Ecosystem and Value Chain
Battery production in Europe is of strategic interest to the economy and society.
Technology developments from Europe offer opportunities for the sustainable and environmentally sound production of batteries for electric vehicles and other applications. In addition, the development of a European ecosystem for battery cell production can contribute to positive economic growth, reduce supply dependencies, create more quality employment and thus mitigate challenges of structural change.
An Overview of the battery ecosystem: Structures, actors and drivers
Ecosystem Analysis Tool
To analyse the battery ecosystem in depth, the accompanying research team has developed a data-based tool that allows to visualise actors across all value creation stages of the battery ecosystem and their connections. The tool helps to analyse networking activities in research (F&D projects), value creation levels (joint ventures) and strategic activities (initiatives, networks...) and shows the degree of interconnectedness.
The findings of the accompanying research team are made available in publications and presentations at battery-related events and conferences.
Battery Ecosystem Database
The database contains more than 3,100 actors (industry, associations, RTOs etc.) with more than 370,000 connections (R&D projects, joint ventures etc.). Few key actors take on an interface function and establish connections between different parts of the ecosystem. Many actors are only well connected within institutionalised networks such as associations, but they lack connections to other parts of the ecosystem. There are valuable companies in the poorly connected, weakly integrated part of the ecosystem with specialised knowledge.
To learn more about the methodological background and data basis, download the study "Battery cell manufacturing ecosystem in Europe".
European Battery Value Chain
How does a battery work and what do we use it for? How is it re-used or recycled?
To explain the topic of batteries, to show what the IPCEI is doing to move it forward and to make the IPCEI ecosystem visible, we have created a web application full of battery knowledge.
Further information
- Electric Mobility | German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Key technology battery cell production
Ecosystem studies and market updates can be found here
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