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"As An Industry, We Must Become More Transparent about Our Environmental Impact"
Heidi Hammarsten
This course focuses on the fundamentals of battery materials and their sustainability assessment from the perspective of circularity. The aim is to demonstrate the principles for more sustainable battery production, especially for the EU market.
This program aims to help organizations to
Consequently, consumers, the environment, and the climate will benefit from products that are more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable, and energy-efficient.
Participants may choose to complete this program as a standalone or join the comprehensive Certificate in Advanced LCA Simulation program.
Meet the program team and learn about this learning opportunity by joining our information session on November 25, 2024, at 15-15.30 (EET).
The program supports the EU’s sustainable products initiative to make products placed on the EU market more sustainable. It provides product designers with knowledge and tools to understand how they can adjust existing material cycles and design new processes to optimize the environmental performance of batteries while maintaining their functional quality. Applications include electronic equipment such as computers, phones, and tablets, the automotive and aeronautic sectors, and sustainable energy-related technologies.
The program is designed and developed by Aalto University, Metso, TU Bergakademi Freiberg, University of Bordeaux, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. VTT and Aalto University Executive Education.
The course provides the participants with the latest knowledge on state-of-the-art lithium battery materials and their functioning, future development, and research trends. In addition, participants will learn about the environmental foot-printing of advanced materials used in batteries and related sustainability challenges and resource implications like the criticality and circularity of raw materials use.
After the completion of this program, the participant will
This program is designed for chemical, process, and metallurgical engineers and materials scientists interested in learning about lithium-ion batteries, their materials, new developments, and their sustainability assessment and attributes.
Before joining the course, participants should have basic knowledge on metallurgy, materials science, and life cycle assessment.
This program is particularly suitable for
This program consists of eight interactive live online sessions focusing on different topics. Between sessions, participants will work on assignments that help apply the learning.
March 4, 2025 10.00-12.45 (EET) |
State of the art lithium battery materials and their functioning Aalto University |
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March 11, 2025 10.00-12.45 (EET) |
Battery materials future development and research trends Aalto University |
March 18, 2025 10.00-12.45 (EET) |
Environmental footprint of advanced materials used in batteries University of Bordeaux |
March 25, 2025 10.00-12.45 (EET) |
Resource implications of raw materials University of Bordeaux |