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Batteries Europe to drive research & innovation on batteries to the next level

We are pleased to relay that Batteries Europe initiative is now reconducted for another three years to enrich, strengthen and extend the knowledge transfer and competitiveness across the European battery value chain. Launched in 2019, Batteries Europe platform has brought together key European stakeholders in the European batteries research and innovation (R&I) community to support […]

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Stationary storage targeted by several of the European cell manufacturing projects

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A year ago we reported on a substantial growth in Energy Storage Systems (ESS) projects being established around the world. The largest battery ESS installed is till the Moss Landing facility in California with 400 MW/1200 MWh capacity. There are however several other very large scale projects being announced. Europe is also getting into the

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Latest developments in the European battery industry

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Welcome back to our members and readers after the seasonal break that we hope was pleasing and relaxing. To kick off the new year, we would like to share some recent investments and annoucements at different levels of the battery value chain. These continue to illustrate the positive and dynamic developments of the European battery

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Season’s Greetings

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This year has been once again significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Still, the activities related to the European battery value chain have not rested. On the contrary, at a time when 2021 is soon behind us, we can conclude that 2021 can actually be considered as a transformative year. A record high number of

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EU companies warn against ‘counterproductive’ delays to batteries law

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In a public letter addressed to EU Environment Ministers ahead of their meeting on 20 December, eight businesses working in the battery supply chain ask to speed up the environmental and ethical rules that will regulate them. Batteries are today considered as a key technology to enable the green transition of the mobility and energy

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Significant upstream developments in the European battery value chain

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We are happy to relay the annoucements of several key projects that will further strengthen the European supply chain for batteries. Let’s begin with the establishment of the joint venture ‘Aurora’ between Galp and Northvolt to develop a lithium conversion facility. Announced today, this joint venture is engaged in the development of Europe’s largest and

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Closing the loop: battery recycling picking up momentum in Europe

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A speedy build-up of capacity and knowledge to recycle of lithium-based batteries has been identified as one of the remain challenges for the European battery industry by the European Battery Alliance. Earlier this year, we reported on some battery recycling initiatives taking place, contributing to securing access to valuable raw materials while also building more

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Large scale training programme unfolds for Hungarian battery industry

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A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between EIT InnoEnergy and the Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology on 29 November 2021 to reskill and upskill thousands of workers for the Hungarian battery and electro-mobility industries in the coming years. Hungary, which is the 10th largest exporter of electric batteries in the world and has significant

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Digitalisation as a driver for innovations along the battery value chain

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Yesterday, EBA250 organised a well-attended webinar on Digitalisation as a Driver for Innovations along the Battery Value Chain. Speakers included representatives from the European Commission, the Global Battery Alliance (GBA), Batteries Europe as well as industrial stakeholders developing new solutions in this area. The interventions most certainly confirmed the statement made by Ursula von der

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Electric Vehicles are more affordable than ever across Europe

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LeasePlan has recently released the 2021 Car Cost Index. Results prove again that EVs already have a Total Cost of Ownership lower than ICEs in most European markets, not least in some of the largest ones. One of the top critical barriers for adoption of EVs has always been the cost. An updated study from

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