The European Commission has launched a public consultation on new rules setting out additional product exemptions from EU requirements on the removability and replaceability of portable batteries.
They are proposing to add six new product categories. Good idea, bad idea - tell them what you think by 26 May!
In the battery ecosystem emerging from the growing diffusion of battery-powered electric vehicles, second-life applications for batteries can contribute to more sustainable management.
This report recommends that more clarity be provided regarding the liability framework governing responsibilities for batteries entering repurposing pathways. Further efforts will be needed to adequately standardise the second-life EVB framework and provide harmonised approaches in areas such as State of Health and State of Charge.
In addition, more must be done to boost demand for second-life applications and help create a market for them. Funding schemes and EU-funded projects can continue supporting innovation, particularly in the automation of repurposing processes to enable further cost reductions.
Electric vehicles are rapidly transforming the transportation landscape. Circularity solutions, namely recycling and second-life applications, are central to addressing environmental impacts and securing access to valuable materials in electric vehicle batteries (EVBs).
Consolidating lessons learnt from the BATRAW project, this report identifies three key enabling conditions for scaling up circularity applications for EVBs in the EU: (i) effective implementation of the EU policy framework underpinned by the Batteries Regulation; (ii) strengthened financial support for scaling up battery circularity applications; and (iii) further harmonisation of the standardisation landscape impacting EVB circularity.
The European Investment Bank and the European Commission's Directorate-General for the Environment are organising an event to mark the launch of their joint report on Transitioning to a circular economy: Closing the investment gap in Europe.
The BATMASS project (EU circular BATtery valley for second life, recycling, and re-manufacturing of materials and black MASS) aims to revolutionise the battery value chain in Europe by creating a cross-regional ecosystem based on circular innovations.
On 17 March, it hosted a Forum exploring opportunities to scale up circular battery technologies and strengthen Europe’s battery value chain.
The TREASoURcE project's final conference will showcase territorial and regional demonstrations of systemic circular economy solutions in plastics, batteries, and biobased waste and side streams.
Find out about practical solutions, tools and strategies tailored for policy makers, industry, cities, researchers and civil society – and take home actionable approaches for your region, sector or organisation.
DPPSkop is a comprehensive B2B SaaS platform developed to meet the Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements mandated under the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.
The platform enables manufacturers, particularly in high-impact sectors such as textiles, batteries and electronics, to digitise, manage and share the lifecycle data of their products.
The European Commission recently adopted a legislative proposal to increase demand for low-carbon, European-made technologies and products. The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) aims to boost manufacturing, grow businesses and create jobs in the EU, while supporting industry's adoption of cleaner, future-ready technologies.
This report provides an analytical assessment of existing circular economy frameworks, standards and indicators from the specific perspective of automotive suppliers.
It examines the practical challenges of translating high-level circular economy objectives into measurable and operational indicators for industry.
The SUINK project aims to design and implement sustainable, flexible and printable self-charging power systems to supply power to a wide range of sensors for the automotive industry.
This webinar will present their printed, recyclable piezoelectric harvesting system designed to harvest electrical energy from mechanical vibrations, a printed bio-based supercapacitor for energy storage and the SUINK self-charging power system.
