1. Understanding Batteries: Technology, Chemistry, and System Design
1.1 The Emergence of the Battery Industry
1.2 Understanding Battery Cells
1.3 Battery Chemistries
1.4 Battery Architecture: Mechanical, Thermal, and Structural Design
1.5 Electrical and Software Control
1.6 The Battery Design Space: The Five Axes
1.7 Trade-offs in Battery System Design
1.8 Battery Development: Incremental Optimization and Technology Portfolios
 
2. How Batteries Are Built: Industrialization and Production
2.1 Battery Cell Manufacturing: Industrial Processes and Scale-Up
2.2 Cell Production Ramp-Up: Process Stabilization, Bottleneck Elimination, and Throughput Control
2.3 Battery System Manufacturing: Cell to Pack and Cell to Chassis
2.4 Learning Curves, Machine Integration, and Economies of Scale
2.5 Validation Processes and Development Time in Battery Systems
2.6 Storage and Logistics of Battery Cells: Time as a Risk Factor
 
3. Structure of the Battery Industry: Global Competition and Industrial Dynamics
3.1 Financing and Economic Structures of Battery Systems
3.2 Europe in the Battery Industry: Industrial Challenges and Dependencies
3.3 EV Start-Ups and the Structural Transformation of the Automotive Industry
3.4 Industrial Networks in East Asia and Their Role in Battery Manufacturing
3.5 Patent Strategy in the Asian Battery Industry
3.6 Global Intellectual Property Dynamics in the Battery Industry
3.7 Global Production Volumes, Demand, and Capacity Dynamics
 
4. Batteries in Energy Systems: Operation, Control, and Grid Integration
4.1 Time-Dependent Operation of Electric Power Systems
4.2 Batteries in Energy Systems: From Automotive Applications to Grid-Scale Systems
 
5 Energy Markets, Policy, and Industrial Systems
5.1 Energy, Politics, and Industry
5.2 Batteries as a Key Technology of the Energy Transition
 
6. Culture and Collaboration in the Battery Industry
6.1 Cultural Differences in Global Supply Chains
6.2 Culture and Collaboration
6.3 Industrial Innovation Cultures
6.4 Project Cultures in Practice (Micro Perspective)
 
7. Future, Strategy, and Industrial Options
7.1 Strategic Directions for Europe?s Battery Industry
7.2 The Future of Batteries: Industry and Networks
7.3 Roadmaps for Policy and Industry