Blog: battery passport, regulation and practice
Articles on the EU battery passport: what the Battery Regulation requires and how data from Excel and ERP becomes a reviewed passport, with sources.
- RegulationAccess tiers in the battery passport: public, legitimate interest, authoritiesWhat the Commission's draft on legitimate interest under Art. 77(9) sets out, what it leaves open and what manufacturers should do now about restricted data.
- RegulationBattery passport for stationary storage: what applies from 18 February 2027Which storage systems need a battery passport, what goes into it, who is responsible and what is still open, for home, C&I and grid-scale storage.
- IntegrationConnecting the battery passport to SAP, Business Central and Odoo securelyWhich data from SAP, Business Central and Odoo belongs in the battery passport, how to keep the API connection secure and what an API key cannot do.
- GuideFrom Excel and ERP exports to a reviewed battery passportHow existing spreadsheets, ERP exports and supplier data become a reviewed battery passport: data sources, import, approval, provenance and ERP connection.
- IndustryIndustrial batteries over 2 kWh: which units need a passportForklifts, UPS, telecom, grid storage, machinery: which industrial batteries need a battery passport from 18 February 2027 and how to check.
- GuideModule, pack or container: what counts as one battery for the passportCell, module, pack or container: what the Regulation and the Commission treat as one battery, and how to record your classification.
- DataProvenance and four-eyes review: why who entered what mattersWhat the Battery Regulation requires of accurate, untampered passport data, and how per-value provenance, four-eyes approval and signed versions prove it.
- GuideSupplier data for the battery passport without supplier accountsWhich passport data comes from cell and module suppliers, what Article 39 requires, and how to request, review and protect missing data through a link.