{"id":22576,"date":"2022-06-23T15:55:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T14:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=22576"},"modified":"2022-06-24T08:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T07:41:14","slug":"strengthening-europes-battery-research-innovation-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/strengthening-europes-battery-research-innovation-ecosystem\/22576\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Europe\u2019s battery research and innovation ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Batteries Europe launches its second mandate in a bid to transform the battery research and innovation ecosystem in Europe.<\/h2>\n

This week, on 21 June 2022, the first general assembly of the European Technology and Innovation Platform \u2018Batteries Europe\u2019 took place in Brussels. The event was attended by more than 160 stakeholders, with approximately 70 in-person attendees and another 90 joining online. This assembly represents a significant move towards reinforcing Europe\u2019s battery research and innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Towards sustainable and independent European battery technology<\/h3>\n

In the assembly\u2019s keynote speech, Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d, Vice-President of the European Commission highlighted the need to \u201creduce our dependence on imports of critical raw materials\u201d and the need to \u201cfocus on developing locally produced batteries using non-critical raw materials.”<\/p>\n

In line with this goal, the objective of Batteries Europe<\/a> is to be the single-entry point to all battery-related research projects to pursue excellence and decrease time to market of the battery technologies<\/a> that could lead to a greener and more sustainable Europe.<\/p>\n

Succeeding a successful first mandate, the second mandate has been initiated. The assembly saw experts in the field work together to deliberate on topics, including:<\/p>\n