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Dr Melanie King, Loughborough University

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Battery Passports – Stakeholder Needs and Opportunities

A Review of UK Readiness forBattery Passports

Manufacturers (and their ecosystems) will be responsible for creating and maintaining Digital Product Passports and Battery Passports for products including Electric Vehicles (EVs).  Implemented well, these could offer a plethora of efficiency savings for businesses, reducing process complexity while improving manufacturer sustainability credentials.  Implemented poorly, Battery Passports could significantly increase the administrative burden for limited real-world gains with notable opportunities for human and informational errors. Given the role of batteries in a NetZero future, this needs to be done right, such that the development of early Battery Passport solutions does not preclude future opportunities and capabilities.

The aim of this InterAct funded research project is to build upon the findings of the Data Innovations Project and to shift focus to an in-depth study of stakeholder needs and opportunities for; a) the immediate EU Battery Regulation compliance obligation for manufacturers and producers, b) future opportunities and innovations enabled by Battery Passports, and c) the holistic implications for UK industry and policy.

Objective 1 – Conduct an online survey to evaluate existing capability and gaps in the delivery of BPs, making recommendations and synthesising readiness concerns.

Objective 2 – Develop a series of business scenarios/stories highlighting opportunities and innovations enabled by BPs, that will feed into future solution requirements for PP systems and associated technologies.

Objective 3 – Host an interdisciplinary Expert Panel as a round table discussion on the implications of the research findings (from WP1 and WP2) and the adoption of BPs and DPPs for Industry, to feed into UK Policy consultations in 2023.

If you’d like to be involved in our research, please contact me: m.r.n.king@lboro.ac.uk.

Newly-published research: Reports on UK readiness for Battery Passports and Smart Labelling (EU Battery Regs)

My latest research project ‘Battery Passports: Readiness of the UK Battery Manufacturing Sector, Ecosystem Opportunities & Implications for UK Industrial Policy’ has now come to an end and I can now share with you, the now-published reports. With the enactment of the new EU Battery Regulations (entered in to force on 17th August 2023), organisations are required to embrace Battery Passports and Smart Labelling, enabling transparency and sustainability in battery production and consumption. However, my research highlights critical gaps in awareness, information availability, and operational readiness raced by organisations in aligning with these legislative changes. A representative survey was conducted…

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Battery Passport Survey Launched

This work was carried out as part of a funded project – visit the project page to find out the results. This survey is now closed. This Survey closed on the 3rd March 2023. Organisations were asked to take part if they: Produce, manufacture, assemble, import, distribute, sell, operate, maintain, repair, refurbish, upgrade, remanufacture, recover, reuse, and recycle any type of battery, or any products that incorporate batteries. You don’t need to have an awareness of the EU’s new regulations to fill in this survey, we want to capture UK’s current levels of awareness and preparedness. Please can you spare between 15 –…

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