ESC Conference 2026 - Call for Submissions
The 2026 Energy Storage Canada Conference, organized by Energy Storage Canada, will take place in Toronto on 22-23 September 2026. In it’s eleventh year, this event remains Canada’s only national energy storage-exclusive conference and is the event to connect with the key stakeholders of Canada’s industry.
Bringing together leaders from across the country and around the world to provide the latest developments and insights into the Canadian market and the role for Canadian companies in the global market, the event offers a unique opportunity to showcase your insights and expertise.
This event serves a highly engaged audience of stakeholders and has a limited number of speaking opportunities available. There are two streams through which submissions are accepted:
Call for Abstracts / Research
Three research submissions will be selected for inclusion in this year’s conference and will be scheduled as standalone sessions of approximately 50 minutes. Sessions will be scheduled, at the discretion of the program developers, for either conference date (Sept 22 OR Sept 23).
Evaluation Criteria:
- Relevance to the Industry: How does the data analysis, modelling, research, or case study, contribute to the ongoing dialogue within the energy storage industry? Does it provide clear conclusions, concrete solutions, or recommendations of interest to key stakeholders in the industry?
- Relevance to the Conference: Does the abstract fit within the format of the conference, speaking to one of the three content streams? (Supply Chain/Asset Management | Policy/Regulation | Regional/Market Development)
- Clarity of Content: Does the abstract make evident the relevance of the content to the audience of the conference and the value the research can provide to industry stakeholders?
Call for Speakers
Speaker opportunities are limited, and are restricted to a slot on a panel presentation or group presentation. Speakers must be able to talk with expertise on one of the following topics:
- Battery Metals & Minerals
- Global Storage Supply Chain
- Bringing Global Investment to Canada
- Promoting Canada’s Industry to the Global Market
- Alternate Battery Chemistries
- Non-Chemical Storage Technologies (ie CAES, Thermal)
- AI & Data Centres
- Financing & Bankability
- Risk Management
- Fire Safety
- Readiness of LDES Technologies
- Domestic Manufacturing/Content
- Residential Energy Storage
- Storage as DERs
- Storage PLUS/Hybrid Storage
- Canadian Energy Storage Policy
- Regulation of Storage Assets
- Community Engagement
- Municipalities and Energy Storage Development
- First Nations Participation & Partnerships
- Lessons Learned from non-Canadian Jurisidictions
Please Note:
- All submissions are subject to the same deadline, as posted.
- Those selected will be contacted no later than Friday, May 8. Due to the volume of submissions, only those who are selected for the program will be contacted.
- Energy Storage Canada does not offer compensation in the form of speaker fees, honorariums or travel reimbursements.