Batteries Europe’s Post

The battery world might not be grinning broadly at the moment, but the Battery Innovation Days 2024 in Barcelona brought back questions, ideas, and hopes that we must address without delay. The challenges are significant, but the event provided a vital moment for reflection on what Europe needs to do to progress. A sincere thank you to ACCIÓ for hosting, with special appreciation to Riánsares López and Tomás Megía for their support. I would also like to express my gratitude to all our sponsors and partners for making this event possible, and to our co-organisers BEPA - Batteries European Partnership Association VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH ACC - Automotive Cells Company BATTERY 2030+ Batteries Europe for creating a programme and a conference that enabled us to avoid blind optimism and focus on speaking the truth. A special mention to the remarkable CLERENS events team (Silvia Williams Greta Bitante Letizia Pacato Elisabetta Colantonio Paolo Nouvion) and all the staff who ensured everything ran seamlessly, always with a smile—even under pressure. Your hard work did not go unnoticed! If there is one key takeaway I’ve returned with, it’s this: we urgently need to unlock funding to turn ideas into tangible progress. Fortunately, a significant opportunity is just around the corner with the upcoming Innovation Fund window. Join Maria A Mazuera and Martin Bracken (Fernández de Heredia) in their webinar next week to find out more: https://lnkd.in/eDYih4nm Doriana Forleo Uwe Seidel Emilie Mercey Fabrice Stassin Kajsa S. Eva Regårdh Wouter IJzermans Bozorg Khanbaei Virginia Petetti Jesse Terry Timothé Perruchoud Elena Bonvecchio Alessandro Romanello Lucia Sardone Daniela Pöhl Matthieu Hubert Patrick Clerens Kristina Edström Silvia Bodoardo #BID2024 #BatteryInnovation #Sustainability #InnovationFund #EnergyTransition