Batteries Research & Innovation: Towards the creation of the Batteries European Partnership

Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA)

As member of the Shadow Group to the creation of the Batteries European Partnership Association, RECHARGE would like to invite you to join the central research and innovation hub for rechargeable batteries, battery materials and battery recycling technologies – to mention some of the relevant RD&I topics of BEPA.

The Batteries European Partnership is an official candidate to Horizon Europe European partnerships. It is supported by four core associations (EMIRI, RECHARGE, EUCAR and EASE) and will gather – on the public side – the European Commission and – on the private side – all the interested stakeholders of the European battery community regrouped in a dedicated association: the Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA).

The main missions of the BEPA will be:

to provide recommendations for calls for proposals supported within the specific parts of the Horizon Europe Work Programmes related to batteries;
to implement and regularly update the commonly agreed Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for batteries;
to support and oversee the portfolio of projects funded under the Partnership Work Programmes.
but also to create and reinforce networks between the battery, RTOs, universities and other organisations, and ensure synergies with other European Partnerships and initiatives;
and to support the development of EU regulations on battery standards, safety, and sustainability and actively promote and monitor innovation uptake in the market.

Association membership

Membership to BEPA is open to legal entities with relevant activities in R&D, demonstration, industrialisation, production, commercialisation or deployment of the technologies and services within the scope of the Partnership, sharing and supporting the objectives of the Partnership, and performing activities in the European Union (or countries associated to the Horizon Europe Programme).

The Membership will be subject to payment of an annual membership fee, which varies depending on the membership category.

How to become a member and possibly apply to an elected position

To become a member of BEPA, please fill in the application form at this link.

The original signature of a duly-empowered representative of your organisation is required for the records of the Association. Once your application is submitted online, you will need to download a PDF version, print it, have it signed by a duly-empowered representative and send it via email to the Secretariat (secretariat.bepa@clerens.eu) and via physical mail to the Secretariat, Avenue Adolphe Lacomblé 59/8, B-1030 Brussels.

Moreover, once an organisation has submitted the application form to become a full member of BEPA (governing positions are not accessible to Associate members), the person appointed as its representative can apply to one of the 24 elected positions:

9 positions for representatives in both the Executive Board and the Association Delegation
15 additional positions in the Association Delegation

To apply to one of the above-mentioned governing positions, please fill in by November 30, 2020, at the latest the application form available at this link.

Articles of Association and Code of Conduct

The Articles of Association (AoA) define the purpose, the activities, the membership conditions and main aspects related to BEPA’s governance. These AoA will be submitted for approval during the first Statutory General Assembly. Any proposal for amendment has to be submitted in writing to the Secretariat at secretariat.bepa@clerens.eu by December 2, 2020, at the latest.

The Code of conduct of BEPA details additional rules to be respected by the members of the Association. Any proposal for amendment has to be submitted in writing to the Secretariat at secretariat.bepa@clerens.eu by December 2, 2020, at the latest.

DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLES OF THE ASSOCIATION

DOWNLOAD THE CODE OF CONDUCT

Would you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the BEPA Secretariat secretariat.bepa@clerens.eu. We are looking forward to co-designing together the future R&I activities for the benefit of the European battery value-chain!