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Information without direction
The internet is full of tens of thousands of articles about batteries, but many are misleading or contradictory. You struggle to find a starting point and build a clear understanding.
Germany’s leading battery video learning platform for everyday life and work, developed by battery scientist Tom Bötticher.
What holds you back in everyday life and at work
The internet is full of tens of thousands of articles about batteries, but many are misleading or contradictory. You struggle to find a starting point and build a clear understanding.
Promising new battery technologies are announced all the time. Often, the hype offers little that helps you move forward. You struggle to put these claims into perspective.
When working with energy storage systems and electric vehicles, you lack the theoretical foundations to really understand them.
In academic education, you encounter many theoretical concepts with no connection to practical applications. This leaves you unprepared for everyday work in industry and working on topics that miss its real challenges.
You have access to battery test data, but don’t know what it tells you or how to evaluate it.
You see more than measurements and problems: you understand the connections behind them and recognise the factors that influence performance, lifespan and safety.
You know where to find reliable information and how to assess it. You understand what is behind new technologies and can distinguish real progress from big promises.
Whether you are working on your next battery project, advising customers and friends or buying an energy storage system: you ask the right questions, contribute with confidence and make informed decisions.
There are only a few battery textbooks — and the ones that exist are dry, overly theoretical, and quickly become outdated.
With the “publish or perish” culture, hundreds of irrelevant papers are released every day. Finding truly useful, high-quality literature is a real challenge.
… often doesn’t address industry-relevant problems and therefore doesn’t teach you what actually matters in real-world applications.
They are often expensive and require considerable time and planning. Instructors may know their subject well but struggle to explain it clearly.
We start from the very beginning and quickly take you from “I have hardly any prior knowledge” to “I understand batteries in detail”. In 9 clearly structured chapters, you build a solid understanding in just a few hours, all in one place, making it easier to get started in the world of batteries.
We explain every theoretical concept with real examples, so you can not only gain information but also evaluate and apply it. This improves your chances of finding a good job in industry.
You can pause any of the 40+ video lessons at any time and pick up where you left off. Complicated scheduling for in-person training becomes a thing of the past.
Battery Essentials is regularly updated, with new lessons on emerging technologies continually added so you can keep your knowledge current.
Battery Essentials presents current battery knowledge in a clear, modern, and highly accessible way — far more effective than traditional textbooks.
Energy Consultant
An excellent, compact course on batteries and their applications. Well structured, always on point, and directly relevant to my daily work.
Heat Pump Material Group Manager
A strong combination of fundamentals and practical knowledge. It refreshed my existing skills and provided new concepts I can apply immediately.
Master's Student in Chemistry
The content of Battery Essentials is more detailed and better than comparable training courses, which cost many times more. Almost a must for every company that has anything to do with e-mobility.
Project Engineer
Best course for interested beginners and advanced users in the battery world. The videos are very well structured, understandable and entertaining, at the best price. I feel well prepared for practical applications after the course. Thank you so much, keep it up!
Strategic buyer
The “Battery Essentials” training helped me to comprehensively expand my knowledge of battery technology and apply it in a practical way. I can recommend them to anyone who wants to continue their education in this area.
Technical sales
I needed a compact, fact-based course covering all essential battery topics. Battery Essentials exceeded my expectations and provides exactly the technical depth professionals need.
Automotive
The strong focus on practical applications and the clear explanations make this course extremely valuable. It significantly expanded my knowledge and even exceeded my expectations. A clear recommendation for anyone working in battery technology.
Project Manager in the Automotive Industry
Clear explanations of complex topics. A great introductory battery course to get started quickly. Highly recommended.
Founder / CEO at smart-me
The course is really well structured and starts with the fundamentals.
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A great course, with a complex topic explained clearly
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A very good course.
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I can only recommend the programme!
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My understanding of battery technology has improved enormously.
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The videos are very well structured, clear and engaging, at an unbeatable price.
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They go into depth without overcomplicating things.
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A clear recommendation for anyone interested in batteries!
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I found the content exciting and refreshingly clear.
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A really detailed course, created with great attention to detail.
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The lessons are logically organised and build on each other, enabling structured and effective learning.
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Great online training in the basics of battery technology.
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Battery Essentials makes current knowledge clear and accessible to everyone.
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Very solid and clear content.
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A great learning platform with well-developed and well-presented content.
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This course is very thorough and detailed.
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Very good online training, clearly explained.
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A very clear and comprehensive course, without unnecessary information.
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Battery Essentials is the course anyone should take, who really wants to dive into the fascinating world of batteries.
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Your purchase gives you unlimited access to all video lessons & future updates.
YOUR PLATFORM. YOUR PACE.
The video-based learning platform for understanding batteries — from the fundamentals to practical applications.
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If the learning platform isn’t right for you, you’ll receive a full refund.
I combine battery research and industry experience with ten years of science communication. So you can understand complex connections and put your knowledge into practice.
As a chemistry graduate, I specialised in battery storage early on: at the MEET Battery Research Center in Münster, then with battery pioneer Prof. Jeff Dahn at Dalhousie University in Canada. In collaboration with Tesla, my team and I identified a cause of unwanted self-discharge — a finding with significant, direct benefits for battery manufacturing that attracted worldwide media coverage. Our work was published in leading journals such as Nature Materials.
I also know the practical side as co-founder of Litona: in Ulm, Germany, we develop high-performance energy storage based on sodium-ion technology.
On my YouTube channel, I reach over a million viewers each month and more than 150,000 subscribers. I make battery technology and electric mobility accessible through explanations that are scientifically grounded, clear and entertaining.
My goal is to help shape the transition to a sustainable future, strengthen Europe’s technology landscape and inspire enthusiasm for science.
That is how Battery Essentials came about: I distil my knowledge into the essentials, explain connections step by step and link theory to real applications. So you can truly understand batteries and put your knowledge to work in everyday life and your career.
No specific prior knowledge is required. A background in chemistry or physics can be helpful, but the lessons are designed to be accessible even for beginners. At the same time, the learning platform goes into enough depth to cover topics that are also taught in university-level programs.
The learning platform covers the following topics, with several lessons in each section:
1. Introduction
2. Terminology and key concepts
3. Basics of battery chemistry
4. How do you build a good battery cell?
5. Lifespan and safety
6. Battery Testing (Advanced)
7. Post-lithium chemistry
8. From the cell to the battery system
9. Recycling
10. Finding reliable information
11. Final examination and certificate
12. Outro
The chapters and sub-chapters are listed in more detail via this link.
On the YouTube channel “Tom Bötticher”, you can find lots of free information about battery technology. However, Battery Essentials explains the topics in a clearer, more comprehensive and more detailed way than on any other YouTube channel.
After your purchase, you will immediately receive an email, which you can use to set a password for your account to use Battery Essentials. You will then have access to the videos, which are hosted on the established and reputable learning platform ablefy. Please check your spam folder if you don't find an email in your inbox.
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