Batteries play a crucial role in enabling a low-carbon future. Equally important is ensuring that young researchers—who embody that future—are empowered to help shape its direction. The key to progress lies in the exchange of ideas and the cultivation of synergy.
At the European level, the Battery 2030+ initiative is leading this effort by organizing the Young Scientist Event (YSE) on June 3, 2025. This event brings together top European universities and research institutions, culminating in the creation of a “Manifesto for the Batteries of the Future.” This document captures the insights and challenges identified during the YSE and serves as a foundation for future collaboration.
Across this and the following session, the outcomes of the YSE will be presented as a follow-up and a stepping stone for continued dialogue. The aim is to define the necessary initiatives and activities that will drive groundbreaking innovations and discoveries in battery technology.
Young researchers from Italian and other European universities and research centers will showcase their work, offering forward-looking perspectives, proposing new research directions, and encouraging collaboration among European scientists and industrial partners.

The activity is funded by the Program Agreements between ENEA and the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE), Project 1.2 “Technologies for electrochemical and thermal storage” (PTR 2025-2027, CUP I53C24003300001).