1. What is BATT-BRIDGE and why is it important for the European battery ecosystem?

BATT-BRIDGE is a European Coordination and Support Action created with the aim of strengthening the connection between research, innovation, data, governance and excellence in the field of batteries.

Europe has a very strong scientific and industrial community in this field, but it is also very broad and fragmented. There are numerous projects, platforms, roadmaps, strategic initiatives, indicators and stakeholders working in parallel. This diversity is a strength, but it also requires mechanisms that help to better coordinate efforts.

BATT-BRIDGE aims precisely to act as a bridge between all these elements, facilitating the better circulation of knowledge, greater alignment of priorities and a stronger scientific, technological and industrial impact of research results.

2. The project is presented as a continuation of Battery 2030+ and Batteries Europe. What does this continuity involve?

Battery 2030+ has been a key initiative in defining an ambitious European vision for the batteries of the future, especially in areas such as new materials, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, sensors, sustainability and disruptive technologies.

Batteries Europe, for its part, has been key to strategically coordinating the European battery ecosystem, connecting science, industry, Member States and European institutions through common agendas, working groups, roadmaps and shared priorities.

BATT-BRIDGE builds on this legacy and takes it towards a broader vision of coordination within the European ecosystem. It does not focus solely on frontier science, but also on how to connect that science with industry, European policies, strategic decision-making and the transfer of results.

In this sense, it represents a natural step: moving from building a shared scientific vision to consolidating a more connected, more visible community with greater capacity for impact.

3. What does it mean that BATT-BRIDGE aims to become a European “agora” for batteries?

The idea of an “agora” reflects the ambition of the project very well. BATT-BRIDGE does not aim to be only a digital platform or a succession of events, but rather a common meeting space for the European battery community.

This space should allow researchers, companies, policymakers, funding bodies and strategic initiatives to share information, identify needs, align priorities and generate new collaborations.

In a sector as competitive as batteries, generating good knowledge is not enough. It also has to be made accessible, connected with those who can use it, and turned into decisions, technologies and real opportunities for Europe.

4. What role will the digital platform planned in the project play?

The digital platform will be a central tool to organise and make accessible key information on battery research and innovation in Europe and also at international level.

It is expected to integrate information on projects, calls, strategies, roadmaps, key indicators, capabilities, results and global trends. In addition, it will include interactive tools and intelligent functionalities to help better analyse that information.

This can be very useful for researchers, companies, programme managers, public policy makers and funding bodies. The platform will help identify opportunities, avoid duplication, detect technological gaps and improve the efficiency of investments in research and innovation.

5. Why is it so important to improve European coordination in batteries at this moment?

Because batteries are a strategic technology for the energy transition, electric mobility, stationary storage, the integration of renewables and European industrial autonomy.

Europe has made a very significant commitment to this sector, but international competition is extremely intense. To maintain a relevant position, it is not enough to have excellent projects in isolation. There needs to be a shared vision, better coordination between initiatives and a stronger connection between science, industry and regulation.

BATT-BRIDGE can help Europe make better use of its capabilities, identify common priorities and accelerate the transfer of results towards real applications.

6. What will CIC energiGUNE’s contribution to the project be?

CIC energiGUNE participates in BATT-BRIDGE by contributing its scientific and strategic expertise in electrochemical storage, new materials, advanced characterisation, modelling, sustainability and participation in major European initiatives.

Our role will be especially linked to the updating and monitoring of European R&D&I KPIs in batteries, including the review of the versions developed in previous projects, the selection of a reduced and meaningful set of indicators, and their integration into monitoring and benchmarking tools.

Moreover, our contribution will be especially linked to scientific excellence, strategy and the connection with the European battery research community. In addition, CIC energiGUNE has a very active track record in projects and initiatives such as Battery 2030+, Batteries Europe and other European actions related to new chemistries, digitalisation, talent development and technology transfer.

For CIC energiGUNE, being part of BATT-BRIDGE means continuing to contribute to the definition of the European future of batteries from a solid scientific position connected to industrial needs.

7. What impact can BATT-BRIDGE have on European industry?

The impact can be very significant because one of the major needs of the ecosystem is for research results to be more visible, accessible and usable.

Very often, highly valuable scientific results exist, but they do not always clearly reach those who could use them to develop products, improve processes, guide investments or define new technological strategies.

BATT-BRIDGE can help reduce that distance. By bringing together information on projects, KPIs, trends, funding and capabilities, it will make it easier for industry to identify technological opportunities, potential partners and results relevant to its needs.

It can also be especially useful for SMEs and new players in the ecosystem, which often face greater difficulties in accessing strategic information or participating in major European networks.

8. What would be a good result at the end of the project?

A good result would be for the European battery community to be more connected, better informed and with greater capacity to act in a coordinated way.

It would also be important for the digital platform to become established as a useful and sustainable tool beyond the duration of the project. If BATT-BRIDGE succeeds in improving transparency, strengthening collaboration, accelerating the adoption of results and supporting strategic decision-making, it will have fulfilled a very important role for Europe.

Ultimately, the success of the project will lie in helping Europe turn its scientific excellence into technological, industrial and sustainable leadership in the field of batteries.