Advancement in the area of power electronics and Instrumentation demands high performing, cost-effective and portable power sources. Rapid diminishing reserves of fossil fuels and increasing awareness on global warming are among the pressing needs for developing greener power source technologies. Electrochemistry has a major slice on alternative renewable energy generation and storage. Storage batteries, fuel cells and super-capacitors are the major thrust area of research around the globe.

The Asian Conference on Electrochemical Power Sources was initiated by Professor Zempachi Ogumi in Japan in the year 2006, later it was organized in China (2007), Korea (2008), Taiwan (2009), Singapore (2010) and in 2012 we organize the sixth conference in India. The ACEPS provides a regional forum for scientists, engineers and technologists to discuss latest developments and share knowledge in the discipline of electrochemical power sources, and promote the collaboration among participants from this region. ACEPS have been spearheading efforts in propagating the message of electrochemical science and technology as a catalyst for industrial growth. They have also been partners in the dissemination of electrochemical knowledge.

ACEPS - 6, organized at Chennai during 5–8, January, 2012 jointly by CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi and IISc, Bangalore provide a forum for delegates to exchange ideas and to update the knowledge on the electrochemical power systems. The present meeting covers a wide range of topics in the area of storage batteries, fuel cells and super-capacitors. The conference provides a common podium for wide interactions among participants from the industries and academia of Asia. Moreover, the conference takes stock of developments in this area and propels frontier research activities and encourages the young brains. CSIR laboratories such as CECRI, NCL, CGCRI, NPL, IICT, etc. and IISc, Bangalore are the key players in India in the theme of the conference. Renowned experts and technologists from Asia have confirmed their participation in this conference. This naturally opens up windows of deliberations and dissemination of ideas and opportunities for CSIR scientists in particular and Indian researchers as a whole for planning future research initiatives.