Battery Innovation Days 2025

13 November 2025

BEPA is glad to co-organise the Battery Innovation Days again for the fifth time, this year happening in Graz, Austria, on 2-3 December. We expect more than 400 participants from all around the battery value chain.

BEPA, with RECHARGE, will present A Battery Deal for Europe, a campaign set to influence Brussels’ decision-making, offering concrete and actionable, and coordinated solutions to build a robust, future-ready European battery ecosystem.

In addition, BEPA is also organising a workshop on Central and Eastern Europe funding opportunities, with more than 10 speakers.

Read the latest press release:

Battery Innovation Days – European battery value chain takes the spotlight 

On 2-3 December 2025, the Battery Innovation Days brings to the city of Graz experts from all across Europe, promising to be the event of the year for the EU Research & Innovation battery sector.

The Battery Innovation Days is the annual event dedicated to battery innovation and research. Now in its fifth edition, it will take place in Graz, Austria and is expecting more than 500 delegates onsite and 1000 connected online. Over two days, the event will feature an engaging programme filled with sessions, expert insights, a big exhibition area with +35 exhibitors, and networking opportunities.  

A reflection on the entire battery value chain is at the core of the BID’s agenda. A strong and resilient battery value chain is required in Europe to increase internal production and strengthen competition at a global level. Sessions at the BID will cover the development of EU batteries from innovation ideas to end of life and recycling processes.  

Battery innovation will be examined through the latest research, emerging chemistries, and the growing use of artificial intelligence, while entrepreneurs and investors discuss financing challenges, insights, and opportunities to accelerate battery innovation and growth. Strategies and innovation needed to secure sustainable sourcing materials for a resilient European supply chain will also be addressed. Experts that will be present for these sessions include: Beatrice Coda, Head of Unit at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission; Alejandro Franco, Professor at the University Picardie Jules Verne; and Olli Salmi, Director EU Affairs at the Finnish Minerals Group.  

The application of batteries covers many sectors and purposes: sessions will highlight this scale from Europe’s defense capabilities, energy security, and stable power infrastructure, to the next generation of compact high-performance electronic devices. Notably, Petya Barzilska, Head of Policy at the European Initiative for Energy Security, and Michael Dickstein, Corporate Affairs Director Europe & Africa at Duracell will join sessions regarding these applications. 

Finally, the recycling of batteries is the final step of this journey, with sessions outlining the importance of circular economy in battery production and the strategic relevance of recycling. Andreas Opelt, Chief Operating Officer at Saubermacher, and Eleonora Calì, Coordinator of the GR4FITE3 project, will, among others, contribute their expertise to this subject.  

Workshops organised by Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) and Bax will allow participants to learn about sustainability and business demands, as well as key funding opportunities from Central and Eastern Europe. A third workshop by Battery 2030+ will take the setting of a pitching session to improve communications of innovative ideas, products and services related to batteries.  

A gala dinner on the first night at the Alte Universität, and a site visit to AVL’s battery innovation center, e-mobility benchmarking facility and two test technological facility on the second day complete the programme.   

Highlighting the importance of the battery sector for Europe, BEPA, one of the co-organizers of the Battery Innovation Days, have just launched A Battery Deal for Europe, a campaign – in cooperation with RECHARGE  – to secure Europe a stable battery production and innovation chain. The campaign will be presented again during the Battery Innovation Days, and the pledge can be already signed here.  

BID 2025 is hosted by the Styrian Business Promotion Agency (SFG), the operational arm of Styria’s regional government, driving economic development and fostering innovation. Co-organizers of the event are The European Batteries R&I Community, three initiatives collaborating in the battery sector. Battery 2030+, BEPA and the two IPCEI drive European research and innovation in the field of batteries.  

This year’s event is also possible thanks to conference sponsors AVL and Andritz, and cluster sponsors Battery City Munster, Battery Cluster Portugal, Circular Battery Cluster, Collabat, Cluster Hub ‘’Materials4Batteries’’, EU-Ingenious, Solid4b Cluster, The BMS Alliance and TwinBATT. Research sponsors supporting the event are Battery4Life, BATTwin, CSEM, K1-MET, PCCL, ReMade@Ari, Resch and Virtual Vehicle.