Digital Battery Passport (DBP) Who is responsible for creating the passport? How will the passport be accessed? Which batteries require a DBP? What information will the passport contain? What are the benefits of battery passports? What is the EU battery regulation about? Why is the EU implementing battery passports? What are the implications of battery handling operations on the responsibilities associated with the battery passport? What are the core responsibilities for making the battery passport accessible and maintaining information accuracy? Can the battery passport be used to exchange data on parts and components? Is it necessary to create an individual battery passport for each individual battery or is a battery passport for a model or production unit sufficient? What happens if a DBP provider disappears from the market? A large amount of data must be included in the battery passport. How is sensitive data handled? How does the transfer of ownership of the DBP work (e.g. to 2nd life use)? What are the economic, environmental, and social benefits of implementing the Battery Passport along the battery value chain?
Digital Product Passports (DPP) In summary, what are the advantages of DPPs? How is the digital product passport used in practice? Who can access it and how? Why is the EU introducing Digital Product Passports (DPP)? For which industries and products will the DPP become mandatory? Is an individual DPP required for each individual item?
Solution Design & Architecture It is often said that the digital battery passport is based on decentralized systems. Does this mean blockchain? What are the main challenges in the development of the battery passport and the required systems and why should special attention be paid to them? Why is it important that battery data is stored tamper-proof?
Distributed Ledger Technology / ICP / Blockchain Aren’t blockchains far too slow to process large data streams? Doesn’t the often-mentioned high power consumption of blockchains conflict with sustainability efforts? What are the benefits of Distributed Ledger Technology (“Blockchain”)? Isn’t blockchain incredibly resource-intensive and therefore anything but sustainable?