Save the date for this year’s final Battery Live Talk looking out into the year 2023 and beyond, with special guests from industry, politics and research.
We will look back at the achievements and key milestones of the European battery ecosystem in 2022 and discuss how it can address current challenges and looming risks. Special focus will be on key issues concerning energy, raw materials and circular economy, that urgently need to be tackled. For all these topics, we are happy to welcome on the panel Tilmann Vahle, Director, Sustainable Mobility and Batteries at SYSTEMIQ Deutschland, Siyamend al Barazi, Head of Unit Mineral Economics at Deutsche Rohstoffagentur (DERA) and Steffen Blömeke of the Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology (IWF), TU Braunschweig.
According to a recent analysis from Reuters, the world's top automakers are planning to spend nearly 1.2 trillion USD through 2030 to develop and produce millions of electric vehicles. This is more than twice the most recent calculation published just a year ago. To support that unprecedented level of EVs, carmakers and their battery partners are planning to install 5.8 terawatt-hours of battery production capacity by 2030, according to data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and the manufacturers.
In order to be part of this optimistic outlook, Europe must have an interest in a strong know-how and production base in battery cell manufacturing. Therefore, as part of two Important Projects of Common European Interest IPCEI, more than 40 companies throughout Europe strive to build up a #SustainableBatteryValueChain, forming the core of the European battery ecosystem. Triggering investments of up to 28 bn EUR, battery production is scaled up and made strong for global competition.
But the success of European battery cell manufacturers is under high pressure due to high energy and raw material prices as well as aggressive industrial policies in the USA and China.
Join us to discuss all these issues in this special edition of our Battery Live Talk series. The event will feature short, insightful keynote presentations and an interactive panel discussion.
What will be addressed?
- What is the status quo of the European battery ecosystem? How is it coping with the current challenges?
- Has Europe lost the race regarding raw material access and competitive energy prices?
- Is battery cell production without the use of lithium and cobalt viable from a long term perspective?
- Are supply chain resilience and domestic production of critical raw materials sufficient to sustain European battery industry? Or is a circular economy approach required in addition?
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