Teverola (Italy) – 7th and 8th November 2024. The RENOVATE consortium concluded its General Assembly which lasted two consecutive days, hosted by our partner FAAM in their facilities (Teverola, Italy). The meeting was planned to provide updates about the project’s progress, in both management and R&D activities, with the final goal of fostering the development of new circular economy solutions for the future of batteries in Europe.
At the meeting, the RENOVATE partners discussed the project achievements for the first year, highlighting positive advancements in the research of recovered black mass, cells, and other related battery components and wastewater, as well as the characterisation, simulation, and testing procedures. Other transversal but crucial activities were also discussed such as the main stages for the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and safety assessment, digital platform development, and dissemination, communication, and exploitation activities.
RENOVATE consortium at the first General Assembly at the FAAM facilities (Teverola, Italy) in November 2024.
On the first day, the Work Package leaders shared updates on their activities and pointed out key aspects to be considered for further technical progress. In addition, National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology – INSTM, (project coordinator), reported on the successfully submitted project deliverables for this first period and outlined the upcoming ones according to the project management plan.
The presentation also covered tasks related to the Battery2030+ Initiative, of which RENOVATE is part. It emphasised the importance of working on the innovation and exploitation roadmap. RENOVATE collaborates through several monthly meetings with related projects and initiatives to develop a collaborative framework for a safe and circular approach in the EU battery sector.
On the second-day of the meeting, FAAM gave all partners an insightful tour of their industrial facilities and laboratory, where activities related to cell manufacturing with secondary raw materials take place. The second day concluded with a discussion on the progress and next steps for the data management, LCA and safety assessment. These updates will be shared among the technical developers. The last discussion was a brainstorming session for future clustering actions within the Battery2030+ and related initiatives to facilitate the uptake and disseminate of the RENOVATE technology.
RENOVATE consortium visited the FAAM facilities with an insightful tour.
RENOVATE is funded by Horizon Europe, the European Union’s key programme for Research and Innovation, part of which addresses Climate, Energy, and Mobility. Through the involvement of the RENOVATE members: National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology – INSTM, Politecnico di Milano, Iberian Centre for Research in Energy Storage – CIIAE, Helmholtz Institute Ulm HIU Electrochemical Energy Storage, founded by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, SYENSQO, BALance Technology Consulting, ERP Italia Servizi, LOMARTOV, FAAM, and Organik Kimya, including the University of Pavia and the University of Milano-Bicocca as associated partners, RENOVATE aims to establish a competitive and implementable closed-loop circular approach for the End-of-Life batteries.
RENOVATE is built upon the BATTERY2030+ Initiative, funded from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant number No. 101104022.
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