Imagine treating old electric cars like urban gold mines. Instead of letting them rust, this project finds a way to pull out the valuable metals from batteries and motors. These materials are then cleaned up and put back into making new cars, creating a closed loop that doesn't rely on digging new holes in the ground.
The surge in electric vehicles will create a massive wave of end-of-life waste. Europe currently lacks an integrated, safe, and traceable system to recover critical materials like lithium and rare earths from these vehicles.
A pilot-scale dismantling and recycling system for batteries and magnets, supported by digital traceability tools and a digital product passport.
If you are an EV manufacturer dealing with future battery waste and raw material shortages — this project developed a recovery strategy that reintegrates recycled lithium, nickel, and cobalt into new production. This reduces reliance on virgin materials and secures your supply chain.
If you are a dismantling center dealing with the safety risks of high-voltage batteries — this project developed a pilot-scale demonstration for safe dismantling and recycling. This allows you to turn hazardous waste into a strategic source of rare earth elements.
If you are a motor producer dealing with the high cost of rare earth magnets — this project developed a process to recover NdFeB magnets from old vehicles. This provides a sustainable source of materials that perform similarly to virgin minerals.
Based on available project data, specific cost figures are not provided, but the project focuses on developing innovative business models to ensure economic alignment.
Yes, the project will implement a pilot-scale demonstration covering both vehicle dismantling and the recycling of batteries and magnets.
Based on available project data, there is no specific mention of licensing terms, though the project involves 11 partners across 6 countries.
Yes, the project implements a digital product passport to ensure regulatory alignment and transparency throughout the material lifecycle.
The project is scheduled to run from 2026-09-01 to 2030-08-31.
The consortium is well-balanced for commercialization, featuring 11 partners from 6 countries. With an industry ratio of 45% (including 5 industrial partners and 4 SMEs), there is a strong bridge between the 4 research entities and the actual market, ensuring the pilot-scale results are grounded in industrial reality.
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