Austrian technology supplier AVL has introduced its new Digital Battery Passport. The cloud-based solution is aimed to help facilitate transparency and reporting at each stage of a battery’s life cycle.
The AVL Digital Battery Passport goes beyond the requirements of the regulation and integrates comprehensive information on performance, service life, material use, recycled content and compliance with due diligence obligations in the supply chain. The data can be accessed at any time via a dashboard and can be seamlessly integrated into existing IT systems.
AVL further writes that state-of-the-art cloud infrastructure and forgery-proof authentication methods “guarantee the integrity and availability of the data.” AVL further writes that by using these features, battery manufacturers, suppliers, recycling companies and supervisory authorities have quick and easy access to all relevant information. This would not only help manufacturers by facilitating compliance with the new EU regulations but also document the environmental and social sustainability of the battery along its entire value chain. The Fraunhofer Institute launched a similar project at the end of last year, but the results are still awaited in this case.
“Driven by our passion for innovation, our digital battery passport is the result of combining the latest technologies, our deep application know-how, and decades of regulatory understanding,” said Udo Schulz, Senior Product Manager Software Applications, AVL Analytical Technologies, adding: “This unique fusion creates a digital identity for batteries, paving the way towards a greener and more sustainable world.”
Jens Poggenburg, Executive Vice President of AVL further explains: “With our holistic approach, our customers can optimise the carbon footprint of batteries across their entire life cycle. Our cloud-based solution is flexibly customisable and at the same time guarantees our customers’ data sovereignty.”
