Descrizione del progetto
Logistica intelligente per prolungare la durata delle batterie e migliorarne il riciclaggio
Le batterie svolgono un ruolo cruciale all’interno di macchinari, utensili ed elettrodomestici di uso quotidiano; tuttavia, generano al contempo grandi quantità di rifiuti. Il settore del riciclaggio deve affrontare le sfide associate alla gestione e al riciclo di questi rifiuti per garantirne l’efficacia, la sicurezza e l’economicità. In questo contesto, il progetto RECIRCULATE, finanziato dall’UE, si propone di migliorare la catena del valore del riutilizzo e del riciclaggio sviluppando una piattaforma innovativa basata su blockchain che consentirà di far progredire le tecniche di trattamento dei rifiuti derivati dalle batterie. Questi sforzi porteranno alla creazione di passaporti unici per le batterie che ridurranno gli scarti e miglioreranno la manutenzione a fine vita, il riutilizzo, il riciclaggio e i processi di produzione. Verranno così create nuove catene del valore circolari che consentiranno di ridurre al minimo il consumo di energia, i costi associati e i danni ambientali arrecati, vantaggi che a loro volta miglioreranno notevolmente la sostenibilità delle batterie e ne prolungheranno la durata.
Obiettivo
RECIRCULATE addresses the needs of European recycling sector by overcoming current challenges relating to automated dismantling and sorting; safe logistics; fast, cost-effective and reliable State of Health and State of Safety characterization. Combining these advances with a blockchain-based platform, that will combine the data collected during dismantling and recycling and the battery provenance, will enable a unique battery passport and virtual marketplace for e-mobility, consumer and stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems. This approach will enable the RECIRCULATE consortium to create a cascade approach that will enable increased end-of-life battery repair, reuse, remanufacture and recycling.
The advances in RECIRCULATE will based on best-in-world innovations, including:
• Automated dismantling based on Artificial Intelligence with accurate sorting by SoX and battery provenance for recycling.
• Fast, cost-effective, reliable SoX characterization; Safe storage and transportation based on smart logistics solutions.
• Blockchain-based Battery Passports that tracks key battery data, and enables both a complete circular system for e-mobility batteries and a unique, blockchain-based virtual marketplace.
The unique virtual marketplace will allow for the creation of new circular business models for repair, reuse, remanufacture and recycling of second-life batteries, minimizing cost, time, energy and environmental impact whilst maximizing battery value.
RECIRCULATE represents a pan-European consortium of world leading organisations that are looking to commercialize these technologies of European origin. The coordinator, Centria, is leading activities in battery dismantling. The consortium is strengthened by very large organisations, including: Ford, who are currently undertaking development for e-mobility, and DHL a global leader in logistics and reverse logistics as well as European SMEs with world leading technologies.
Campo scientifico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligence
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securitycryptography
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
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