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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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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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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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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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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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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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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One more reasons not to buy an EV have been debunked! The uncertainety around the potential degradation of batteries caused by fast charging has been a reason given to shy away from buying an electric vehicle. Up until recently, there has been very few long term “real life” studies showing the effects of different charging
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Batteries are without a doubt a cornerstone in the energy transition. The development of sustainable and transparent supply chains for the battery industry is therefore of highest priority. And with the surge in demand for batteries, new sources for battery raw materials need to be developed. Lithium, for example, will remain the main building block
Northvolt today announced it is expanding Northvolt Labs in Västerås, Sweden, into a fully-integrated ecosystem for catalyzing technological advances in the emerging European battery industry. With the establishment of a fully integrated European battery industry comes the need to also build industry relevant research to complement the good academic research already exsisting. The new customer