Headline Session: Are Gigafactories the Answer? What is the Best Route to an Efficient, Competitive Battery Manufacturing Ecosystem in Europe?

Monday, 10 March 2025

With Europe needing to multiply its battery production volume many times over by 2030 to meet electrification goals, gigafactories are often cited as the silver bullet for securing supply chain independence. But with soaring energy costs, access to critical minerals, policy instability, and fierce global competition, can Europe realistically compete with China and the US on this kind of volume production? This keynote will address the critical question: What is the smartest route to building a resilient, cost-competitive, and sustainable battery industry in Europe? 

 

Key Topics: 

• Where are we at with developing UK and European gigafactory projects? What does success look like? 

• Is building a complete supply chain locally the end-goal for each European country? 

• How can we better integrate policies, incentives, and funding to support growth? 

• What is needed to create synergies among startups, OEMs, research institutions and governments?