BCI Innovation Award

The BCI Innovation Award in honor of Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz recognizes innovations within the battery industry that align with the guidelines of sustainability, safety, cost, performance, uniqueness and value.

The application process for the 2025 Innovation Awards is currently closed. Awards will be announced at the 2025 BCI Convention + Power Mart Expo.

Innovation Excellence Recognized

Every year, hundreds of innovations occur within the battery industry – from packaging and technology to equipment, chemistry and beyond. The goal of the BCI Innovation Award is to collect all of these innovations and showcase them to both the industry and the public.

The award was established to honor industry thought leader, Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz, former CEO of East Penn Manufacturing Co.

Thank You to All the Companies Who Submitted for the 2025 Innovation Award

Watch this video to see all submissions to this year’s BCI Innovation Award:

See Past Winners and Submissions

Submission Guidelines

The following guidelines should be considered when submitting an innovation. Entries do not need to align with all guidelines. Providing multiple supporting documents that align with these guidelines will give judges additional insight and clarity on your submission.

  • Sustainability – How does your submission show environmental stewardship? Provide tangible aspirations, goals and objectives in helping to create a greener tomorrow.
  • Safety – Does your submission show product and/or process stability? Can it be safely commercialized? Demonstrate a clear commitment to the safety of the general public and industry.
  • Cost – Can the submission be easily commercialized and/or provide cost-optimized advantages? Is it an affordable alternative to existing technologies and processes?
  • Performance – Show how your innovation meets its intended key objectives, goals and benefits.
  • Uniqueness – How does it differ from existing products? Information should clearly define what makes this product, process and/or discovery unique.
  • Value – How does the submission directly benefit the battery industry? Can the product be utilized outside of the company that created it?
Dr. John Uhrie, Doe Run

With improved cooperation among stakeholders, increased research funding, and by following the circular economy example of lead batteries, the U.S. can regain domestic supply chain security and advance a low-carbon and renewable energy future.

Dr. John Uhrie, Vice President of Exploration, Research and Technical Development, The Doe Run Company