacturing, and market development. As the energy storage landscape evolves and demand for grid scale storage grows, flow battery manufacturers and suppliers are playing an increasingly important role in the North American battery supply chain.
Through FBIG, BCI provides flow battery industry stakeholders with a dedicated forum to monitor and respond to North American manufacturing and market opportunities, foster supply chain growth, advance safety protocols and best practices, and develop the standardized test specifications, component definitions, and consensus terminology that this maturing industry requires.
Staff Liaison: Courtney Greco
Industrial Battery Charger Committee
The Industrial Battery and Charger Technical Committee considers all matters of a technical nature affecting the industrial battery industry; and updates and establishes standard test specifications and procedures for industrial battery chargers, motive power and valve regulated standby batteries. The committee works in conjunction with the Industrial Battery Committee and other committees in developing and distributing, through publications and other channels, information on the design, manufacturing, marketing, distribution usage and disposal/recycling of industrial batteries. Meets two times per year – at the Annual Convention and in October during Committee Week.
Staff Liaison: Courtney Greco
Marketing Committee
The Marketing Committee supports and promotes best-practices among battery industry marketing professionals, and draws on participant expertise to promote BCI and to attract and retain members. Working closely with BCI’s Government Relations and Communications efforts, the Marketing Committee also aims to support external messaging and education efforts of the association. The Committee aims to meet at least quarterly, and participants assist directly in the production of resources including member newsletters such as the Energy Beacon and BCI publications including the Battery Labeling Manual and BCI’s annual report.
Staff Liaison: Jeff Reeves
Product Information Committee
The Product Information Committee (PICOM) oversees BCI’s shipping statistics program (both transportation and industrial) as well as the BCI recycling rate report, and other ad hoc statistical publications. The committee provides all factions of the industry the opportunity to comment on product releases. Meets two times per year at the Annual Convention and in October during Committee Week.
Staff Liaison: Courtney Greco
Sustainability Subcommittee
The Sustainability Subcommittee is responsible for a broad scope of activities related to BCI’s commitment to sustainability. It acts as a focal point for the development of BCI’s sustainability priorities, maintain an awareness of developments related to new and emerging sustainability regulatory requirements and related advocacy, communications and resources created by the Subcommittee, and BCI’s annual industry sustainability report highlighting the association’s commitment through environmental accomplishments, innovation, and member efforts.
Staff Liaison: Susan Bernard
Technical Committee
The Technical Committee considers all matters of a technical nature affecting the industry; continues to establish and update standard test specifications and procedures for all classes of batteries manufactured for which our membership has a need; and works in conjunction with the Product Information and other committees to develop and distribute, through publications and other channels, information on the design, manufacturing, marketing, distribution usage and disposal/recycling of lead-acid batteries. Meetings four times per year – Late-January/early-February, at the Annual Convention, late-July/early-August, and in October during Committee Week.
Staff Liaison: Courtney Greco
For more information about joining a BCI Committee, contact info@batterycouncil.org
Batteries provide grid stability and drive efficient use of energy generated from renewable and carbon-based sources. Long-duration battery storage can be scaled in size and duration to meet the needs of utilities, commercial and industrial, as well as military bases.