From vision to impact: Bax deepens collaboration with DUT to shape strategy and guide projects
Bax has recently expanded its expert support for the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership. In this article, we provide an update on the impact of our ongoing collaboration. In July 2024, Bax strengthened its commitment to progressing Europe’s sustainable urban future with the launch of a four-year collaboration with the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership. […]
New EU Batteries Regulation explained: what producers need to know about EPR
Yesterday, on 18 August 2025, the EU’s new Batteries Regulation officially replaced the former Batteries Directive. Bax consultant Melis Kucukoglu explains what this milestone means for battery producers, the challenges of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and due diligence, and why early preparation is key to staying ahead in a circular battery economy. From directive to […]
Renewables are the future – now is not the time to slow down
Bax Circular Industry expert Johanna Reiland shares her perspective on why now is the time to double down on the energy transition – and how circular strategies can make it more resilient, efficient, and future-proof. The transition to clean energy is not only a climate imperative – it’s a strategic and economic one. – Johanna […]
Bax positions itself at the forefront of challenge-driven urban innovation with DUT partnership
Bax recently confirmed its commitment to progressing Europe’s sustainable urban future with the launch of a four-year collaboration with the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership. The DUT Partnership is an intergovernmental research and innovation programme supporting much-needed urban transformation processes across Europe. It aims to strengthen capacities and tools to make urban change happen and […]
Developing Spain’s first cobalt-free lithium battery for electric vehicles
In a major advancement for electric mobility, our partners in COBRA have developed Spain’s first large-format cobalt-free lithium-ion battery prototype for electric vehicles. This development marks a crucial stride towards producing batteries that are not only environmentally friendlier, but ready to compete in the global market. Why cobalt-free batteries? Cobalt makes batteries work with greater durability and […]
SCAPE: Pioneering sustainable mobility with next-gen electric vehicles
In the pursuit of a greener and more sustainable future, the European Union is backing a ground-breaking project that aims to reshape the landscape of electric vehicles (EVs). SCAPE (Switching-Cell-Array-based Power Electronics conversion for future electric vehicles) brings together a dynamic consortium of nine partners, of which Bax is proud to participate, to embark on […]
Wind energy: addressing the challenges of tomorrow, today
In this edition of our Beyond Bax interview series, we return to the topic of wind energy. Speaking to Philippe Spring, structural design engineer at TPI Composites — the largest US-based independent manufacturer of composite wind blades — we cover the main challenges regarding the wind industry’s waste, and ways to address them using available […]
Codeveloping the first large-scale peer-to-peer energy trading market in the Netherlands
We are involved in the creation of the first ever large-scale peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading market in the Netherlands. This sustainable, customer-centric concept, is based on novel blockchain technology, which enables prosumers to not only produce their own energy, but to trade it with others. It is one of the first operational examples for Europe’s […]
Collaborative Contributions to Reducing Carbon Emissions
At Bax & Company, we’re passionate about collaborating with cities, OEMs, research institutes, universities and SMEs on high impact, Energy Efficiency projects across Europe. We’ve contributed to the reduction of Europe’s CO2 emissions, by facilitating the lightweighting of vehicles, green property renovations, recovering peatlands and developing innovative energy solutions for cars, homes and cities. Some […]
Lenders and investors start to value energy efficiency in housing – perhaps more so than owners and tenants do
As part of the REVALUE project, Maastricht University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology brought together lenders, investors and researchers to discuss policies and trends in investments in green housing. A picture emerged of careful investors paying more attention to energy quality of their stock than the actual tenants do. While practitioners confirm energy efficient […]