CICERO Vision for Europe’s Green Transition and the Greek Laterites
Nickel and cobalt are at the heart of Europe’s green transition, powering the batteries that drive electric mobility and renewable energy storage. As demand for these critical metals is set
CICERO Engages with EIT RawMaterials Partner Day 2025
On 10-11 September 2025, the EIT RawMaterials Partner Day was held at Skyline Brussels, bringing together Europe’s raw materials innovation ecosystem—industry, academia, policy, startups, and R&I projects—to exchange ideas, explore
Lyten took over Northvolt
The Californian start-up Lyten has taken over Northvolt, the only major European-owned battery factory project, after the Swedish company went bankrupt in March 2025. Northvolt, once seen as a symbol
The Position of Greek Laterites in the World
Dr. Tampouris from the CICERO partner LARCO, has published an interesting report, that gives a good overview of the Nickel market in the EU Abstract: In recent years, the huge increase
The 4th CICERO Consortium Meeting in Belgium was a success!
The CICERO project held its fourth consortium meeting on 21 May 2025 in Leuven, Belgium. It has been already a year and a half since eleven partners have been actively
Joint Press Release: New documentary “Europe’s Lithium Paradox”
Europe’s Lithium Paradox: New documentary on Europe’s struggle to mine, refine and recycle its lithium for becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent
CICERO at the Horizon Standardization Booster event 2025
The CICERO project participated in the Horizon Standardisation Booster’s (https://hsbooster.eu) event which took place in Brussels, Belgium (5th of March 2025). The HSbooster was funded under the Horizon Europe Research
Battery Experts Convene in Münster for the BATTERY 2030+ Conference 2025
Over 250 international battery researchers and industry leaders gathered in Münster, Germany on 6 and 7 May for the fifth annual BATTERY 2030+ Conference. The event spotlighted Europe’s drive towards
CICERO presented its geostrategic context at the Battery 2030+ Clustering event on Critical Raw Materials and Batteries
On March 11, 2025, the University of Oviedo hosted the “Clustering Battery 2030+ & Cross-Fertilisation Event,” bringing together key stakeholders from the European battery research community. This one-day event aimed
Policy Brief by CICERO Coordinator Dr. Peter Tom Tones
Why Europe must act now to change public perception of mining” The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) sets the target for the EU to extract 10 percent of its annual
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
European Raw Materials Week 2024 and CICERO clustering event
The European Commission hosted in Brussels the 9th edition of Raw Materials Week from December 9 to 13, bringing together over 1,400 participants from industry, government, academia, and civil society.