Tag: Evaluation

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 to gauge the awareness and preparedness of 80 organisations in regard to the new EU Battery Regulations. An Industry-Academic round table discussion and follow-up interviews were then held to reflect on the implications for Industry.  The results can be downloaded in these two reports.

Results of a survey of UK-based organisations and those that supply to the UK/EU.

Report on a round table discussion and follow-up interviews.

This work was carried out as part of a funded project – visit the project page to find out the results.

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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 – 60 minutes (you may not need to fill out all sections) to take part in this survey?  In the process you will find out more about the EU’s current trajectory for Battery Passports in the context of the forthcoming EU Battery Regulations.  The synthesised and anonymised results will be publicly available and will be used to feed into UK Policy discussions.

• If you would like to read the questions we will ask before completing the survey, a copy can be downloaded here.
• If you would like to read our explanations of the new information requirements and their impact on your organisation, a copy can be downloaded here.

This work is being carried out as part of my funded project. The award comes via the Interact Network, which aims to bring together economic and social scientists, UK manufacturers, and digital technology providers to address the human issues resulting from the diffusion of new technologies in industry.  Made Smarter Network+. ESRC Grant no: ES/W007231/1.

This survey closed on the 3rd March 2023.