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The event for circular economy innovation, bringing together all visionaries to accelerate circular transformation in our economy, will take place between 15 and 18 November 2023, in Munich, Germany.
- Four-day flagship event on circular economy
- Top speakers and thought leaders in circular economy
- Five innovation and impulse areas
- Networking and best practices
- 2000+ participants
The CIRCULAR REPUBLIC FESTIVAL brings together the tech ecosystem with politics and corporates in an attempt to ignite collaboration and innovation.
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The 2023 edition of the Raw Materials Week takes place in Brussels, 13-17 November 2023. It will centre around the European Critical Raw Materials Act and include the 10th annual High-Level Conference of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on raw materials, co-organised with Eumicon, on 15 November.
Registrations will open in September 2023.
For any questions regarding side events please contact the functional mailbox GROW-RAW-MATERIALS-WEEK@ec.europa.eu.
More information about the event will follow on this webpage.
Previous Raw Materials Weeks
With an unprecedented success in 2022, counting on the participation of over 1500 participants, the Shifting Economy Week returns in 2023, scheduled to take place between 17 and 23 November.
Similar to the previous edition, the week will gather various stakeholders from Brussels region engaged in fostering the development of an economy capable of tackling the current environmental and social challenges.
New format, new activities expected for this third edition of the Shifting Economy Week. The event will span over five days:
- 17/11: Entrepreneurship day – in partnership with UCM, UNIWO and BECI
- 20/11: Retail and sustainable alimentation
- 21/11: Circular economy
- 22/11: Social and democratic entrepreneurship
- 23/11: Closing
RHINOCEROS participation at Shifting Economy 2023
During the third day, dedicated to Circular economy, our project partner Watt4Ever (W4E) will organise an open-doors event providing participants with the possibility to pay a visit to their premises. The visit will be followed by a detailed presentation of the RHINOCEROS project, where W4E are conducting the EoL batteries characterisation analysis, co-planning processes for automated LIBs sorting and dismantling, and supporting the broad sustainability assessment.
Learn more about their activity within the RHINOCEROS project in the following article: Acceptance criteria and guidelines for 2nd life prone LiBs – Rhinoceros project (rhinoceros-project.eu)
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The 43rd Meeting of the Specialised Electrochemistry Group of Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) will take place in Ciudad Real (ESP) between 3 and 5 July 2023.
The RHINOCEROS project will be featured in the presentation “Transforming strategic metals from secondary resources into functional materials for electrochemical energy technologies”, delivered by the VITO’s GDEx team.
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The 4th Dresden Battery Days meeting on “Steps to sustainable and circular battery value chain” will take place from September 25–27, 2023, at Fraunhofer IKTS in Dresden, Germany.
It is of utmost importance to establish solutions for sustainable battery value chain, and circular processes, digitalisation and recycling are important parts of this development. This two-day meeting will be dedicated to discussions and knowledge exchange between international electrochemical energy storage experts on this topic.
Participants are cordially invited to contribute to the discussion also with posters.
Furthermore, the symposium will be complemented by an industrial exhibition.
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Registration is possible until September 15, 2023.
Battery Recycling Conference & Expo 2023 will take place between 28 and 29 June 2023 in Frankfurt Messe.
Battery Recycling Conference & Expo 2023 is the must-attend event for battery producers, recycling companies, critical raw material suppliers, and the entire battery supply chain to come together to discover the latest innovations and solutions to create a circular economy for used batteries and help create sustainable supply chains for the future. This year’s cycle will showcase over 80 exhibitors in the free-to-attend exhibition, 100+ expert speakers at the conference and over 1,500 participants.
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Electrical Energy Storage (EES) Conference will take place between 13-16 June 2023 in Messe München.
In accordance with the motto – Innovating energy storage, each year Europe’s largest and most international exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems brings together manufacturers, distributors, project developers, system integrators, professional users and suppliers of innovative battery technologies and sustainable solutions for storing renewable energies such as green hydrogen and Power-to-Gas applications. ees Europe covers the entire value chain of innovative battery and energy storage technologies, from individual components to complete systems.
The event is accompanied by three other energy exhibitions taking place in parallel:
Intersolar Europe, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry,
Power2Drive Europe, the international exhibition for charging infrastructure and e-mobility,
EM-Power Europe, the international exhibition for energy management and integrated energy solutions.
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The International Congress for Battery Recycling (ICBR 2023) takes place this year between 6 and 8 September, in Valencia (ESP).
ICBR is the international platform for reviewing the challenges faced by the Battery Recycling Industry on a global basis. For 28 consecutive years, ICBR has brought together the international community of experts and decision makers of the entire Battery Recycling value chain, including battery recyclers and manufacturers, collection organizations, OEM’s, policymakers, materials and services providers and many more.
More information about ICBR 2023
Between 23 and 25 May 2023, meet manufacturers, suppliers, engineers, thought leaders and decision-makers for a conference and trade fair focused on the latest developments in the advanced battery and automotive industries in Messe, Stuttgart (DE).
Five reasons to attend the Battery Show Europe
- Access the latest technologies from 770+ suppliers across the battery supply chain.
- Learn about the latest market innovations across the industry.
- Gain new ideas for increased battery efficiencies and reduced manufacturing costs.
- Watch live product demos showcasing cutting-edge battery technology.
- Join a social networking receptions to meet thousands of peers who are committed to innovation.
