Dr. Frank Richter — Li-ion Battery Expert, Educator & CEO of Greenectra

Areas of expertise

Dr. Richter’s expertise includes:

  • Li-ion battery technology and cell behavior
  • Battery safety and thermal runaway risk
  • Battery aging and performance degradation
  • Thermal conductivity and internal temperature profiles
  • Battery thermal management
  • E-mobility and energy storage applications
  • Battery system design and testing
  • Technical battery training for engineers and organizations

Research background

Throughout his career, Dr. Richter has conducted research in the Li-ion battery field, contributing to a deeper understanding of battery aging, thermal behavior, internal temperature profiles, electrode heat effects, and electrochemical performance.

Dr. Frank Richter is a Li-ion battery expert, educator, CEO of Greenectra, and Board Member of FME Battery. Through Greenectra, he helps companies and engineering teams strengthen battery knowledge, improve safety, and make better technical decisions across e-mobility, energy storage, and battery system development.

His work focuses on battery safety, thermal behavior, battery aging, e-mobility, energy storage, and practical battery education for professionals working across the battery value chain.

Dr. Richter holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, also known as NTNU, in Trondheim, Norway. In January 2024, he was appointed by the Board of Trustees of KMUTT as Adjunct Professional Fellow of the Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, also known as JGSEE, in Bangkok, Thailand.

From complex science to practical battery expertise

Before specializing in Li-ion batteries, Dr. Richter worked in the field of nanotechnology. His path into battery chemistry shaped the way he teaches today: by connecting advanced scientific concepts to practical knowledge that engineers, technical teams, and decision-makers can actually use.

This approach is central to Greenectra’s training philosophy. Instead of presenting battery technology as abstract theory, Dr. Richter breaks down complex topics into clear explanations, real-world examples, and engineering-focused insights.

Through Greenectra and the BattXcel training programs, he helps professionals understand how Li-ion batteries behave in practice — from cell chemistry and thermal effects to safety risks, system design, performance degradation, and sustainability.

Selected publications include:

  • Anomalous Voltage Change in Charge and Discharge Curves for Electrode Materials Showing Plateau-like Behavior, ECS Transactions, 2014 vol. 62, issue 1, 57-65
  • Measurements of ageing and thermal conductivity in Li-ion secondary batteries and their impact on internal temperature profiles, Electrochimica Acta, Volume 250, 1 October 2017, Pages 228-237
  • Thermal conductivity and internal temperature profiles of Li-ion secondary batteries, Journal of Power Sources, Volume 359, 15 August 2017, Pages 592-600
  • Single electrode entropy change for LiCoO2 electrodes", ECS Transactions. Volume 80, 2017, Pages 219-238
  • The local reversible heat effect of lithium iron phosphate-and graphite electrodes, Electrochimica Acta, Volume 337, 20 March 2020, 135567

Areas of expertise

Dr. Richter’s expertise includes:

  • Li-ion battery technology and cell behavior
  • Battery safety and thermal runaway risk
  • Battery aging and performance degradation
  • Thermal conductivity and internal temperature profiles
  • Battery thermal management
  • E-mobility and energy storage applications
  • Battery system design and testing
  • Technical battery training for engineers and organizations

Research background

Throughout his career, Dr. Richter has conducted research in the Li-ion battery field, contributing to a deeper understanding of battery aging, thermal behavior, internal temperature profiles, electrode heat effects, and electrochemical performance.

International speaker and battery educator

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