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BATTERY 2030+ is a large-scale and long-term European research initiative with the vision of inventing the next generation sustainable, efficient and safe batteries. The initiative is coordinated by professor Kristina Edström at Uppsala university, Sweden and has total funding for2020-2023 of just over € 40 million. It is part of the EU's Horizon 2020 research programme and in line with the European Commission’s Green Deal.

Europe has set forth to be the first carbon free continent by 2050 and batteries are a key enabler. The demand for batteries is accelerating way beyond what was foreseen only ten years ago. The aim is to upscale an environmentally acceptable production with materials mined in Europe. The goal is to produce batteries with a long life and high energy density, at the same time as they are safe and affordable. Battery 2030+ is divided in seven projects; six research projects and one responsible for coordination, dissemination and communication. Big-Map, the Battery Interface Genome ‐ Materials Acceleration Platform, is the largest and focuses on ground breaking material research using advanced computer-based calculations, simulation, and AI-algorithms. Standardized computerized models and the use of open data is also included in the project. Big-Map is coordinated by DTU Denmark.

Three research projects, Spartacus, Sensibat and Instabat, focus on sensing. They develop different kind of sensors with high accuracy detecting battery performance during operations. By testing and measuring different materials more efficiently, batteries with higher longelivity can be developed than available today. Spartacus is coordinated by Fraunhofer Institute in Würzburg, Germany, Sensibat by the Ikerlan Institute in Spain and Instabat by CEA in France. Two projects, Bat4ever and Hidden, develop batteries with self-healing properties. In short this aims to restore lost functionality, a sort of nature inspired self-healing. For example, this includes the release of specific materials at a given reaction or temperature in the battery that enhances or restores conductivity. Bat4ever is coordinated by VUB, Belgium and Hidden by VTT Institute in Finland.