Countries worldwide are renewing or adapting their political strategies for battery technologies. In this context, a new Fraunhofer ISI report is analysing the different battery policies and targets with focus on three fields of battery technology research: Lithium-ion, solid-state, and alternative batteries.
China is currently focusing on lithium-ion, solid-state, metal-sulfur, and especially Li-sulfur batteries. - Germany has historically pursued an open technology strategy for battery technology with many different measures, but the »Battery Research Roof Concept« updated in January 2023 newly introduced a specific strategy on performance parameters.
The continent’s focus is on lithium-ion, solid-state and alternative battery types such as redox-flow, metal-air and sodium-ion batteries and the main goal is becoming a leading supplier of sustainable battery technologies in order to establish a competitive and sustainable battery value chain in the EU.
In May, refrigeration industry giant Danfoss inaugurated its global refrigeration research and development and testing center in Tianjin. In the same month, BMW Group's joint venture in China, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd, began construction of a new battery production plant in Liaoning's capital Shenyang.
* SUNDERLAND: A plant by Nissan (7201.T) -backed AESC, operational since 2012, has a production capacity of 1.8 GWh. Czech Republic * HORNI SUCHA: Czech battery maker Magna Energy Storage (MES) targets output of 15 GWh at a plant worth 1.4 billion Czech crowns ($63 million). It opened in September 2020 with initial capacity of 200 MWh. France
The report focuses on lithium-ion, solid-state, and alternative batteries, and the political goals and strategies of Japan, South Korea, China, the U.S. and Europe.