Battery Minerals

To meet its Paris Agreement commitments, the EU aims to produce 10 million electric vehicles by 2030. Achieving this requires secure access to critical raw materials for batteries, including lithium, cobalt and graphite. Yet much of the supply chain is currently dominated by China, while battery mineral prices remain volatile. These dynamics create geo-economic and geopolitical risks, underlining the need for Europe to build a more resilient and secure supply chain for its growing battery industry.

Within the HCSS Energy Security Initiative chaired by Irina Patrahau, we examine these risks and opportunities in a series of publications.

HCSS Battery Minerals Series

Reports, papers and snapshots on Battery Minerals

Europe’s Strategic Access to Battery Minerals in a Changing Geoeconomic Landscape

Increasing Lithium Supply Security for Europe’s Growing Battery Industry: Recommendations for a Resilient Supply Chain

Cobalt mining in the EU: Securing supplies and ensuring energy justice

The Inflation Reduction Act Explained | What it means for electric vehicles (EVs) and battery materials

Graphite: Supply chain challenges & recommendations for a critical mineral

Batteries HCSS

Batteries require battery minerals, should Europe ramp up its efforts to secure them?

News, Events & Media

Catch up on all HCSS news, op-eds, events, podcasts and media commentary about Battery Minerals

New Report: Europe’s Strategic Access to Battery Minerals in a Changing Geoeconomic Landscape

Ron Stoop | Zweedse batterijreus Northvolt wankelt: wat betekent dit voor de Europese energietransitie?

Jeff Amrish Ritoe | EenVandaag: Het gaat niet goed met productie van Europese batterijen

Amrish Ritoe | EenVandaag: Hoe nieuwe lithiummijn Servië Europa kan helpen loskomen van China

Irina Patrahau | Welke kritieke en strategische grondstoffen zitten er in lithium-ion batterijen

Ron Stoop | CEE battery sector resilient in the face of European EV slowdown

VPRO Tegenlicht | Hoe de Indonesische bevolking lijdt onder de elektrische auto

Ron Stoop | Nieuwe batterijfabrieken blijven weg uit Europa na Amerikaanse subsidies

HCSS Experts

Irina Patrahau

Irina Patrahau

Chair, Energy Security Initiative

Ron Stoop

Ron Stoop

Strategic Analyst

Michel Rademaker

Michel Rademaker

Deputy Director

Amrish Ritoe

Amrish Ritoe

Strategic Advisor

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