Recording of Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2025 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 15:48 .

Key Insights and Compliance Challenges in European Climate Change Initiatives and Radio Equipment Regulations

The transcript discusses the advancements and challenges in artificial intelligence (AI) as of October 2023, highlighting significant progress across sectors like healthcare, finance, and autonomous vehicles due to improved machine learning algorithms. It addresses ethical concerns such as privacy issues and emphasizes transparent decision-making to build public trust. Experts advocate for robust governance frameworks that responsibly maximize AI benefits while acknowledging debates on job displacement versus new opportunities from technological innovation. Collaborative efforts between academia and industry aim at sustainable growth through research initiatives and educational programs equipping future generations with digital skills. Marvin Müller from PEM Motion GmbH elaborates on European regulations impacting vehicle batteries, covering directives like Low Voltage Directive for safety, Radio Equipment Directive with cybersecurity amendments, EMC directives for electromagnetic compatibility, REACH concerning hazardous substances in battery cells, RoHS regarding electronic equipment substances compliance, WEEE addressing waste management obligations among others. The newly introduced Battery Regulation focuses on sustainability throughout a battery's lifecycle. Navigating these complex regulations requires thorough gap analyses using international benchmarks alongside EU norms; expert consultations are recommended especially around emerging topics like recycled content mandates under "battery pass" initiatives aimed at enhancing recyclability amidst broader environmental goals legislatively set across Europe today.

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Speaker

Marvin Müller
Senior Project Engineer
PEM Motion GmbH
Germany

Talk of session: The Most Important Regulatory Developments for the Energy Storage Industry

To provide much-needed flexibility to the increasingly renewables-dominated power systems, energy storage requires suitable market schemes and fair market conditions. Although authorities are increasingly recognizing the benefits of storage, regulations are still lagging behind. Lack of contracted revenues, barriers to co-location with PV, and an uneven playing field for European cleantech manufacturers are only a few examples of where storage needs regulatory action.In this panel, experts discuss the most exciting developments in regulatory frameworks, their suitability for unlocking the full potential of energy storage as well as the improvements that need to be made.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome & Introduction

Speaker

Lars Stephan
Director Marketing, Policy and Public Affairs (EMEA)
Fluence
United Kingdom

To Talk

Large-Scale BESS: Grid-Beneficial or Grid-Polluting? Exploring the German Perspective

Speaker

Benedikt Deuchert
Head of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs
Kyon Energy Solutions GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Unlocking Energy Storage Potential: Regulatory Reforms for Eastern Europe

Speaker

Anna Darmani
Principal Analyst, Energy Storage Europe
Wood Mackenzie
United Kingdom

To Talk

Manufacturing BESS in Europe - Mission Possible!

Speaker

Mariyana Yaneva
Chief Operating Officer
International Power Supply (IPS)
Bulgaria

To Talk

Panel Discussion

To Talk