EP 2: Avoiding the Next Big Battery Fail - What History Can Teach Us

In this episode of Battery Future, host Jill Pestana unpacks one of the battery industry’s biggest blind spots: internal breakdowns that lead to external failures.

From the Boeing Dreamliner battery fires to massive disasters like the Challenger explosion and Deepwater Horizon spill, Jill explores what these historical failures reveal about communication, culture, and accountability in high-stakes engineering environments — and how these same dynamics are threatening today’s battery projects.

She shares lessons from her early days at Boeing, connects the dots between aerospace and battery safety, and breaks down 8 actionable strategies battery companies can implement right now to avoid becoming the next headline.

Whether you’re building battery tech, managing gigafactories, or scaling a clean energy startup — this is essential listening.

🧠 Learn why technical problems are often people problems

🧰 Get a framework to improve communication and cross-functional alignment

🚨 Understand what not to do by studying failures from other industries

🎓 Explore training resources for your team at BatteryCourses.com

💼 Work with Jill for consulting and custom training at PestanaSolutions.com

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