The 3rd Cluster Hub workshop gathered in Brussels representatives of the private sector, the European Commission, the academia, research institutes, experts and support organizations
The Cluster Hub “Production of raw materials for batteries from European resources” held its 3rd edition of its annual cluster workshop on Thursday 12 December. The workshop was organised as […]
CICERO held its 3rd consortium meeting on 9-10 December in Leuven, Belgium
CICERO held its 3rd consortium meeting on 9-10 December in Leuven, Belgium. The meeting was hosted by the coordinator KU Leuven, with PI, head of the coordination team, Prof. Koen […]
Cluster Hub “Production of raw materials for batteries from European resources”
📢 #Battery enthusiasts, mark your calendars for 12 December 2024 and join us for the 3rd edition of the annual workshop of the Cluster Hub “Production of #rawmaterials for #batteries from European […]
Life-cycle assessment of battery-grade nickel sulphate
Georgios Bartzas and Konstantinos Komnitsas of the Technical University of Crete, Greece, key partners of the KU Leuven-coordinated ENICON EU project, have published a new article entitled Cradle to Gate […]
EU Clustering Event on responsible mining in Europe (9 Sep’ 2024)
Will Europe succeed in opening new mines for energy-transition metals by 2030? Or will public opposition throw a spanner in the works? These are the questions addressed in the upcoming EU clustering event in Mechelen (BE) on 9 September 2024.
Euromines launches Episode 1 of its vodcast series: Peter Tom Jones
Euromines has launched the first episode of its vodcast series on the topic of Europe’s raw materials conundrum. Episode 1 features SIM² KU Leuven’s Peter Tom Jones. A 40-minute conversation about responsible mining, refining and recycling.
Journeyman Pictures distributes “Made in Europe: from mine to electric vehicle”
Journeyman Pictures will be distributing an edited version of “Made in Europe: from mine to electric vehicle”. For over twenty years Journeyman has distributed and co-produced, provocative, profound and original factual content, working with the top players in the industry.
Upgrading FeNi towards battery-grade Ni using continuous counter-current SX
SOLVOMET/SIM² researchers have successfully demonstrated a hydrometallurgical flowsheet for upgrading ferronickel (Class-II nickel) into battery grade nickel (Class-I nickel) in a mini-pilot SX facility.
Join us at ICHS 2024 Symposium (9-11 Sep 2024, Mechelen)
Full programme for ICHS 2024 is out (First International Symposium on Circular Hydrometallurgy, Mechelen, Belgium, 9-11 September 2024).
“Europe’s Mining Renaissance”: full documentary now released
The full version of the documentary “Europe’s Mining Renaissance” has now been released. This film addresses Europe’s quest to responsibly mine the energy-transition metals that are needed to fuel the transition to climate neutrality.