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Battery and Recycling Foundation International, Friday, 10 January, 2020 to Sunday, 12 January, 2020
7th International Conference and Exhibition on energy storage, EVs and microgrids Friday, 10 January, 2020
10th Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe Sunday, 12 January, 2020 to Thursday, 16 January, 2020
Energy Storage 2020 Wednesday, 15 January, 2020 to Thursday, 16 January, 2020
14. International Conference on Advanced Batteries, Accumulators and Fuel Cells Thursday, 30 January, 2020 to Friday, 31 January, 2020
11th NAATbatt Monday, 10 February, 2020 to Thursday, 13 February, 2020
Graphene Automotive 2020 Exhibition and Conference Thursday, 5 March, 2020 to Friday, 6 March, 2020
International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES 2020) Tuesday, 10 March, 2020 to Thursday, 12 March, 2020
Energy Storage Europe Tuesday, 10 March, 2020 to Thursday, 12 March, 2020
14. International Conference on Lithium Batteries Thursday, 12 March, 2020 to Friday, 13 March, 2020
Interbat— Independable Power Sources Tuesday, 17 March, 2020 to Thursday, 19 March, 2020
Advanced Battery Power Monday, 23 March, 2020 to Wednesday, 25 March, 2020
Battery Tech Expo 2020 Thursday, 26 March, 2020
International Battery Seminar & Exhibit Monday, 30 March, 2020 to Thursday, 2 April, 2020
BCI Convention & Power Mart Expo Sunday, 26 April, 2020 to Tuesday, 28 April, 2020
Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (AES) Wednesday, 20 May, 2020 to Thursday, 21 May, 2020
11th LABAT: International Conference on Lead-Acid Batteries Tuesday, 9 June, 2020 to Friday, 12 June, 2020
49th Power Sources Conference Monday, 15 June, 2020 to Thursday, 18 June, 2020
Battery Cells & Systems Expo Wednesday, 8 July, 2020 to Thursday, 9 July, 2020
Solar & Storage Live Thursday, 17 September, 2020 to Friday, 18 September, 2020
17th European Lead Battery Conference and Exhibition Tuesday, 22 September, 2020 to Friday, 25 September, 2020

Angela Merkel

Merkel ‘sad’ at lack of battery cell production

German chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to “whip up” the development of a made-in-Europe battery cells industry— but she held out the possibility of cooperation with international partners.

Merkel, who studied physics, said it was “unbelievably sad… that we cannot produce battery cells in the land of the founding fathers of electrochemistry (or) even the whole of Europe”.

Berlin urges EU to relax state-aid rules for battery investment

Angela Merkel: Photo: Bundesregierung/Kugler

Germany has started hush-hush talks with EU leaders aimed at relaxing state-aid rules so the government can pump cash into launching of a national battery cell production programme, BEST Battery Briefing has learned.

BBB understands Germany wants to set a faster pace of progress for Europe’s ‘Batteries Alliance’— with Berlin in the driving seat.

BMW batteries deal with CAT short-circuits EU

BMW batteries deal with CAT short-circuits EU

BMW has placed a “billion euro” order for electric vehicle batteries from China— because the firm ‘can’t wait’ for Europe to build a battery cells industry, according to its chairman.

Harald Krüger’s (pictured) announcement of a deal with Chinese lithium battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is the clearest signal yet that Germany could break ranks with the EU over plans to create a European Batteries Alliance to compete with Asia.

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL)

lithium-ion battery

electric vehicles

EU Batteries Alliance