The BASE Project Marks Significant Milestone with 2nd General Assembly
The BASE Project, an initiative focused on creating a more transparent, sustainable, and circular battery supply chain, reached a significant milestone with its 2nd General Assembly held on February 12-13 at the Hyatt Regency in Manchester, UK. The event, hosted by Technovative Solutions Limited (TVS), brought together key consortium partners and focused on advancing the Digital Battery Passport (DBP) initiative.
The two-day event was filled with discussions on the progress of the Digital Battery Passport project, including functional requirements, reference architecture, circularity indexes, use case presentations, sustainability vision, project management, risk assessment, and dissemination and communication among the consortium partners.
During the event, Farhadur Arifin (Technovative Solutions Limited), Technical Manager for the BASE Project, highlighted the major milestones achieved so far, stating, “A frozen, optimised BASE platform and architecture design along with finalised BASE system specifications and KPIs are the major milestones in this time-frame.”
The BASE Project brings together 19 partner organisations from 12 different countries, collaborating on nine work packages to ensure the project’s success. The project supports the European DPP initiative, with a focus on transparency and sustainability. Its goal is to redefine how batteries are perceived, produced, and utilised.
The project’s use cases include Automotive (E-bus EV platform production for MARCEDES-BENZ and frugal EV platform production for FORD Motors), Marine (electric tugboat production), and Stationary (2nd-life electric energy storage production pilot).
Farhadur Arifin also noted the active participation of all partners in the workshops and presentations during the event, stating, “All partners have actively engaged in the workshops and presentations, contributing valuable insights. They have proposed numerous recommendations essential for the effective implementation of solutions. Additionally, the BASE consortium is planning to put forward several suggestions and recommendations to the European Commission to enhance the clarity of the battery regulation.”
The BASE Project, which is a 3-year long project under the call “HORIZON-CL5-2023-D2-02-03: Creating a digital passport to track battery materials, optimise battery performance and life, validate recycling, and promote a new business model based on data sharing (Batt4EU Partnership),” is leveraging digital passport technology to redefine the battery value chain. This approach enhances transparency, optimises performance, and enables responsible recycling. As the project progresses, it continues to align with Europe’s push for a sustainable and data-driven battery ecosystem.
The project has received funding from the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) Research and Innovation Actions under grant agreement No 101157200. To learn more about the project, please visit: https://base-digibattpass.eu/.
For any inquiries, please contact:
Dr Shahin Jamali
Project Coordinator
Organisation: Fraunhofer IEG
Email: Shahin.jamali@ieg.fraunhofer.de
Dr Tamanna Khan
Communications Lead
Organisation: Technovative Solutions Limited
Email: tamanna@technovativesolutions.co.uk
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