Battery

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Court of Auditors: Problems in EU battery industry jeopardize climate targets
The EU battery industry may not be able to meet demand beyond 2025. As a result, there is a risk that the EU will either miss its 2035 CO2 targets or would have to meet this target through imported batteries or electric cars, which would harm the European industry. This is the conclusion of a […] continue reading →
Carmakers call for extension of rules of origin for EVs
German carmakers are pushing for improvements to the joint trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) between the European Union and the United Kingdom. Otherwise, “both exports of EVs to the UK and exports from the UK would be threatened with customs payments,” a spokeswoman for the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) told Reuters news […] continue reading →
EU and India agree on cooperation
The EU and India want to intensify their cooperation in technology policy. Both sides agreed on several projects on Tuesday at the first ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), for example, on semiconductors or EV batteries, which are to be fleshed out in the coming months. Both stressed the importance of “deepening […] continue reading →
Europe investments: China increasingly focusing on batteries
Instead of takeovers, Chinese companies are now focusing on greenfield investments. Here they have their eyes on one sector in particular: Battery production for electric vehicles. This has far-reaching consequences for Europe. continue reading →
Electricity market: Bruegel warns of overcapacities
The Commission’s draft for a new electricity market design is unsuitable to lower electricity prices in the EU, experts say. “We could be heading for a very expensive system and a very complex one”, Georg Zachmann of the think tank Bruegel said Monday at a hearing in Parliament’s industry committee.The reason, he said, is the […] continue reading →
Ahead of the CRMA: Europe’s first lithium converter
Brandenburg as a model student of the EU: More and more projects are strengthening the local value chain for batteries. Yesterday, the German-Canadian company Rock Tech unveiled Europe's first lithium converter at a groundbreaking ceremony. continue reading →
Subsidies: Germany prevails
When it comes to state aid for clean tech factories, the Commission spares financially strong member states like Germany from having to cooperate with other EU countries on a crucial point. This emerges from the decision on the TCTF state aid framework, which the Commission published yesterday. According to an initial draft, the location of […] continue reading →
The man who wants to save the climate through investments
Anyone who wants to start a sustainable company in Europe faces bureaucratic hurdles and sometimes an underdeveloped market. Christian Müller’s work begins where start-ups feel thwarted. The chemical engineer with a doctorate has represented EIT InnoEnergy as Managing Director in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland since 2013. EIT InnoEnergy is one of Europe’s largest investors in […] continue reading →
Electricity market: Habeck wants long-term reform only after EU elections
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (BMWK) wants to limit the upcoming EU reform of the electricity market design to short-term crisis interventions. The European Commission will promptly submit proposals on how the energy market can be secured against crises in the short term, said Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) on Monday at the launch […] continue reading →
Habeck: tax breaks would be a strong EU response to IRA
German Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck has floated tax breaks for investments as an EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). “This is a very interesting proposal from the EU Commission,” he said Thursday at the start of his two-day stay in Stockholm after meetings with his Swedish counterpart Ebba Busch and […] continue reading →
EU could reduce battery dependence in the near future
Europe could end its dependence on Chinese lithium-ion batteries by 2027, according to a study. The EU is on track to fully meet domestic demand for EVs and energy storage by then, according to a forecast by Transport & Environment (T&E), an NGO umbrella organization for sustainable transport. The organization analyzed announcements from battery manufacturers […] continue reading →
Germany expands second battery IPCEI
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) wants to open up Germany’s coordinated second European battery project, “EuBatIn”, to other large-scale strategic projects. Budget funds of around one billion euros have been made available for the expansion of the battery IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest). Projects that focus on […] continue reading →
Agreement on battery regulation: What will now change
The Commission, Parliament and Council finished their negotiations on the new battery regulation on Friday. It defines specific collection and recycling targets as well as due diligence obligations – and aims to make batteries the first product in the EU to be subject to a binding carbon footprint. continue reading →
Battery regulation – the end of the disposable e-cigarette?
The first disposable e-cigarettes appeared in Germany in February. They now account for 40 percent of the industry's sales. Now they may be facing the end of their regulatory life. continue reading →
Maroš Šefčovič: ‘Ukraine could become a commodity superpower’
In its search for reliable raw materials partners, the EU also wants to increase cooperation with Ukraine. After all, 22 of the 30 raw materials critical to the EU are stored there. In an interview with Leonie Düngefeld, Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the Commission, explains how this will prepare the ground for reconstruction – and how the EU also wants to mark strategic projects in other third countries. continue reading →
Study: Circular economy strategies enable secure raw material supply
To guarantee a secure and sustainable supply of raw materials for the energy transition, policymakers and industry need to drive circular economy strategies on a large scale. This is the conclusion of a new study by sustainability consultancy Systemiq, with support from the European Climate Foundation, presented yesterday at the launch of EU Raw Materials […] continue reading →
EU plans strategic partnership with Kazakhstan
The EU and Kazakhstan are expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement on sustainable raw materials, batteries, and green hydrogen in November. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev exchanged views on these plans in a video conference on Saturday. “We welcomed the agreement on our strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, […] continue reading →
Battery regulation: negotiations progressing
Yesterday, the EU Commission, Council, and Parliament made progress in the negotiations on the EU Battery Regulation. At the third formal trialogue, the institutions discussed sustainability, safety requirements, due diligence provisions, and the treatment of spent batteries. According to information from Europe.Table, at least one further trialogue will be required. A date has not been […] continue reading →