recirculate

30 May: Recirculate members joined the General Assembly meeting to discuss the project’s progress, achievements to date, and challenges as well as how it is possible to mitigate them. All members presented Work Packages – each on a separate task, including assessment, evaluation, and safe transportation of batteries, automated Dismantling – pack to module and

Recirculate is co-funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe research program and the Swiss federal body, the State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation. The Recirculate consortium joined numerous companies and institutions complementing know-how and capabilities to address the most pressing challenges in battery second life by combining innovative technologies, including AI, robotics, and blockchain, with

An article discussing the existing challenges within the battery value chain, the ways in which RECIRCULATE is tackling these issues, and the planned establishment of the RECIRCULATE Marketplace has recently been published in PV Magazine. The article is authored by Dr. Stephen Rippington of Iconiq Innovation. Dr. Stephen Rippington is science communicator and innovation management consultant

The global EV market is growing rapidly, while at the same time posing a waste disposal challenge. After 10-15 years of service, EV batteries typically retain only 70 – 80% of their original capacity. By 2040, an estimated 14 million light- and heavy-duty EV battery packs will reach their end-of-life annually. This creates an urgent

RECIRCULATE project officially started on May 1, 2023. The project kick-off meeting took place in Helsinki, Finland on June 1, 2023. The European Union has financed €4.9 million for the RECIRCULATE project, which will address the most pressing challenges in the European battery recycling sector and battery materials logistics. The main goal of the project