Battery Innovation Roadmap 2035

This updated roadmap builds upon the roadmap 2.0 from June 2022, incorporating the latest advancements in technological innovations and reassessing market evolution with projections extending to 2035.

Key elements of the roadmap include:

  • 1. Technological Review of Mainstream Battery Technologies: A comprehensive analysis of the four prominent battery technologies, lead-, lithium-, nickel- and sodium-based, detailing recent improvements and future potentials.
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  • 2. Review of Promising Future Battery Technologies: An exploration of emerging battery technologies that hold significant promise for future applications.
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  • 3. Sustainability, Circularity, and Digitalization: An examination of circular and economy principles, and digitalization aspects, informed by the new BR 2023/1542 guidelines, as not all technologies are at the same level of maturity.
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  • 4. Evolution of Electrification in End-User Applications: Insights into the ongoing and future trends in the electrification of battery-operated applications across various end-user sectors.

The Roadmap Main Document is an updated guide to navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of mainstream and most promising battery technologies. This updated roadmap serves as a strategic guide for policy makers and stakeholders, providing a detailed overview of the current state and future directions of battery technologies, with concluding recommendations with the aim to foster industry resilience, competitiveness and sustainability in Europe’s Battery Technology sectors.

Battery Innovation Roadmap 2035

The Technical Annex of the Roadmap is specifically designed for the European R&D community, providing deeper technical insights into ongoing research and innovation efforts towards 2035 and beyond. The Technical Annex adopts a more market-oriented approach to highlight what is driving R&D to support further electrification in a various battery-powered end-user applications across different sectors. Battery experts identified 15 applications, categorized into four R&D areas.