Wind and solar power have rapidly become significant and expanding components of Finland’s domestic energy mix. At the beginning of 2026, new records were once again broken: Finland now has more than 10 GW of wind power capacity and utility-scale...
The reporting of batteries put on the market in Finland will move to a new system – Elrepo. Actual reporting will take place according to the familiar reporting schedule starting...
What does the EU Battery Regulation require regarding the durability and safety of batteries? And what labeling and information obligations does the regulation set? Answers to these questions were provided in the sixth Battery Regulation webinar...
Since Member States are at different stages of implementing the Regulation, Eucobat is advocating for transitional periods in the EU Battery Regulation. Eucobat is also concerned that the obligation to take back end-of-life batteries free of charge could bring back batteries placed on the market...
Recycling service providers believe the battery regulation will accelerate raw material markets and the development of recycling technologies. Producer responsibility often forms the financial basis for battery recycling, as there has not yet been...
The EU Battery Regulation significantly reforms producer responsibility systems for batteries. At the Battery Regulation Seminar held in August 2025 at Heureka Science Center in Vantaa, participants learned about the regulation’s impacts on the...
The battery regulation seminar, which addressed changes in battery producer responsibility, brought together the entire battery ecosystem. The topic was extremely timely, as the changes concerning waste management and producer...
The changes in waste management and extended producer responsibility under the EU Battery Regulation entered into force on 18 August 2025. Batteries may no longer be placed on the market without fulfilling producer responsibility obligations and...
The EU’s new battery regulation introduces significant changes to the producer responsibility for industrial batteries starting from 18 August 2025. The key change is the expansion of responsibility: producers will be responsible not only for the...
In Finland, the collection and recycling of batteries has been effectively implemented through producer responsibility systems, and the requirements of the current legislation are well met. Chapter 8 of the battery regulation, entering into force...
