Magda Titirici
Imperial College London, UK
From Sustainable Carbon Anodes to Anode-Free Cells: Advances in Sodium Batteries
Registration Update
ICNaB 2026 registration is currently open for attendance and poster participation only.
📅 November 11-13, 2026 | 📍 UM6P, Morocco
We are delighted to welcome all attendees of the 11th International Conference on Sodium Batteries (ICNaB 2026), proudly organized by the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P). This prestigious event serves as a vital platform for leading academics, emerging researchers, and industry innovators to share insights, present groundbreaking research, and foster collaborations in the dynamic field of sodium battery technology.
As the global demand for sustainable, cost-effective, and scalable energy storage solutions rises, sodium batteries are emerging as a promising alternative to lithium-based systems. ICNaB 2026 will highlight the latest advances in materials science, electrochemistry, system engineering, and commercialization pathways - accelerating the transition toward a cleaner and more sustainable energy future.
We extend our sincere gratitude to all distinguished speakers, researchers, and sponsors for their invaluable contributions. Your participation is instrumental in driving the progress and innovation that define this field. The conference promises enriching discussions, inspiring presentations, and meaningful networking opportunities that will shape the next generation of sodium battery technologies.
We look forward to welcoming you to Ben Guerir, Morocco, for ICNaB 2026.
Aligned with ICNaB 2025 and expanded for ICNaB 2026.
Sodium-ion, sodium-sulfur, and sodium-air batteries: chemistries, architectures, and performance targets.
Novel cathode/anode materials, solid and liquid electrolytes, and interphase engineering.
In situ and operando techniques, spectroscopy, microscopy, and multiscale diagnostics.
Scale-up, manufacturing, and innovation forums connecting academia and industry.
Binder and separator technologies, surface modification, and interface stability.
Theoretical modeling, multi-scale simulations, and grid or device-level integration.
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📍 Liyang, China
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📍 Ulm, Germany
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📍 Saint-Malo, France
Confirmed international speakers for ICNaB 2026.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Germany
INT · Portugal
Indian Institute of Science · India
Mohamed VI Polytechnic University · Morocco
Université de Bordeaux (ICMCB-CNRS) · France
Gebze Technical University · Turkey
Deakin University · Australia
Tokyo University of Science · Japan
University of Tokyo · Japan
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences · China
SYMMES Laboratory-CEA Grenoble · France
The College de France · France
Université de Picardie Jules Verne · France
Kyoto University · Japan
Waseda University · Japan
Université de Caen · France
UM6P · Morocco
Université Grenoble Alpes · France
Imperial College London · UK
Institute of Science Tokyo · Japan
Imperial College London · UK
ZSW · Germany
UNSW Sydney · Australia
CIC energiGUNE · Spain
Deakin University · Australia
Nantes Université / CNRS · France
11 – 13 November 2026 · UM6P, Benguerir · Registration opens Tuesday 10 November from 14:00 at Ibn Rochd Conference Hall
Session chair: Mouad Dahbi
Imperial College London, UK
From Sustainable Carbon Anodes to Anode-Free Cells: Advances in Sodium Batteries
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / HZB, Germany
Electrode development for Na-ion batteries: From intercalation to co-intercalation to anode-less design
Session chair: Maria Forsyth
ICMCB, Univ. Bordeaux / CNRS, France
Design of Materials for Positive Electrodes of Na-ion Batteries
ZSW, Ulm, Germany
Layered Oxides for Sodium-Ion Batteries: Development, Processing and Cell Integration
Presenter confirmation pending
UM6P, Benguerir, Morocco
Toward the high-voltage stability of layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries
Skoltech Center, Moscow, Russia
Preparation of High-Performance Polycrystalline and Single-Crystalline NaCrO2 Cathode Materials Using Hydroxide Precipitation
Session chair: Philipp Adelhelm
Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France
NASICON electrodes and solid electrolytes for sodium batteries.
