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February 11^th is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The day recognizes the critical role women and girls play in science and technology.

The Graphene Flagship, tasked with taking graphene from laboratories into the market in the space of 10 years, has been delivering results for over six years. What are the benefits with a large-scale and long-term research initiative?

On 11 December the European Commission presented the European Green Deal – a roadmap for making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.

The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules an Important Project of Common European interest (“IPCEI”), jointly notified by Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden, to support research and innovation in the common European priority area of batteries.

On December 5^th the permanent representation of Finland to the EU in Brussels hosted a seminar about the economic, environmental and societal value of batteries for Europe. 

On November 28, around 60 participants gathered in Uppsala to discuss the possibilities with graphene in batteries.

On 20 November over 200 stakeholders from industry and academia had gathered at Vrije University in Brussels to discuss the BATTERY 2030+ roadmap draft.

The second draft of the BATTERY 2030+ roadmap “Inventing the Batteries of the Future – Research Needs and Future Actions” is now published and will be up for discussion during the BATTERY 2030+ workshop on 20 November in Brussels.

Welcome to join our workshop “Building the roadmap for inventing the batteries of the future” at Vrije Universiteit Brussels on 20 November 2019. The registration is free of charge and open until 14 November.

At the upcoming BATTERY 2030+ workshop on 20 November at Virje University in Brussels, Dr. Khalil Amine, one of the world’s most cited scientists in the field of battery technology, will give a keynote speech about the global challenges of the battery revolution. 

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 rewards the development of the lithium-ion battery. This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles. It can also store significant amounts of energy from solar and wind power, making possible a fossil fuel-free society.

BATTERY 2030+’s Kristina Edström, Coordinator and Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Uppsala University, together with Philippe Jacques, Managing Director at Emiri, participated in the session “Future generations of sustainable batteries” at the R&I Days in Brussels on 25 September.

On 23 September partners and supporting organisations of the BATTERY 2030+ initiative met for a workshop at Virje University in Brussels. The aim was to discuss the draft of the roadmap that will be delivered to the European Commission in February 2020.

On 4 September the workshop “Building the roadmap for inventing the batteries of the future” was held in Brussels. About 50 members from the organisations Emiri and Earpa had gathered to give feedback on the five research areas outlined in the BATTERY 2030+ roadmap draft.

The threshold of 1 000 endorsements for the BATTERY 2030+ initiative was reached in June 2019.

The Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy aims to create digital opportunities for people and business and enhance Europe's position as a world leader in the digital economy.

The first draft summarizing the roadmap is now available. Input and comments are welcome!

For BATTERY 2030+ to become, as intended, a large-scale and long-term European research initiative, we need to work together to produce a strong research roadmap.

The BATTERy 2030+ consortium met in Paris for a first writing workshop on 2-3 May.

The BATTERY 2030+ Manifesto is a call to launch a new long-term research initiative.

The BATTERY 2030+ kick-off meeting took place in Uppsala on the 26th of March 2019, with all partners and the Project Officer from The European Commission present.

The BATTERY 2030+ initiative was launched on the 1st of March 2019. The first stage of the initiative is a 15-month Coordination and Support Action (CSA) supported by the EU Research and Innovation program Horizon 2020.