On 25 June 2026, the RESPECT consortium partners convened in Embrach, Switzerland, for the 9th and final General Assembly, hosted by KYBURZ. As the project reaches its conclusion in July 2026, this last assembly marked a milestone moment for the consortium — an opportunity to celebrate the work achieved, consolidate key learnings across all work packages, and look ahead to future research directions and collaboration opportunities. The agenda featured final technical presenta

On 21 May 2026, Benjamin Wilson from Aalto University represented RESPECT at the REVITALISE Project Seminar 2026, hosted by the University of Aveiro in Aveiro, Portugal. The dedicated gathering on the future of sustainable battery recycling brought together approximately 75 participants from academia and industry. The seminar explored the latest advances in green, low-cost, and environmentally friendly recycling processes across a broad range of battery materials, with a part

On 2 June 2026, the RESPECT and FREE4LIB consortia jointly hosted their final conference in Brussels, bringing together over 100 registered participants from across the European battery ecosystem, including researchers, industry representatives, policymakers, and other EU-funded projects. The event marked the formal conclusion of both projects and provided a compelling platform to showcase four years of innovation in battery recycling and to chart the path ahead for Europe's

On 25 and 26 March 2026, the RESPECT consortium partners gathered in Grimstad, Norway, for the 8th General Assembly, hosted by two of the project's key partners: Vianode and Morrow Batteries . As the project moves into its final stretch ahead of completion in July 2026, the meeting provided a timely opportunity to take stock of the work accomplished and align on the remaining tasks. The agenda included in-depth presentations of the work carried out over the last six months

The European Commission presented an automotive package last December aimed at supporting the sector. Alongside the revision of CO₂ standards for cars and vans, simplification measures, and a proposal on greening corporate fleets, the Commission introduced the Battery Booster Strategy (a non-legislative document). This initiative aims to strengthen the European battery value chain, considered strategic for the EU’s competitiveness and for achieving its climate goals. The ob

RESPECT is honoured to have been distinguished as a project illustrating the Horizon Europe programme. The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) have published Battery technologies – Advancing e-mobility and stationary solutions – Case study in which RESPECT is one of the exemplar Horizon Europe projects delivering technology solutions across different parts

RESPECT project was present at the 2 nd Conference on Battery Direct recycling at Wurzburg, Germany, (DRC 2026) hosted by Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC . From February 3-5, 2026, more than 170 experts gathered in Würzburg showcasing the latest advances in the direct recycling of anodes and cathodes. Direct recycling aims to recover functional battery materials from end-of-life batteries or production scrap and reuse them directly in new cells - preserving

On 20 November 2025, the Cluster Hub “Production of raw materials for batteries from European resources” held the fourth edition of its annual workshop in hybrid format in Brussels, co-organised this year by CLEPA through the RESPECT project together with RELiEF, FREE4LIB and LITHOS. The event highlighted the latest technologies across the battery raw materials value chain, from mining to advanced recycling. RESPECT contributed with its presentation “Hydrometallurgical Recyc

The RESPECT project was present at the Battery Innovation Days 2025, which took place in Graz from 2 to 3 December 2025, as part of the Cluster Hub Materials for Batteries. The project was showcased in the Cluster Hub booth, where stakeholders had the opportunity to learn more about the carried out under RESPECT and its outcomes, bringing closer researchers and industry. Moreover, the Cluster Hub also took the stage for one of the sessions, contributing to the discussion abou

The International Solvent Extraction Conference took place in Melbourne (Australia) from 29 September to 2 October 2025. This event happens every three years and gathers the most important solvent extraction experts in academia and industry from all over the world. The sessions are focused on different fields where solvent extraction is an important separation technology, including hydrometallurgy, recycling, nuclear field or pharmaceutics. The RESPECT project was presented b

The International Process Metallurgy Symposium (IPMS2025), organised by Aalto University, took place from 27 to 28 October 2025 in Espoo, Finland. It gathered over 150 attendees from academia, industry and other stakeholder interested in metallurgy, battery recycling, precious and critical materials, materials circularity and sustainability. During this event, Diana Arellano (Aalto University) had the opportunity to hold the session "LCA of a hydrometallurgical battery recycl

On 11 September 2025, during the International Congress for Battery Recycling (ICBR 2025), Enrique Moliner from LOMARTOV addressed the...

The RESPECT project continues to make substantial progress towards building a sustainable and circular battery ecosystem in...

At the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference – AABC Europe 2025 , held from 23 to 26 June in Mainz, Germany. AABC Europe is a leading...

As part of the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2025, the RESPECT project was featured at the EUSEW Energy Fair , held from 10...

On 3 June 2025, the RESPECT project, in partnership with GR4FITE3, hosted the webinar “Powering Europe’s Net-Zero Future: Graphite’s Role...

On 3 June 2025, the RESPECT project, in collaboration with GR4FITE3, will host the webinar "Powering Europe's Net-Zero Future: Graphite's...

From 10 to 12 June, the RESPECT project will participate in the Energy Fair in the framework of the European Sustainable Energy Week...

From May 5 to 7, the Battery 2030+ Annual Conference was held in Münster, Germany, bringing together researchers, industry professionals,...

Picture © Juhana Marjomäki On 7 April 2025, science and technology students at Kulosaari Secondary School (Kulosaaren yhteiskoulu, KSYK)...