Indian Institute of Science, India
Alluaudite battery cathodes
CRISMAT / CNRS / ENSICAEN, France
Exploration of A-Mn-O ternary diagram, looking for cathode material for Na-ion batteries
CRISMAT / CNRS / ENSICAEN, France
Exploring novel mineral-inspired sodium iron sulfates as cathode candidates for Na-ion batteries
ICMCB / LRCS / CEA-LITEN, France
Polyanion-Mixed Alluaudites as Air-Stable, Sustainable and High-Energy Positive Electrode Materials for Na-ion Batteries
Session chair: Amina Amarray
Collège de France / RS2E, France
Alloying anodes and anode-free cell design for Na-ion batteries: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Perspectives
INL, Braga, Portugal
Engineering Sodium Chemistry for High-Efficiency Batteries
Session chair: Magda Titirici
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
A₂Mn[Fe(CN)₆] (A = Na, K) for Na-ion Batteries
Invited presentation
Speaker and title to be confirmed
Gebze Technical University, Türkiye
Rational Design of High-Performance Anode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries
University of Birmingham, UK
Operando small-angle scattering and pair distribution function analysis of hard carbon anodes during sodium insertion
LRCS / Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France
Hard carbon for sodium-ion batteries: from sodium storage mechanism to surface engineering
Session chair: Laurence Croguennec
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Electrolytes and Interfaces in All Solid-State Na Batteries
IMN / Nantes Université / CNRS, France
Versatile (Li+, Na+, Mg2+, Zn2+ ...) solid-like electrolytes: enhanced ions diffusion at the polymer - ionic liquid interface within biphasic solid-liquid ionogel
Sodium-specific details pending
Deakin University, Australia
Development of hard carbon anode active materials: exploring property-structure-processing-performance
Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
Na2.88Sb0.88W0.12S4 electrolyte and Na6FeS4, Na5FeS4, and Na7Fe2S6 electrodes prepared via the Na2Sx flux route
Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Norway
Development of 1 Ah Sodium-Ion Pouch Cells Incorporating Dry-Coated Hard Carbon Electrodes and a Quasi-Solid Gel Polymer Electrolyte
Session chair: Peter Axmann
Deakin University, Australia / POLYMAT-Ikerbasque, Spain
The effect of Chemistry and Interface Structure on Sodium Electrochemistry in Ionic Liquid Electrolytes
Kyoto University, Japan
Sodium metal electrodes and electrolyte additives
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Reliable Evaluation of Na-Ion Battery Materials: Eliminating Na-Metal Distortions
CIC energiGUNE, Spain
NaDCC as a Fluorine-Free Salt for Sodium-Ion Batteries: Electrochemical Performance and SEI Chemistry
Uppsala University, Sweden
A new borate-based fluorine-free electrolyte for Na-ion batteries
Session chair: Abdelwahed Chari
Imperial College London, UK
Na-ion Batteries: Materials, Interfaces and Mechanistic Pathways to Sustainable Energy Storage
CEA / Univ. Grenoble Alpes / ILL, France
Sodiation and degradation mechanisms in Hard Carbons revisited using multi-scale synchrotron/neutron techniques
Session chair: Masashi Okubo
Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Computational study on ion behaviors in Na-ion battery electrodes
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Learning Design Rules from Small Datasets: Machine Learning for Sodium-Ion Battery Electrode Materials
Program title; matching abstract pending
Sorbonne Université, PHENIX, France
Machine-Learning Force Fields for Sodium Transport in NASICON Cathodes
Sorbonne Université, PHENIX, France
Modeling thermal transport in Na-based solid-state electrolytes
Sorbonne Université, PHENIX, France
Structure-Diffusion Interplay in Crystalline vs. Disordered Li/Na Metal (Oxy)halides
Explicit sodium results pending
University of Camerino, Italy / INL, Portugal
Non-Pyrolyzed Metal-Organic Frameworks as Surface-Stable Nanostructured Current Collectors for Anode-less Sodium Batteries
Session chair: Prabeer Barpanda
Waseda University, Japan
Quantitative evaluation of sodium-ion battery cathodes: Safety and Power
UNSW Sydney, Australia
Thermochemistry of sodium-ion battery materials and devices
CEA / Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Standardized operando SWAXS workflow to characterize hard carbons
CEA / Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Tracking Sodium Plating Dynamics and Localization in 18650 Batteries Using a Synchrotron Multi-techniques Workflow
ESRF, Grenoble, France
XRD-computed tomography and parallax effect: powerful tools to characterize cylindrical 18650 Sodium-ion Batteries
