Work Packages (WPs)
CIRCUBATT is structured into six key work packages, each targeting critical aspects of the project.
Developing Innovative Business Models for Secondary Batteries
This work package focuses on ensuring that the secondary use of retired batteries delivers both economic and environmental benefits through models like Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS). It co-creates revenue strategies and a social life cycle assessment framework to facilitate the closed-loop reuse of battery technologies.
Battery Eco-Design and Digital Battery Transport
WP2 integrates advanced AI and data analytics to optimize battery design for circularity, focusing on ease of dismantling and high-value recycling. The team is also developing a Digital Battery Passport to ensure full transparency and traceability of materials throughout the entire lifecycle.
Second-life Performance and Safety Validation
This package establishes rigorous testing protocols and AI-driven health monitoring to validate the safety and efficiency of batteries in second-life applications. By predicting aging patterns, the project ensures that repurposed batteries meet the high standards required for stationary energy storage.
Advanced Recycling and Raw Material Recovery
WP4 develops innovative processes to recover high-purity critical raw materials from end-of-life batteries, reducing Europe’s dependency on external supplies. The focus is on maximizing recycling efficiency while minimizing the environmental footprint of the recovery process itself.
Communication, Dissemination, and Exploitation
This work package manages the project’s external visibility, ensuring that breakthrough results reach policymakers, industry leaders, and the public. It also focuses on exploitation strategies to ensure that CIRCUBATT’s innovations are successfully adopted by the market.
Project Management and Coordination
WP6 provides the overarching administrative, financial, and technical coordination required to ensure seamless progress across the entire project consortium. It is responsible for risk management, data protection compliance, and maintaining the strategic direction of the project toward its circular economy goals.