Advanced materials for substitution in the clean energy sector

Advanced materials play a crucial role in the development of clean energy technologies by enhancing technological performance, reducing costs and increasing sustainability. They foster innovation in industries and technologies, which can boost the EU’s economic competitiveness and growth. They also contribute to critical raw materials substitution, thus potentially reducing the EU’s dependency on third countries. As such, they are extremely important for increasing the resilience of the relevant supply chains and increasing the EU’s strategic autonomy. The impact of advanced materials substitution to reduce dependence on CRMs could be higher in sectors such as renewable energies and mobility, where demand is expected to grow or remain high, and European production potential is limited.