Meeting the requirements of the European Union’s forthcoming ‘digital product passport’ for batteries is not as complex as it may seem, Energy-Storage.news Premium has heard.

Cost and availability of raw materials is the biggest among a number of challenges that must be addressed if US-made products will be able to meet demand for battery storage in the country.

US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm spoke of the urgent need to create an advanced battery manufacturing value chain at a roundtable event with representatives of industry. Here are some of the key points and takeaways.