On Tuesday evening there will be a talk on the future of batteries. The
IEEE Product Safety Society is having a monthly talk and this month's
topic is a new set of European regulations covering all batteries. It
may be the boring old safety regulatory side of the future of batteries
but it should be of interest to anyone with a serious interest in
batteries and BEVs. Their speakers are always quite good and there is
usually free pizza to boot. I have a schedule conflict and can't go but
maybe someone else would be interested.
A map to the meeting place (a compressed MS Word file) can be found at:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/chapters/centraltexas/directions.zip
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Subject: CTPSES Meeting, Sept 16, 2008 6:30PM: "EU Battery Directive" by
Jay Taylor
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:46:12 -0500
Central Texas Product Safety Engineering Society Monthly Meeting
Notice
Topic: “EU Battery Directive”
Speaker: Jay Taylor, Senior Engineer, Dell Inc.
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 6:30pm
Meeting Location: Dell, Parmer Campus, 701 East Parmer Lane,
Building S.4, Victoria Conference Room
Directions: Call Gary Schrempp (512) 724-3757, or email him at
_Gary_Schrempp at Dell.com_ for details.
The EU Battery Directive rescinds old EU rules and creates new
more rigorous regulations for accumulators (AKA batteries). The
Directive applies ubiquitously to batteries entering the European
marketplace and establishes a unified recycling mark for Europe.
The Directive appoints member states the responsibility of
implementing the directive, and measuring compliance of batteries
entering the waste stream across the EU. Lastly the Directive
excludes or limits some materials for use in batteries in the
European marketplace.
Come join us and hear what this means for those who have batteries
in products destined for the European market. One thing is certain
– things are going to get tougher, not easier, in this area!