● Knowledge Hub
Knowledge around the Digital Battery Passport.
Concise, readable guides on chemistries, battery models, legal risks and the strategic benefits of early adoption - in the same clarity as our product.
16
Guides
Currently available in the hub
~140 min
Total reading time
All sixteen articles combined
18 Feb 27
Passport duty
Deadline for LMT, industrial > 2 kWh, EV
€0
Cost
All content is freely accessible
EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542
Deadlines, obligations, the digital battery passport, carbon footprint, recycled content and CE conformity - visually explained.
Foundation · 12 minBattery Chemistries at a Glance
LFP, NMC, NCA, LTO, sodium-ion, solid-state - properties, lifespan and what ends up in the passport.
Technology · 8 minBattery Models & Application Classes
From the e-scooter pack to the 3 MWh industrial storage unit: who needs which passport - and why.
Categories · 7 minWhat Happens if You're Not Compliant?
Fines, market exclusion from 18 Feb 2027, supply-chain stops and reputational damage - calculated in concrete terms.
Risk · 9 minBenefits of Early Adoption
Data quality, supplier lock-in, lower costs and a demonstrable competitive edge before 2027.
Strategy · 7 minWhat Data Goes Into the Battery Passport?
All mandatory data fields from Annex XIII, the three access levels, carbon footprint, recycled content and the QR code.
Data · 10 minQR Codes on Batteries from 2027
From 18 Feb 2027 every battery needs a QR code. What it must link to, the design rules from Annex VI Part C, ISO/IEC 18004 and the GS1 Digital Link.
Labelling · 9 minDigital Product Passport (DPP)
The battery passport is the EU's first legally mandatory DPP. What the Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR) requires, how the DPP architecture is built and which product groups come next.
Context · 9 minCreate a Battery Passport - Guide & Software
Three steps to an EU-compliant battery passport: create the model, serialise, ship the QR code. Plus what matters when choosing battery passport software.
Implementation · 8 minBattery Passport Obligation from 2027 - when & for whom
When the obligation applies, to which batteries and which EU Battery Regulation deadlines already matter beforehand - plus the realistic roadmap to be ready in time.
Deadlines · 8 minBattery Passport Example - what it looks like
A fully completed sample passport for a 10 kWh home-storage battery: all contents, the three access levels and the QR code, shown concretely.
Example · 6 minBattery Passport Software - obligation, requirements & selection
What battery passport software must deliver under EU 2023/1542, how the Digital Product Passport (DPP) fits in and the 8-point checklist for choosing the right solution before 2027.
Software · 9 minBattery Recycling & Recycled Content
Collection targets, recycling efficiency, black mass, mandatory recycled content from 2031 and second-life batteries - how the EU governs the battery loop and the passport's role in it.
Circularity · 9 minAudit Trail & Data Integrity in the Battery Passport
Audit-proof, tamper-evident, publicly verifiable: what Art. 78 demands, how a SHA-256 hash chain works and why none of it needs a blockchain.
Trust · 9 minBMS Telemetry: SoH, SoC & Live Data in the Battery Passport
What the battery management system measures, how SoH and SoC differ, what Annex XIII item 4 and Art. 14 require - and how condition data reaches the passport via API.
Live data · 8 minSafe & Efficient Battery Recycling
Thermal runaway, dangerous-goods transport, hydro- vs. pyrometallurgy and the future of urban mining - why safe, efficient recycling doesn't work without battery-passport data.
Safety · 11 min