The Catalonia Energy Research Institute (IREC) and the Eurecat have set up Battech, a flagship centre designed to cover the whole of Southern Europe’s battery ecosystem R&D&I. It will encompass research, development and innovation across the entire value chain of the next generation of electric cells and batteries for the electric mobility, renewable energy and capital goods markets.

To do this, Battech is to set up a joint research, development, testing and innovation unit specialising in batteries to enhance knowledge transfer to industry in this field anchored in the circular economy and the sustainability of the batteries of the future.