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Great opportunity to gain insight into EU policies in the field of batteries!

🔋 What role will government policies and regulations play in shaping the battery industry's future? ❓   🔋 Join us on November 25 for an expert discussion dedicated to these challenges and opportunities. Battery experts Guiomar Hernández from Uppsala University, Department of Chemistry - Ångström and Lisset Urrutia from SVOLT Energy Technology (Europe) GmbH will delve into how organizations can prepare for potential disruptions while adhering to green policies. They will explore whether policies around the use of recycled material or the potential banning of PFAS are beneficial for maintaining a clean industry. Additionally, they will question the strategy of reducing cobalt in battery cells, discussing whether this progression aids in making batteries more sustainable or merely shifts the problem to different materials.   🆓 Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/ekNCEDtg 🆓   The expert discussion is organized by the European Battery Business Club EBBC, a unique platform for lifelong learning. The EBBC is hosted by @Fraunhofer IFAM, which combines battery expertise with many years of experience in continuing education: https://s.fhg.de/EBBC   #IFAMdrivesInnovation #batteries #batterycellproduction #cellmanufacturing #batteryexperts #EBBC Fraunhofer Academy

🔋 What role will government policies and regulations play in shaping the battery industry’s future? Join us on 25 November for an expert talk on “Energising Change - Can Green Policies Push the Battery Sector Forward?” organised by the European Battery Business Club (EBBC), a unique platform for lifelong learning supported by EIT RawMaterials Academy. Battery experts Guiomar Hernández from Uppsala University and Lisset Urrutia from SVOLT Energy Technology (Europe) GmbH will delve into some of the following discussions: ❓ How organizations can prepare for potential disruptions while adhering to green policies. ❓ Are policies around using recycled material or possibly banning PFAS beneficial for maintaining a clean industry? ❓ Question the strategy of reducing cobalt in battery cells. 🆓 Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/ekNCEDtg The EBBC is hosted by Fraunhofer IFAM, which combines battery expertise with many years of experience in continuing education. More information here: https://s.fhg.de/EBBC #IFAMdrivesInnovation #Batteries #BatteryCellProduction #CellManufacturing #BatteryExperts #Europe #EBBC #Innovation #FreeWebinar #Technology Fraunhofer Academy

🔋New announcement Batteries Europe and BEPA - Batteries European Partnership Association are pleased to announce the release of Position Papers that clarify important issues pertaining to the European battery market! 💡 👉 Download them at Batteries Europe website here:https://lnkd.in/dE6m2tXn 👉 Register to the online workshops for further insights: https://lnkd.in/dG4mTCPQ Insights: 🌐 Digitalisation: How can advanced modelling and digital technologies accelerate battery development and improve efficiency? 📚 Education & Skills: What are the current and future training needs to enable highly skilled workforce for the European battery industry? ⚠️Safety: What are the major safety considerations during the life cycle of a battery, from the stage of design till the end of its life? 🌱Sustainability: What specific challenges hinder the fulfilment of sustainability requirements across the battery value chain in Europe? 🤝 Social Sciences & Humanities: What characteristics make a battery not only technologically effective but also beneficial for society at large? 👏 Congratulations to all contributors for the exceptional work! In cooperation with BEPA - Batteries European Partnership Association Wouter IJzermans, Fabrice Stassin CLERENS EASE - The European Association for Storage of Energy ENEA VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH INSTM - Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali SINTEF EIT InnoEnergy CIC energiGUNE Zabala Innovation Europe BEPA - Batteries European Partnership Association EERA - The European Energy Research Alliance #batteryinnovation #BatteryTechnology #HorizonEurope

👀 Event tip: On 14 and 15 November 2024, the project BIOSTORE Universität Münster hosts the workshop “Sustainable Battery Systems – Bridging Technology, Policy and Governance for a Renewable Future”.   It brings together experts from academia, government, NGOs, industry and the interested public to discuss the opportunities and challenges in bridging innovation policies and regulation in the transition towards more sustainable #battery systems. 🤝 In addition to identifying and discussing scientifically and socially relevant research questions, the workshop aims to facilitate knowledge transfer between different stakeholders.   👉 The full program can be found here: https://lnkd.in/egG73aMp   👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eX5m6QGe   About the project: The interdisciplinary research project BIOSTORE (Biologization of Batteries and Materials: Developing the Battery of the Future), located at the Universität Münster, addresses the pivotal challenge of #sustainability ♻️ in the battery sector. BIOSTORE aims to investigate the potential of the so-called #biologization of batteries: a technique through which some commonly used battery components are replaced by bio-based alternatives.

