Andreas Pfrang
European Commission
Day 2 (November 6, 2024)
2:45 p.m.
Palladium
The Battery Ordinance: requirements for performance and shelf life
The Battery Regulation[1] will limit the sale of batteries in the EU to sufficiently sustainable products. To this end, the regulation covers the entire life cycle of batteries, from raw material extraction through industrial production, secondary use and/or recycling to disposal. The European Commission's Joint Research Center supports the scientific development of the relevant requirements or test methods. This presentation will focus on performance and durability requirements from a technical perspective.
[1] EU 2023/1542
Curriculum vitae
After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, Andreas Pfrang received his PhD in physics from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany in 2004. After providing microscopy services as team leader at Freudenberg Research Services in Weinheim, Germany, in 2007, he joined the European Commission's Joint Research Center (JRC) in Petten, the Netherlands. There he conducted research on fuel cells and was responsible for the microscopy services of the facility until the end of 2012.
He has been working in the field of battery testing since 2013. He currently heads the JRC's battery laboratory and a team supporting the European battery directive policy in Petten.