Current projects

Hesse Innovation Funding, Hesse Agency

BatDemBo

Development of an automated cell disassembly process using precision drilling as a process step in the automated disassembly of vehicle batteries.

Funded by the European Commission, Horizon Europe

BATRAW

Recycling of end-of-life battery packs for domestic raw material supply chains and enhanced circular economy

Duration: 01.04.2022 – 31.03.2026

Hesse Innovation Funding, Hesse Agency

BORDO

BDD (boron-doped diamond) electrode technology and its application in industrial water treatment

Duration: 01.10.2025-30.09.2027

 

Funded by the European Commission, Horizon Europe

FlexCycle

Flexible robotic solutions for the recycling of soft materials

Duration: 01.09.2025 – 30.08.2029

Funded by the European Commission, Horizon Europe

FREE4LIB

Feasible REcovery of critical raw materials through a new circular Ecosystem FOR a Li-Ion Battery cross-value chain in Europe

Duration: 01.09.2022 – 31.08.2026

Funded by German BMWI

ReAktiv

Highly efficient recycling of Li-ion active materials from round and button cells

Duration: 01.01.2022 – 30.06.2026

Funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV)

RePose

Renewable Power Supply for eFuels

Duration: 01.12.2022 - 31.08.2026

Funded by the European Commission, Horizon Europe

RESTORE

Automated pre-processing of EoL batteries with new intelligent dismantling and separation technologies for direct reuse

Duration: 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2028

Funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR - B@ts)

Rob@t2Cell

Safe recovery and efficient recycling of used batteries

Duration: 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2028

Funded by Jülich

SeRoBatt

Secondary sources of critical raw materials for battery cell production - potentials, recovery, resynthesis

Duration: 01.04.2024 - 31.03.2027

With funding from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space and FONA

SiSil

Development of urban silver and silicon sources along the value chain from PV modules

Duration: 01.11.2025 - 31.10.2028

Funded by the European Commission, Horizon Europe

SOPHIA

Implementation of advanced digital Solutions to increase the circularity of PV panels throughout the full value chain

Duration: 01.06.2025 - 31.05.2028

Jülich für das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK)

GreenCool

Development of magnetocaloric cooling technology with sustainable materials

Duration: 01.08.2024 – 31.07.2026

Funding initiative of the Volkswagen Foundation

MagCycleAM

Recycling Nd-Fe-B magnets for use in additive manufacturing.

Duration: 01.07.2025 - 31.06.2029

 

 

MaRS

Critical materials lean Magnets by Recycling and Substitution

Duration: 01.01.2024 - 31.12.2026

 

 

Internally funded project by the FhG

Orchester

Digital ecosystem for a resilient and sustainable supply of functionally reliable materials

Duration: 01.01.2024 - 31.12.2027

Funded by European Union, Horizon Europe

ABraytCSPfuture

Air-Brayton cycle concentrated solar power future plants via redox oxides-based structured thermochemical heat exchangers

Duration: 01.11.2022 – 30.10.2026 

Funded by Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development, and Energy

Circular Carbon Technologies (CCT)

Solutions for tapping non-fossil carbon sources, as well as for carbon cycling and sequestration

Duration: 10.2024 - 09.2027

Funded by the European Commission, Horizon Europe

FlexCycle

Flexible robotic solutions for the recycling of soft materials

Duration: 01.09.2025 – 30.08.2029

Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

K3I-Cycling

AI-supported optimization of the recycling of plastic packaging

Duration: 01.09.2022 - 31.12.2025  

Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU) under grant agreement No 10125128 1

PFAROS

Driving Sustainable Innovation to Minimise PFAS in European Healthcare

 

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With funding from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space and FONA

RoboTex

Robotics solution for sustainable sorting and handling of old textiles

Duration: 01.11.2025 - 30.11.2027

Funded by European Union, Horizon Europe

SPRINT

Optimization of sustainable, technically and economically viable and safe quasi-solid-state sodium-ion batteries

Duration: 01.02.2025 - 31.01.2029