Join us at ISGC-2025 (https://lnkd.in/eGKkiVFb) from May 12th to May 16th 2025 to meet Prof Douglas MacFarlane Farlane from Monash University (Australia), one of our confirmed plenary speakers. His research focuses broadly on creating a genuinely sustainable nitrogen cycle. Current-day nitrogen chemistry relies on two heavily greenhouse gas producing reactions: the Haber Bosch process for the reduction of N2 to NH3 and the Ostwald process for the oxidation of NH3 to HNO3. An electrochemical or photo-electrochemical approach to both of the reactions is possible, based on renewable electricity, and his group and others are making progress in that direction. In the longer run the direct production of C-N bonds from N2 and CO2 is an enticing possibility. More information at https://lnkd.in/e_KaU_k4. If you want to be part of ISGC-2025, please create your account online at https://lnkd.in/eGKkiVFb The call for abstracts is now open and will close on December 15th. Our sponsors and partners : CNRS, Université de Poitiers, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Adisseo, L'Oréal, Syensqo, Air Liquide, SEPPIC, IFP Energies nouvelles, MERK, Sustainability #RSCSustainability, EFCATS, ACD Nouvelle-Aquitaine, La Rochelle Agglo

I had the honor of presenting a seminar on the critical topic of "Carbon Credits: Can Industrialized Countries Simply Buy Their Way Out of Their Savings Obligations?" at FAU Erlangen -Nuremberg. My discussion delved into the engineering perspective of how the carbon credit system operates, the challenges it faces, the types of projects involved, and future optimization. During the seminar, I highlighted the intricate mechanisms behind carbon credits, focusing on the optimization of efficiency for credit verification and the overall sustainability of this approach. While carbon credits can serve as a temporary measure to mitigate carbon emissions, I emphasized that they are not a long-term solution. Instead, they should be viewed as a transitional tool to aid us as we shift towards fully renewable energy systems. Understanding the technical and logistical challenges of implementing carbon credit systems is crucial for enhancing their effectiveness and ensuring that they genuinely contribute to global emission reduction goals. I explored various projects and innovations designed to optimize the verification process, ensuring that the credits represent real and additional reductions in greenhouse gases. #CarbonCredits #SustainableEngineering #EnvironmentalManagement #RenewableEnergyTransition #Gratitude #EngineeringSeminar #FAU

#HighlyCitedPaper in Processes MDPI Published within the past 8 months, cited 10 times! "Enabling Safe and Sustainable Hydrogen Mobility: Circular Economy-Driven Management of Hydrogen Vehicle Safety", by Dr. Mohammad Yazdi from the University of the West of Scotland, et al. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dhrSV_Fg 👉 Check out the Most Cited Viewed list: https://lnkd.in/eG-sgJ9c #openaccess #article

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 – 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 ♻💡🤝 The Paris Agreement has led to companies committing to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), with the aim of reducing their short-term carbon footprint by more than 40%, and long term by up to 100%* In 2023, the number of companies committed to SBTi reached 4000. However, achieving these ambitious goals cannot be done through continuous improvement, energy management, and simple business cases alone. Instead, companies need to develop a master plan that incorporates “future state planning”. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀? Future state planning involves designing a future state where the goals of significant carbon reduction can be achieved. This may include full electrification and novel production processes, also with focus on how we believe the technical opportunities and surrounding society will be in the future. The future state also needs to address the needed robustness, possible expansion of production capacity, resilience and sustainability of the future site 🦾♻ Read more about how we shift our mindset in terms of future state planning and how it can result in concrete plans that include how e.g. sufficient electrical capacity is ordered in due time, and how to think about your equipment in terms of replacement and prioritisation. Find the article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d8qMqpx5 hashtag #decarbonization #industrialfacilities #futurestateplanning #pharma #lifescience

ESEIA FP10 Position Paper: Part 2 📑💡 From November 2023 to February 2024, ESEIA sought input from its members to jointly help shape the next EU Framework Programme for R&I (FP10). 39 ESEIA experts from 21 member organisations across 11 European countries shared their experiences with #HorizonEurope, revealing gaps in R&I and defining new topics, future challenges and trends for #FP10. Here are the top 1️⃣3️⃣ upcoming future topics identified by our members, showcasing a horizontal orientation applicable across multiple areas:  ▪ Smart Cities  ▪ Life cycle assessment of bioeconomy  ▪ Circular Economy  ▪ Waste management and recycling  ▪ Education and sustainable development  ▪ Artificial Intelligence  ▪ Materials for energy storage / CCS  ▪ Business models of future smart grids  ▪ Sustainable social, business and governance models  ▪ Zero pollution, zero-waste Biorefineries   ▪ Business model on bioeconomy and circular economy   ▪ Electric vehicle charging systems and grid integration  ▪ Lifelong learning What do you think the future topics will be? Share your thoughts in the comments below.  Find out more about our Position Paper and stay tuned for more insights: https://lnkd.in/ebKjCuS5 #research #innovation #policy #climateresilience #EuropeanGreenDeal