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The M-ERA.NET Call 2021 was launched on 15 March 2021. 45 funding agencies from 32 countries participate with a total budget of approximately 60 million €, including an EU contribution.

Dear battery enthusiasts,

Battery production requires a whole new materials supply chain and a massive upscaling of materials extraction. Recycling is a key aspect to secure materials supply and to make batteries more sustainable. But how can recycling close the materials loop and what are the challenges along the way?

March 8th is International Women's Day. We choose to celebrate women in battery research. We want to recognize the critical role women and girls play in science and technology.

The report title is "Research and innovation in transport electrification in Europe."

The European research initiative BATTERY 2030+ is now getting going. The ambition is to make Europe a world-leader in the development and production of the batteries of the future. These batteries need to store more energy, have a longer life, and be safer and more environmentally friendly than today’s batteries in order to facilitate the transition to a more climate-neutral society. The project is led from Uppsala University.

The European Commission has opened its online consultation to comment on the modernisation of EU battery rules. It is possible to give feedback until 9 July.

The European Commission is reinforcing Green Deal-related research and innovation with a dedicated call for proposals under the current research and innovation programme Horizon 2020.

Recyclability is one of the highlighted cross-cutting research areas in the BATTERY 2030+ roadmap. New knowledge and ideas about how to recycle batteries will feed into the BATTERY 2030+ research areas concering materials discovery and development, and are essential to ensure the long-term sustainability of the European battery economy.

BATTERY 2030+ holds a scientific web conference about European perspectives on batteries of the future.

A call for proposal to strengthen the contribution of materials R&D to energy-related applications is open until 16 June 2020.
 

European green-tech industries call upon the European Union and national governments to direct long-term stimulus packages following the global COVID-19 crisis towards future-proof sectors.

One of the three research themes in the newly published roadmap from the BATTERY 2030+ initiative is “Accelerated discovery of battery interfaces and materials”. This concept holds great potential when it comes to speeding up the discovery process for new batteries and could play a central role in resolving societal challenges related to climate change.

Manufacturability is one of the highlighted cross-cutting research areas in the BATTERY 2030+ roadmap.
“We need to be able to produce  batteries that are sustainable, competitive, and safe”, says Oscar Miguel, Director at Cidetec Energy Storage.

The integration of smart functionalities is one of three overarching research themes suggested in the newly released BATTERY 2030+ roadmap.
“Hopefully, the fully operational smart battery will see the light of day within a ten-year period”, says Professor Robert Dominko.

Have a look at our new film where Kristina Edström, Director of BATTERY 2030+, explains how the initiative is working on concrete actions to develop the sustainable batteries of the future.

BATTERY 2030+ presents the long-term research roadmap that outlines the actions needed to invent the sustainable batteries of the future.

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.