Dr. Marc Zoellner, CEO, HOPPECKE Group

HOPPECKE is a German, family-owned producer of lead and nickel-based industrial battery systems. The main applications HOPPECKE serves are motive, reserve and rail. For five years INTILION has belonged to the group too, serving containerized lithium-based ESS to in front and behind-the-meter applications. Marc will talk about the European market, specifically the challenges and opportunities in the background of the recent European regulation. He will look at the necessity of technology openness as well as further innovation in the industry. The approach of circular economy and the need to secure the availability of battery raw materials will be covered as well.