Categoria: General news
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Great success for the PI proposal of an EU integrated centre of recycle.
The following paper has been published: Modular Strategies for Global Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling, Resources, Environment and Sustainability 2026; https://doi.org/10.3390/s25247689. The paper, expressing a viewpoint of the coordinator, argues that Europe’s lithium-ion battery recycling is held back by fragmentation—scattered capacities, non-harmonized routes, and weak comparability—which contributes to “black mass dependency” and significant exports of black mass, with…
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Training course about valorization of end-of-life lithium batteries
On January, 12, 2026, a 3-hour training module was delivered by Alberto Mannu at Primo Levi secondary school of Milan to introduce participants to the valorization and recycling of end-of-life lithium batteries, a topic of growing scientific, technological, and environmental relevance. The CARAMEL technology was introduced. The session presented key concepts related to the lithium-battery…
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Planet Art Camp event
On the morning of Thursday 15 January, at Palazzo Calini ai Fiumi in Brescia, the Brescia stop of the Planet Art Camp event take place, in its fourth edition. CARAMEL project was presented. Planet Art Camp is a project promoted by GreenPlanner that brings together science and art to raise awareness among new generations about…
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Research and innovation prize for the CARAMEL coordinator
After a presentation about critical raw material recovery by the new mircowave-based technology, Elza Bontempi received a prize for her innovation work. The vent was on decembre 2, 2025 at the Teatro Grande di Brescia, during the event Galà dei Bilanci. The presentation, also reporting some CARAMEL results, is available here.
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The energy transition paradox
A Perspective paper, written by the coordinator was published by Resources, Conservation and Recycling. It reports that the decline in ore grade is the cause of a sharp decline in energy efficiency and a corresponding increase in emissions due to a sublinear relationship between material abundance and production rates. In contrast, secondary raw materials –…
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CARAMEL presented at the RENOVATE PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Battery Recycling in Lombardy event
This workshop (on October 23th, 2025) seeked to consolidate know-how, EU & locally funded projects, initiatives and research existing in the Lombardy region on battery recycling and to build the case for getting the necessary support for its development.It showcased what exists in the region, what has been achieved so far and debated what is…
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Sorgenia SpA ha citato il lavoro di ricerca dell’Università di Brescia
Sorgenia SpA è un’azienda che opera nel mercato libero dell’energia elettrica e del gas naturale, con oltre 600.000 clienti su tutto il territorio nazionale. E’ stato dedicato un articolo completo realtivo all’attività di ricerca del progetto.
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Critical raw materials and the Ukraine war
U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly proposed that American support for Ukraine in its war against Russia should be contingent on access to the country’s strategic resources. Meanwhile, the European Union has already secured a Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials and Batteries with Ukraine, recognizing its substantial—though not fully quantified—reserves of critical raw materials. This…
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Elza Bontempi is one of the TESTIMONIAL of the WASTES SOLUTIONS, TREATMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES international conference
Elza Bontempi, as plenary speaker of the 2024 event is one of the TESTIMONIAL of the 7th WASTES SOLUTIONS, TREATMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES confernce in Madeira 3-5 September 2025 Congress website: https://www.wastes2025.org/