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Rechargeable Li-ion batteries are everywhere in our daily life. They store energy and power our smartphones and laptops, our cordless drills, children’s hoverboards, steps or E-bikes. Not to mention the hundreds of electric car models available today. Umicore is part of this energy transformation and proud to take an active role in this transition towards […]

Panasonic has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the energy company Equinor and the industrial group Norsk Hydro to explore the possibilities for building a “sustainable and cost-effective European battery business” for electric vehicles, likely in Norway. According to the joint declaration, the companies will, in this first phase, directly involve potential customers in […]

The European Union could produce enough batteries by 2025 to power its fast-growing fleet of electric vehicles without relying on imported cells, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said during a conference on 24 Nov. As part of its plan to become climate neutral by 2050, the EU wants to boost local production of the […]

09 December 2020, at 10AM

ESTEEM3, EUSMI and TEESMAT are organizing a webinar on the 9th of December starting from 10 AM to 12:30 PM (CET) on Zoom. TEESMAT activities will be showcased during the event. Registration is free but mandatory,  here . The session will be divided into three parts:  First, an introduction on Transnational Access opportunities within ESTEEM3  (Enabling Science and Technology […]

24-27 November 2020

Within the framework of the German EU Council Presidency, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is organising the virtual European Conference on Batteries on 24-27 November 2020. German, European and international players from industry, research and politics will meet online to exchange information on current and future developments in the field of batteries, to network and […]

The European Commission will table new EU-wide regulations this autumn to ensure that batteries manufactured or imported into Europe are “the greenest on this planet,” a top EU official told EURACTIV. The new regulation will impose “mandatory requirements for the greenest, safest and most sustainable batteries on this planet,” said Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission’s […]