BEPA Weekly Digest – December
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.
2 December
BEPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
- BEPA’s 9th General Assembly: A pivotal decision-making gathering
STUDIES & REPORTS:
- Gigafactories, Giga-Challenges! By Porsche Consulting
- Comparative life cycle assessment of lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and solid-state battery cells for electric vehicles By Dr. Florian Degen et al.
- The future of European electric vehicles By European Parliament
- Battery Production in Sweden: Challenges and Opportunities By RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
INSIGHTS:
- The Northvolt dilemma: can European EVs avoid relying on Asian batteries? (Paywall) featuring Wouter IJzermans
- This is where Tesla’s former CTO thinks battery recycling is headed Redwood Materials
- European industrial policy at a crossroads? Evidence from an expert survey by Bruegel – Improving economic policy
ON THE HORIZON:
- EU and Japan launch formal talks on association to Horizon Europe
- Spanish government wants more non-EU participation in FP10
6 December
FUNDINGS
- Commission earmarks €4.6 billion to boost net-zero technologies, electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing, and renewable hydrogen under the Innovation Fund ( stay tuned for BEPA matchmaking event for this fund!)
STUDIES & REPORTS
- Geo-economic and policy trends driving the EV battery supply chain by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Bryan Bille
- Automotive Outlook 2040 by Roland Berger Wolfgang Bernhart
- Circular Economy Shaping the Future of Lithium-Ion Batteries by Minviro
INSIGHTS
- It’s up, it’s down and everyone is wondering: what is the future of Canada’s EV supply chain?
- Why drivers in America and Europe are more skeptical to buy EVs than in China right now
- Germany tops the ranking in Horizon Europe’s largest collaborative calls cluster
MEMBER NEWS
- construction of the “Centre for Circular Production of Next Batteries and Fuel Cells (CPC)” Nicolas von Drachenfels
EVENTS
- Exploiting Defects in the Design of Battery Materials with Montse Casas Cabanas BATTERY 2030+
13 December
INSIGHTS
- ‘Financing plan for battery research building in Braunschweig secured –> https://magazin.tu-braunschweig.de/pi-post/finanzierungsplan-fuer-batterieforschungsbau-in-braunschweig-gesichert/
- Polish presidency of the council of the European Union–>https://polish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/
- Products made with forced labour: Council adopts ban–> https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/11/19/products-made-with-forced-labour-council-adopts-ban/?
- From waste to value: the potential for battery recycling in Europe –> https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/from-waste-to-value-the-potential-for-battery-recycling-in-europe
- Survey on zero-emission heavy-duty road transport technology state of the art and future research and innovation –> https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ZE-HDV_research_innovation_survey
- A Critical Raw Material Supply-Side Innovation Roadmap for the EU Energy Transition –> https://www.systemiq.earth/critical-raw-materials-eu/
NEWS FROM THE SECTOR
- Batteries: ACC raises nearly one billion euros to expand its French plant –> https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/automobile/batteries-acc-leve-pres-dun-milliard-deuros-pour-agrandir-son-usine-francaise-de-batteries-2136936
- Lessons from the failure of Northvolt –> Lessons from the failure of Northvolt
- Stellantis and CATL to Invest Up to €4.1 Billion in Joint Venture for Large-Scale LFP Battery Plant in Spain –> https://www.media.stellantis.com/nl-nl/corporate-communications/press/stellantis-and-catl-to-invest-up-to-4-1-billion-in-joint-venture-for-large-scale-lfp-battery-plant-in-spain
BEPA PROJECTS BROCHURE
- BATT4EU Projects Brochure–> https://bepassociation.eu/batt4eu-projects-brochure/
EVENTS
- Innovation Fund 2024 Call & Battery info day – 17 & 18 December 2024 –> https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/IF24-call-and-batteries-infoday
20 December
NEWS FROM THE ECOSYSTEM
- Santa Upgrades His Sleigh To An Electric Vehicle: A Sustainable Christmas Journey by Northernlightsgazette –> Santa Upgrades His Sleigh To An Electric Vehicle: A Sustainable Christmas Journey – Northern Lights Gazette
- Take part in FORWARD, BEPA – Batteries European Partnership Association consultation process aimed at shaping the future of Research & Innovation (R&I) in the battery sector–> Forward – BATT4EU
- Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry to start in January by European Commission –>https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_6542
- Innovation Fund 2024 Call and Battery Info Day by CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency –>https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/events/innovation-fund-2024-call-and-battery-info-day-2024-12-17_en
PROJECT NEWS
- European Commission grants STEP seal to first 130 project to signal approval to private investors –> Unlocking private capital for European industries
- Consortium led by RWTH Aachen University finished their study on solid-state battery (SSB) production in Europe –> https://www.linkedin.com/posts/achim-kampker-372a3338_content-study-activity-7275096678892724225-1xWt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
- Critical Raw Materials Act: Dream or Reality? Perspectives from the RESPECT recycling project –>RESPECT Project Event “Critical Raw Materials Act: Dream or Reality? Perspectives from the RESPECT project”
STUDIES
- How We Got the Lithium-ion Battery by Brian Potter –>How We Got the Lithium-Ion Battery – by Brian Potter
- A T&E study finds battery recycling is Europe’s chance for resource sufficiency and a low-impact supply chain.From waste to value: the potential for… | Transport & Environment
VIDEOS
- Celina Mikolajczak on Lithium-Sulfur Batteries and Scaling Battery Manufacturing on Lithium-Sulfur Batteries and Scaling Battery Manufacturing, podcast by Battery Associates –>Celina on Lithium-Sulfur Batteries and Scaling Battery Manufacturing – YouTube