Data space specialist IBCT said on Sunday it completed a proof of concept (PoC) for a battery passport platform with SK AX.

The PoC was carried out as part of a memorandum of understanding signed by IBCT and SK AX in September last year to respond to a global manufacturing data ecosystem.

Ahead of the introduction of the Digital Battery Passport (DBP), which will become mandatory from February next year, the companies used IBCT’s manufacturing supply chain data management software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, Infirium, to verify compliance with EU regulations based on battery manufacturing data.

Along with validating the battery passport data structure under the EU Battery Regulation, the project focused on demonstrating an environment in which battery passport data exchange between supply chains, based on the IBCT data connector, can operate smoothly on the platform.

Infirium, used in the PoC, is a Catena-X-certified platform. It supports global supply chain data connectivity required for export manufacturers, issuance of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) and DBP, and responses to EU regulations.

IBCT plans to continually analyze battery passport-related requirements from global automakers such as Volkswagen and BMW and to refine its response measures based on the PoC results.

IBCT Chief Executive Jeong-ryun Lee (이정륜) said, "This PoC is meaningful in that it once again confirmed Infirium’s capability to respond to EU regulations and its technical capabilities for linked operations across supply chains." He added, "We will continue to expand collaboration with various global manufacturers to support stable operation of battery passports even in complex supply chain environments."