Premiere Screening: The Battery Life Docuseries
**Live in Bend, OR as an official side-event of The Great Transformation (GT) conference! A free ticket to this premiere is available to registered GT attendees.**
🎟️ Event Overview
Join us for the premiere of The Battery Life (TBL), a groundbreaking new docuseries showcasing the pioneers transforming the Pacific Northwest into the global epicenter of battery innovation.
This special evening will feature the first public screening of TBL's first two episodes (Seattle & Portland), followed by a behind-the-scenes Q&A with the series' co-creators and battery innovators.
When: July 8, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: The iconic Tin Pan Theater (Bend, OR). A community arthouse cinema in the heart of Bend, Oregon’s historic downtown. Five-minutes drive from The Great Transformation's main venue.
Tickets: $20 (Strictly limited to 36 seats!). If you received a discount code you can add it in during checkout.
Perks: Entry includes unlimited popcorn and a selection of drinks.
📺 Watch the Official Trailer: Click Here to Watch on YouTube
⚡ About The Battery Life
The Battery Life is a joint production between Outfit and the Pacific Northwest Battery Collaborative (PNWBC). The series translates complex energy topics into highly accessible, human-driven stories with a distinct vibe—akin to a mix of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos and Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown.
By pulling back the curtain on the laboratory floors and manufacturing plants of the region, the series underscores how local advancements in hardware and software are actively solving global climate issues and unlocking massive new economic opportunities.
🎬 The Premiere Screening Run-of-Show
Our 2-hour exclusive event features 70 minutes of premium screening content, split across two core regional chapters:
Episode 1: Seattle — The Materials Revolution (35 mins)
Discover how the Seattle area is mastering raw chemistry and scaling infrastructure to meet unprecedented global demand. Featuring:
Group14 Technologies: The world’s largest silicon battery materials company (with >$1B raised).
Washington Clean Energy Testbeds: The largest open-access battery fabrication lab on the West Coast.
magniX: Revolutionizing aviation by making electric, manned flight a reality.
Emerald Battery Labs: Creating industry-leading innovations in sodium-ion battery tech.
Episode 2: Portland — The Intelligence Revolution (35 mins)
See how innovators in the Portland metro area are engineering inherent safety and deploying the digital brains required to manage the grid of tomorrow. Featuring:
ZincFive, Inc: Pioneering non-flammable nickel-zinc batteries for the massive AI data center boom. One of the most invested in battery companies in the US!
Elexity: Utilizing intelligent software to transform ordinary buildings into flexible, grid-interactive Virtual Power Plants.
Creator Q&A & Remarks
Stick around after the credits roll for a live discussion and audience Q&A with co-creators Robert Cross (Outfit) and Grayson Shor (PNW Battery Collaborative).
🎥 About the Producers
About Outfit: Outfit is a premier creative production studio specializing in high-impact visual storytelling, docuseries, and corporate media. Known for blending cinematic grit with narrative depth, Outfit brings the technical mastery required to capture complex, industrial ecosystems and translate them into moving, human-centric narratives.
About the PNWBC: The PNW's largest non-profit trade association comprised of battery entrepreneurs, scientists, policymakers, and enthusiasts with the shared goal of making the PNW the nation's leading hub of battery innovation. Follow our LinkedIn page to learn about battery innovations & opportunities in the PNW and join the 1,400+ other collaborators who subscribe to our events calendar.
Have questions?
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