European Batteries at a Crossroads: Green, Competitive, or Both?

Batteries play a crucial role in enabling the energy transition for both transportation, and stationary storage of energy from renewable sources. The dominating technology, Li-ion batteries, has experienced tremendous growth over the last years. Production of battery cells occurs mainly in Asia, and China dominates cell production as well as the supply chains - similar to what we see for PV.

EU is currently introducing new regulations (like the Battery Passport), putting requirements on the environmental impacts of battery production and use. While Europe has historically made significant contributions to research and innovation towards these technologies, industrialization is limited, and today, Europe is totally reliant on Asian producers. In this workshop we will shed light on the current battery value chain, environmental impacts of battery production and how we can expand in this important market. Does it make sense to enter the competition with Asia? Are environmental regulations the way forward, or can they be a hindrance to the introduction of batteries in the energy system?

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