Global Supply Chains – Ensuring Access to Critical Raw Materials for BESS for Europe

Recording from Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Battery Business & Development Forum | Language: English | Duration: 79:16 .

As Europe rapidly expands its battery storage fleet and looks to increase domestic production, supply chain security becomes essential. This session looks at measures taken to make the EU more independent in sourcing critical raw materials for BESS components and how the framework conditions to facilitate recycling and circular economy in BESS need to evolve. This session will assess how EU legislation such as the Batteries Regulation, the Circular Economy Act and the RESource EU Action Plan affect businesses and whether they can contribute sufficiently to providing European manufacturers with access to the quantity and quality of critical raw materials needed to ensure diversification.

Moderation

Christina Huber
Senior Policy Advisor on Sustainability
SolarPower Europe

Speaker

Laura Blazevic
EU Affairs Officer
Metlen Energy & Metals

Giuseppe Artizzu
CEO
NHOA Energy

Tristan Möller
Director of Business Development - Central Europe
Sinovoltaics

Tom Voege
Policy Director
PRO Circularity Alliance

Edward Rackley
Head of Energy Storage
CRU

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