CIC energiGUNE, a benchmark research centre in Europe in the field of electrochemical and thermal energy storage, will bring together on 12 September in Vitoria-Gasteiz the main representatives of European initiatives that are driving both short and long-term research into the design of the batteries of the future. The meeting will be attended by Kristina Edström, coordinator of BATTERY 2030+ and head of the programme at the heart of the EU´s commitment to position Europe at the forefront of research in this field in 2030.
Under the title "The European ecosystem for the battery revolution", the half-day meeting organised by CIC energiGUNE will bring together all stakeholders, from both public and private sectors, taking forward initiatives related to the creation of batteries for energy storage for electric vehicles and/or stationary applications. The aim is to share market experiences, innovation and R&D&I in energy storage, and to support the development of the value chain.
The meeting will be opened by Nuria Gisbert, Director General of CIC energiGUNE, and Pilar García de Salazar, Head of the Area for Economic Development and Territorial Balance of the Provincial Government of Álava. The initial presentation will be given by Kristina Edström, who combines her coordination work in BATTERY 2030+ with her teaching work as Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Uppsala (Sweden), and who will present the challenges of the future battery roadmap.
Edel Sheridan from Batteries Europe, the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Batteries, and Diego Pavia, CEO of KIC InnoEnergy and representative of the European Battery Alliance, will then provide an overview of market access and trends identified at continental level. Álvaro Martín-Aceña, Head of the Alternative Mobility Area at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, and Juliana Restrepo, Director General of AEPIBAL (The Batteries and Energy Storage Business Association) and representative of the Spanish BatteryPlat platform, will present the current state-of-the-art in this field in Spain.
The meeting will be closed by the Basque Government Minister of Economic Development and Infrastructures, Arantxa Tapia, who will outline the current situation of the battery value chain in the Basque Country, from the perspective of research work in the laboratory through to the strategy of smart specialisation. In this sense, the Minister´s intervention will emphasize the strength of the Basque energy storage industry and, especially, of all the stakeholders currently represented together in the BRTA (Basque Research and Technology Alliance), a scientific and technological consortium of which CIC energiGUNE is a member.
In short, this summit meeting in Vitoria-Gasteiz is a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive insight into the initiatives that are being consolidated in the European ecosystem in the field of batteries, ranging from support for industry for the generation of new markets to long-term proposals such as that represented by BATTERY 2030+.
Registration for the conference, which will take place in full between 9:00h and 13:00h on the morning of Thursday 12 September, is now open. Those interested in attending the event can register online at: https://batteriessummit2019.cicenergigune.com/. Registering provides free access to the conference.
