Peter Pilgram studied chemistry at RWTH Aachen and received his PhD in macromolecular chemistry at RWTH Aachen in 2002. In 2002 he joined GAIA Akkumulatorenwerke, a company developing large scale Li-Ion cells, where he held several positions including Head of Product Development. In 2005 he joined Evonik Degussa GmbH as Head of R&D for separators, electrodes and electrode materials for Li Ion cells. Since 2010 he works at Audi AG as expert for Li-ion cells for HEV, PHEV and EV applications.