Technology Demos
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Advancing Defense Power and Energy Technologies
April 27 – 29, 2026
Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
You’re invited to a demonstration of seven breakthrough technologies designed to strengthen energy resilience and increase warfighter capability.
Join other defense and technology leaders at this 3-day event for live demonstrations of deployed and prototype systems, briefings by technical expert, and networking with other innovators. Free to registered guests. Defense, government, academic, and industry partners welcome. Registrationis required to receive event details.
Overview
Monday, April 27th – Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN
Itinerary
April 27, 2026
1 – 5 pm
Locations:
- Maxwell Labs
- University of St. ThomasSt. Paul, MN
Companies:
- Maxwell Labs (laser chip cooling)
- University of St. Thomas START Center
April 28, 2026
8 am – 5 pm
Location:
- LEMA Site, Somerset, WI
Companies:
- Aza (ammonia generator)
- BWR (hydrogen fuel cells)
- Exergi (AI/ML control ofbattery/generator hybrid)
- LEMA (surveillance tower)
April 29, 2026
8 am – 1 pm
Locations:
- Ascentek, Golden Valley, MN
- Syncris, Bloomington, MN
Companies:
- Ascentek (sodium-ion batteries)
- Syncris (modular scalable inverters)

