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Launch of EBA250 - European Battery Alliance

European automotive industry continues to invest in battery production

The automotive industry is significant for the European economy. It employs 13,8 million people (6,1% of total EU employment) and manufactures more than 20% of the global car production. See the Automotive Industry Pocket Guide. Building a strong battery industry domestically is therefore fundamental to maintain the competitiveness of Europe’s automotive industry. It is even […]

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Collection & Recycling – Circular Economy in the Battery Industry

RECHARGE, the Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Association, organises a virtual roundtable discussion with leading players in the European battery value chain. During these online sessions, speakers elaborate on the upcoming legislative framework for batteries and discuss options driving the sustainability agenda of the European battery industry. The next virtual roundtables is planned on May

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Electric vehicles: crucial for a post-coronavirus clean and sustainable energy transition?

Transport&Environment shows in a recent report that electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe emit on average nearly 3 times less CO2 than equivalent conventional cars. This assessment is based on a online tool, published alongside the report, that compares thoroughly the life-cycle performance of these different vehicles. Going into more details, no matter what the vehicle

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Honda & SNAM expand battery recycling partnership

Europe’s energy transition relies on creating a local, competitive and sustainable battery value supply chain to decarbonise its transport, power and industrial sectors. As battery volumes are forecasted to grow exponentially, reducing their manufacturing footprint is crucial. Circularity of the European lithium-ion battery industry is therefore high on the agenda, and flourishing. Various collaborations across

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EU Sustainability Legislation for Batteries: The Dos and Don’ts

RECHARGE, the Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Association, organises a virtual roundtable discussion with leading players in the European battery value chain. The upcoming legislative framework for batteries and the options driving the sustainability agenda of the European battery industry will be discussed during this online event. Speakers include: Partick de Metz, SAFT Dorothée Coucharrière,

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The European industrial battery strategy boosts investments

The leitmotif for building a competitive battery cell production in Europe has always been clear. Success can only be achieved with combined public-private efforts, initiatives and alliances along the value chain. Looking at the recent announcements, one could see evidence that the European industrial battery strategy is bearing fruits. A number of European sub-suppliers that

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The Li-ion battery powered transport sector is attracting and sustaining newcomers

Recently published articles prove that the Li-ion battery powered transport sector continues to attract and sustain innovation, entrepreneurs and risk capital. The initiatives comes in various shapes and forms, as illustrated by these two exciting examples: Lilium – a German aviation company created in 2015 well on the way to launch a five seat all

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Battery industry development: Europe is gaining momentum

The European Battery Alliance (EBA), launched by Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič in October 2017, intends to engage the European industry in seizing the opportunity brought by batteries – a core technology for enabling the energy transition. Whereas it could still be premature to assert that this political impulsion will effectively be translated into long-term socio-economic benefits

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