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General Information
The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) is the private side association of the Batteries European Partnership under Horizon Europe. The Association gathers - on the public side - the European Commission and - on the private side - all the interested stakeholders of the European Battery Community.BEPA will provide recommendations for R&D and innovation calls that will improve competitiveness of the European Research Area's battery value chain at every stage. It is possible to become a member of BEPA in three different categories: full (industrial and academic organizations) and affiliated (non-profit associations).
BATT4EU’s vision is to establish by 2030 in Europe the best in the world innovation ecosystem to boost a competitive, sustainable and circular European battery value chain and to drive the transformation towards a carbon-neutral society. By pooling Europe’s resources and knowledge, only a Partnership – a long-lasting and coordinated effort involving industry, research and the public sector – can bring predictability to the EU battery value-chain stakeholders.
OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- increase battery energy density (+60% compared to 2019 values)
- increase battery power density and charging rate
- improve cycle lifetime (at least by a factor of 2 compared to 2019 state-of-the-art values)
- reduce battery cost (-60% compared to 2019 values)
- ensure battery safety in the different targeted application sectors
- implement worldwide Best Available Technologies in manufacturing and recycling operations.
- enhance the sustainability of the main supply chains of battery raw materials and achieve the lowest possible carbon footprint of the supply chain from raw materials extraction through battery manufacturing, use and recycling
BEPA Membership and current members: https://bepassociation.eu/membership/bepa-members/
For detailed information about membership, you can visit the BEPA website.
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BEPA MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES:
+ Full member – Industry (inc. for profit research)
- Large: Headcount over 5000 and turnover ower 1,5bn€
- Intermediate: Headcount between 250 and 4999 or turnover between 50m€ and 1,5bn€
- Medium: Headcount between 50 and 249 or turnover between 10m€ and 50m€
- Medium SME: Headcount below 50 or turnover below 10m€
- Small: Headcount below 50 or turnover below 10m€.
+ Full member – Research (non-profit)
- Large: Headcount over 250
- Small: Headcount below 250
+ Associate member (associations, NGOs and other stakeholders) – No voting right
