BEPA Weekly Digest- November
06 January 2025
The BEPA Team has carefully selected some of this months news items to keep our community in the loop of the latest news from the battery ecosystem.
8 November
INSIGHTS:
- How can the Nordics survive in the global battery competition? By Marja Vilkman | LinkedIn. Link—>How can the Nordics survive in | VTT News
- Battery production is genuinely difficult by Intercalation: Posts | LinkedIn. Link—> Battery production is genuinely difficult
- North America & Europe Auto Industry report by Seraph.: Posts | LinkedIn. Link—>2024 September Seraph Automotive Manufacturing Report.pdf
- The Advanced Battery Industry on the Day After byJim Greenberger | LinkedIn. Link—>The Advanced Battery Industry on the Day After – NAATBatt
- Cost modeling for the GWh-scale production of modern lithium-ion battery cells by Arno Kwade | LinkedIn et al. Link—> Cost modeling for the GWh-scale production of modern lithium-ion battery cells | Communications Engineering
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT:
- QuantumScape: Posts | LinkedIn Begins Production of B-Sample Cells. Link—> QuantumScape Begins Production of B-Sample Cells and Announces Management Changes – Battery-Tech Network
- (24) Volvo Group: Overview | LinkedIn Cars Moves to Fully Own NOVO Energy. Link—> Volvo Cars Moves to Fully Own NOVO Energy – The EV Report
- Norway’s Hydro says Northvolt no longer financing Hydrovolt. Link—>Norway’s Hydro says Northvolt no longer financing Hydrovolt | Reuters
MEDIA:
- The promise of dry electrode manufacturing for batteries: interview with AM Batteries CEO Lie Shi. Link—>(1) The promise of dry electrode manufacturing for batteries: interview with AM Batteries CEO Lie Shi – YouTube
15 November
REPORTS AND INSIGHTS:
- Chinese electric vehicles: Drag or driver for global markets? By Arthur D. Little
- Addressing European research and innovation challenges for system transitions in energy and mobility by Pierpaolo Cazzola et al.
- Lithium is Good, But What Are Some Better Battery Alternatives?
- Overcoming The Electric Vehicle Adoption Challenge
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT:
- Stellantis Acquires Synthetic Graphite from NOVONIX
- CATL Advances in All-Solid-State Battery Development and Enters Sample Validation Phase
EVENTS:
- Battery Innovation Days 2024: can Europe create competitive and sustainable batteries?
- Webinar on Advancing Non-Road Mobility by BEPA – Batteries European Partnership Association
- Battery raw materials global outlook for 2025 by Fastmarkets BRM
22 November
REPORTS
- Recycling of Critical Minerals BY International Energy Agency (IEA)–> Recycling of Critical Minerals – Analysis – IEA
- Battery Technology in the European Union by Joint Research Center –>European Commission https://setis.ec.europa.eu/document/download/1117293a-b9a4-486c-a7a6-ba9f1c780ea6_en
- (in Dutch)Subsidieregeling Circulaire Batterijen (SCB)n –> Subsidieregeling Circulaire Batterijen (SCB)
- European Commission Report on Implementing the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act–> Implementing the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act
INDUSTRY
- Vulcan opens downstream lithium hydroxide optimisation plant–> https://v-er.eu/blog/vulcan-opens-downstream-lithium-hydroxide-optimisation-plant/
- R&I partnerships will have ‘important role’ in FP10–> R&I partnerships will have ‘important role’ in FP10 | Science|Business
- The challenges of reaching profitability in the energy transition–> Magazine – Rho Motion
- EU to demand technology transfers from Chinese companies–> https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcontent%2Ff4fd3ccb-ebc4-4aae-9832-25497df559c8&data=05%7C02%7Cw.ijzermans%40clerens.eu%7Ca8a3ec11cae34db5fcd608dd086ea0d1%7C05ac0c98514a478494ac23bee5e0446f%7C0%7C0%7C638675993437725075%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=n0Tq%2BDIRZZxXtoyMLbIiRUViB%2BbZqlGRjrw4HlkpvOo%3D&reserved=0
EVENTS
- Innovation Fund 2024 Call and Battery Info Day–> Innovation Fund 2024 Call and Battery Info Day – European Commission
MEDIA
- Exploring AM Batteries dry coating technology–> Exploring AM Batteries dry coating technology – YouTube