GLOBSEC Boosting Slovak batteries_webinar outcome report_14May

BOOSTING THE SLOVAK BATTERY ECOSYSTEM INTO THE NEXT DECADE Discussion on how Slovakia can support Research and Development of batteries as an essen- tial part of the battery ecosystem in the field of energy storage and e-mobility TUESDAY, MAY 11TH, 2021 A SUMMARY OF PERSPECTIVES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA AND ASSOCIATIONS The Ministry of Economy has promoted batteries interconne. [...] or 77% of the cost of an electro mobility project focusing on production of lithium batteries using The Ministry of Finance referred to the significant liquid and solid state electrolytes. [...] ness model for re-use of the batteries from vehi- The Ministry of Investments and Regional De- cle to stationary before being recycled to limit the velopment is re-drafting a strategy for intelligent waste of energy and materials, to use the full po- specialization to update the RIS 3 Strategy, es- tential of the battery. [...] This creates a solid foundation for From academia, research was very fragmented un- the proposed National Battery Centrum to con- til the creation of a consortium of 4 universities and nect researchers with innovations and provide representatives from the automotive industry with validation of concepts for SMEs as opposed to a goal of jointly working on R&D. [...] Since a behind due to a shortage of available graduates country like Slovakia cannot be a leading expert in the job market because the state has, so far, in every field, it is important to determine where failed to create the right environment for these the core competencies are and invest there.