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But without an even bigger role for batteries, a low-carbon future would remain out of reach.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn across-the-board switch to clean energy such as wind and solar, along with the new storage capacity needed for them, means that a major effort is underway by EU policymakers, researchers and companies to ensure that batteries can power the future European green economy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong the most prominent examples of the European commitment to renewable energy is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/headlines\/economy\/20221019STO44572\/eu-ban-on-sale-of-new-petrol-and-diesel-cars-from-2035-explained\u0022\u003Enew legislation\u003C\/a\u003E that will prohibit the sale in the EU starting in 2035 of new cars powered by petrol and diesel. The forthcoming ban on the internal combustion engine follows years of steadily tougher EU caps on car emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe European battery market could be worth \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX:52019DC0176\u0026amp;from=en\u0022\u003Eas much as\u0026nbsp;\u20ac250\u0026nbsp;billion a year\u003C\/a\u003E as of 2025.\u0026nbsp;Europe aims to increase its share of global battery-cell production to as high as 25% this decade from 3% in 2018, chipping away at Asia\u2019s 85% dominance. At the same time, the EU is promoting battery collection, reuse and recycling through new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/news\/new-law-more-sustainable-circular-and-safe-batteries-enters-force-2023-08-17_en\u0022\u003Erules\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn that context, the EU is funding a range of research projects to ensure that Europe has an industrial base and supply network able to meet growing demand for batteries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research covers all segments of the supply chain \u2013 from access to raw materials needed to make batteries and the infrastructure required for storing energy to \u201csmart grids\u201d that automatically charge vehicles when power is cheapest and battery designs that ensure recycling.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBelow is a Horizon Magazine video interview with Professor Silvia Bodoardo, a researcher in the Department of Applied Science and Technology at the Polytechnic of Turin in Italy and an expert in new battery types.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBodoardo leads a working group on advanced materials under an initiative called the Batteries Europe Technology and Innovation Platform, or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bepassociation.eu\/synergies-and-collaborations\/the-etip-batteries-europe\/\u0022\u003EETIP\u003C\/a\u003E. 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