Building a European Battery Industry: Sovereignty, Scale, or Specialisation?
Part of DeepTech Ripples: Debating Europe’s Breakthrough Future
14:55 – 15:40
Thursday, 2 July 2026
Battery production has become a strategic priority for Europe’s industrial future. Yet competing head-on in global mass-market manufacturing means facing enormous scale advantages elsewhere. At the same time, European companies are building differentiated technologies and specialized applications for sectors such as space systems, medical devices, and critical infrastructure. Rather than asking how Europe can produce more batteries, this Ripple examines what kind of battery industry Europe should build in the first place. Co-host to be announced.