Jill Pestana

Battery engineer, Founder & CEO of Pestana Solutions, speaker, YouTuber, & creator of Nanoverse Battery Courses.

I help high tech companies commercialize innovations & provide educational resources for battery workforce development.

05/20/2026

Ford created Ford Energy to manufacture batteries 🔋 for battery energy storage systems (BESS). This week it announced its first customer - EDF Power Solutions.

Listen to hear what this is showing about where energy is heading ⚡️

05/01/2026

Thank you!! Thank you for engaging with me and my content here!

Being awarded the Trailblazer in Tech Award by isn’t a destination for me. It’s a call to action ⚡️

This kind of recognition helped me spread awareness of important gap in the battery industry and society - the need for more public engagement by the battery industry, career pathways and opportunities, and the importance battery safety in communities.

And I will continue to share these messages, bridging between the industry, policymakers, and the public.

Thank you, NAWBO!

04/23/2026

What is your current phone battery health? 📱 🔋⚡️

04/22/2026

Charging your battery to 100% - does it break your battery faster?

Short answer - yes, for the most part for lithium-ion batteries.

Does this mean you should change your charging habits?
Not necessarily.

How do you typically charge your devices?

03/08/2026

Honored to be included in new children’s book: ‘Zombie Spiders and Astroid Blasters’

This book features inspiring scientists and innovators working on the cutting-edge, and I’m so happy that batteries are included! 🔋⚡️

This is so meaningful to me as someone who didn’t know there was such a thing as a battery scientist until I was about to graduate college! Representation matters 👏

The book is available for purchase!

Thanks, , for creating this incredible book and for the work you do inspiring the next generation of STEM ⚡️

02/07/2026

BattChatt by NAATBatt - the official podcast of NAATBatt International - is coming soon! 🔋🎙️⚡️

Want to hear about the story of the invention and commercialization of battery tech from the people who enabled these breakthroughs?

This is the podcast for you!

See link in bio to listen and subscribe.

11/30/2025

New Substack article is out! See link in bio 🔗 to read it!

11/24/2025

Nobody sees what you see, even if they see it too ✨

11/17/2025

Battery Technology Online just dropped their “list of 25 Battery Technology Influencers to Follow” 🤩

I’m thrilled to be featured alongside the likes of Bob Galyen, Celina Mikolajczak, , Kurt Kelty, , Stan Whittingham, , .veronika, and more!⚡️⚡️

Which ‘battery tech influencers’ do you like to follow? Share in the comments 👇

11/16/2025

Visit link in my profile to register 🔗

This webinar will be packed with info about battery testing for validation, safety, and development! 🔋⚡️

See you Nov. 12th 12pm PT/ 3pm ET!

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