Events

CICERO presents its geostrategic context at the 2025 clustering event on Critical Raw Materials and batteries, organised by the BATTERY 2030+ initiative Registration link Date and place: 11 March 2025, Oviedo, Spain

CICERO presents at the BATTERY 2030+ Annual Conference, together with leading scientists in, as well as the industry across the full battery value chain. The gathering will aim to showcase the collaborative efforts of academia, industry, and policy makers in advancing Europe's battery research and innovation landscape. Registration link Dates and place: 5-7 May 2025 […]

Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) are essential for enabling modern technologies, particularly in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, long-duration energy storage (LDES), and digital infrastructure. These materials are fundamental to the European Union’s strategic objectives for climate neutrality and digital transformation and are central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)1. In response to escalating geopolitical and […]

EUIndTech2025 is a EU flagship event, organized by the Polish presidency of the EU Council on industrial technologies and materials for a sustainable future. It gathers cyclical events, Conference on Industrial Technologies and Euro Nano Forum. The event brings together stakeholders from research organizations, industry, NGOs and policymakers to discuss the state-of-the-art technologies, challenges and […]

Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) are indispensable for facilitating modern technologies, particularly in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, long-duration energy storage (LDES), and digital infrastructure. These materials are fundamental to the European Union’s strategic objectives for achieving climate neutrality and driving digital transformation and are central to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In response to […]

CICERO will participate in this year's edition. The gathering will convene stakeholders from across the public and private sectors, academia, civil society organisations, and Indigenous representatives to discuss well-being in mining regions, focusing on two pillars: (i) Improving community participation, trust and communications in mining, (ii) Advancing research and innovation for sustainable mining practices. Date: […]

A hybrid impactful event, hosted by the Cluster Hub “Production of Raw Materials for Batteries from European Resources”, brings together over 20 EU-funded projects and 120+ organisations to present concrete results from across the battery raw materials value chain. Whether you're in research, industry, or policy, this webinar will show you: Which technological paths are proving effective, […]

“Advances in Circular Hydrometallurgy – Insights from the HE CICERO Project” Discover the latest insights and innovations in circular hydrometallurgy through two high-level presentations: The 12 Principles of Circular Hydrometallurgy - Professor Koen Binnemans from KU Leuven (11:00–12:00 CET) Electrowinning of Metals from Aqueous Solutions: The Potential of Methane Sulfonic Acid as Electrolyte - Dr. […]

The webinar will explore key topics in hydrometallurgy through two high-level expert presentations: The Lindy Effect in Hydrometallurgy - Prof. Koen Binnemans (KUL) (11:00-12:00 CET) The presentation discusses why established hydrometallurgical technologies remain dominant and why the adoption of new approaches can be challenging. This concept explains industrial hesitation to adopt, as capital-intensive projects favor […]

Europe’s path to climate neutrality depends on critical minerals (lithium, rare earths, nickel, cobalt), which are all increasingly being weaponised in today's World of Fortresses (dixit Mark Carney). This situation is further exacerbated as a result of (another) war in the Middle East. While recycling and circularity are essential, they cannot fully meet the scale […]