CEA / Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Deep insights into next generation sodium-ion battery cathodes by means of X-ray nano-holotomography
Session chair: Christian Masquelier
CIC energiGUNE, Spain
Dry Processing of Sodium Ion Batteries
UM6P, Benguerir, Morocco
Towards Batteries Made in Morocco: Fluorophosphate Cathodes and Local Biomass-Derived Anode for SIB
CEA-LITEN / Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Towards high volumetric energy density Na-ion Batteries: approaches and challenges
Tiamat Energy, Amiens, France
Tiamat Energy: How NVPF//HC sodium-ion cells went from lab curiosity to data center power
RSE S.p.A., Milan, Italy
Sn-based nanocomposite from thermal oxidation of Ti3Al(1-x)SnxC2 MAX phase as anode for sodium-ion batteries
Session chair: Rezan Demir Çakan
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Crystallinity Engineering of P3-Type NiMn Oxides through a Spinel-Derived Synthetic Strategy for Na-ion Batteries
INL, Braga, Portugal
Addressing Sodium Deficiency in Prussian Blue Analogues through In-situ Presodiation for Practical Applications
CEA / Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Probing the local structural origin of phase irreversibility in highly desodiated Na3V2(PO4)2F3 using combined HERFD-XAS and VtC-XES
Technion, Haifa, Israel
Analysis of Aging in Sodium-Ion Batteries by Distribution Function of Relaxation Times (DFRT) using ISGP
WMG, University of Warwick, UK
Role of Morphological Evolution and Interfacial Processes on Tin Anodes Performance in Sodium-Ion Batteries
All times are local to Morocco. The program is a working draft and may change. Browse all abstracts and posters →
Global leaders guiding the program's scientific excellence.
University of the Basque Country, Spain
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Deakin University, Australia
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
ICMCB-CNRS · Université de Bordeaux, France
Institute of Physics, CAS, China
IEES · Nanjing Normal University, China
ZSW, Germany
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From 1 October 202611 - 13 November 2026 | 3 days of scientific exchange
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Morocco's leading hub for science, innovation, and sustainable development
Founded in 2017 by OCP Group, UM6P is Morocco's leading hub for science, innovation, and sustainable development. Located in Benguerir's Green City, the university hosts world-class laboratories, a 1000-seat conference center, and state-of-the-art research infrastructure.
UM6P has a strong commitment to sustainability, with a Green Campus Award (2024), solar-powered microgrid, and a research ecosystem spanning energy materials, nanotechnology, and data sciences.
The university provides an ideal environment for hosting international scientific events, combining cutting-edge facilities with a commitment to environmental excellence.
ICNaB 2026 is organized by the Materials Science, Energy and Nanoengineering (MSN) Department, part of the College of Chemical Sciences & Engineering at UM6P.
The MSN Department is a flagship of innovation and interdisciplinary research, leading major projects in sustainable materials, green energy, and advanced manufacturing. With over 45 researchers, 160+ publications, and multiple international collaborations, MSN provides the scientific foundation and expertise behind ICNaB 2026.
Located in the heart of Benguerir's Green City, the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) is a hub of innovation and academic excellence. Our state-of-the-art campus combines cutting-edge research facilities with sustainable architecture, creating an inspiring environment for learning and collaboration.
A complimentary shuttle service is available from Marrakech and Casablanca airports to the UM6P campus. This service is for speakers only.
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University,
Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid,
43150 Benguerir, Morocco
Coordinates: 32.21864° N, 7.93605° W
Nearest Airport:
Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK)
40 minutes by car to UM6P
Alternative Airport:
Mohammed V Airport (CMN), Casablanca
2.5 hours by car to UM6P
Complimentary shuttle service available from Marrakech and Casablanca airports to UM6P campus – speakers only.
Morocco has a straightforward visa policy, with many nationalities eligible for visa-free entry or visa on arrival. However, requirements can vary, so we recommend checking with your local Moroccan embassy or consulate well in advance of your travel dates.
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