Energy Storage NL and Battery Competence Cluster - NL are going to work together!

Energy Storage NL, the trade association of the Dutch energy storage sector, and the Battery Competence Cluster - NL (BCC-NL), the public-private partnership program for developing the Dutch battery supply chain, today announced intensified cooperation in battery technology.

Follow-up to National Action Agenda and Growth Fund proposal

The 2022 published National Battery Systems Action Agenda shows that there are great opportunities for Dutch companies around the creation of a national manufacturing industry for battery systems a.o. for grid support. It is therefore important that parties unite to take a joint position around the development of the new generation of battery technology, the integration of battery systems in the mobility and energy sector and the organization of the recycling chain. With a strong high-tech sector and strong ambitions around electrification of the mobility and energy sector, the Netherlands has important preconditions to play an important role in battery production and development.

To give substance to this, Energy Storage NL and the BCC-NL have been working together recently on a growth fund proposal around 'Material Independence & Circular Batteries'. This proposal aims to develop a national battery ecosystem to maintain and substantially strengthen the competitive position of the Dutch manufacturing industry into the future, both nationally and internationally. The program aims at realizing sustainable earning capacity and reducing material dependency through the development and upscaling of sustainable and circular battery technology and production processes, and battery recycling.

A strong organization of the battery chain in the Netherlands and good international positioning is necessary to take advantage of opportunities in the chain and to establish collaborations. To ensure a strong battery ecosystem, ESNL and the BCC-NL have joined forces.

ESNL and BCC-NL collaboration.

With the broad network of energy storage parties within Energy Storage NL and the specific knowledge of the BCC-NL around R&D development, both parties want to further drive battery innovations. Specifically, the BCC-NL will join the constituency of Energy Storage NL. In addition, Energy Storage NL will take a seat on the board of the BCC-NL. This should lead to more connections between different battery parties, more sharing of knowledge, strengthening the international positioning and ultimately stimulating collaborations between companies on different battery parts.