Episode 49 | Developing a Successful Battery Industry

About this episode

The episode discusses the roadmap for developing a successful battery industry and lessons learned over the past 20 years.

Is there a road map for developing a successful battery industry and what lessons can we learn from the last 20 years that policy makers can learn from? What are the lessons for other local economies looking to nurture their domestic battery supply chains? In this episode I'm delighted to be joined by Christopher Chico, Editor of The Battery Chronicle to discuss the key issues in developing a competitive battery sector. Speaker Notes: Christopher Chico | Editor | The Battery Chronicle https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-chico-97a859111/ The Battery Chronicle https://christopherchico.substack.com/ Host Ken Davies | Managing Director | GSE Media Ltd https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendavies/ ken.davies@gsemedialtd.com Sponsorship The Battery Technology Podcast is sponsored by Battery Tech Europe | FIRA de Barcelona | September 2026 The battery technology sector in Southern Europe is growing rapidly, both in energy storage technology and EV mobility. Spain is the 2nd largest automotive manufacturing economy in Europe and has recently announced a huge investment to accelerate the development of the supply chain in Battery Energy Storage Systems. It’s a very exciting time for growth…

People in this episode

Host: Ken Davies

Guest: Christopher Chico

Topics covered

• battery industry
• supply chain
• policy making
• economic development
• energy storage
• electric vehicles

Keywords

• battery technology
• supply chain
• policy
• economic growth
• energy storage
• electric vehicles
• Southern Europe

Sponsors

Battery Tech Europe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Battery Chronicle, GSE Media Ltd

Places: Spain, Southern Europe

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