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The most challenging part will be ensuring sustainability
throughout the entire lifecycle of the battery, including the
procurement of raw materials, manufacturing, usage, and
recycling. Companies will need transparent supply chains to
guarantee complete and tamper-proof entry of all data. There
are also some organizational challenges, requiring a new type
of cooperation between customers, suppliers, and possibly
even competitors.
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Companies are taking up the challenge, but some detailed
issues still need to be addressed. Smaller companies in
particular will be faced with high levels of expenditure in
proportion to their revenue. Cooperations will be an essential
feature all along the supply chain and between current
competitors – and must be prepared carefully. This requires
expertise in the orchestration of the value chain.
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This is comparable to the EU emissions regulations for
vehicles. As time progresses, these cover more vehicle
segments, and limit values get stricter. The EU Batteries
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maximum data security. The data can simply be integrated
into existing IT landscapes, including IoT/OT/IT systems.
Tamper-proof methods for authenticating digital assets
ensure the integrity of the battery data.
The combination of consulting services (e.g., regarding
legislation, the carbon footprint, or dismantling batteries, as
well as sustainability strategies and ESG implementation),
technical expertise (platform, hosting, application engineering),
and integration experience with IT and IoT systems as well as
value-added services makes for a unique AVL portfolio.
Together with renowned external consultancies and Microsoft,
AVL can provide customers with holistic and extensive
support in all areas relating to the introduction of a battery
passport.
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To start with, we will probably see several solutions. There
are various technologies for hosting data, such as blockchain
and cloud-based solutions. Competition in these areas will
foster innovation. Ideally, the EU will create a framework for
compatible solutions. This would allow a perfect solution to
emerge over time.
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The legislator can take action to ensure that the data in
the digital battery passport is correct and trustworthy by
introducing standardized requirements and compulsory
audits, for example. Suitable technologies, digital signatures,
and encryption can also be used to guarantee traceability.
The accuracy and integrity of the information in the digital
battery passport are critical to the success of the EU Batteries
Regulation.
Interview with
Prof. Dr. Florian Kauf
Partner Operations Transformation, PwC
2024