RELiEF Wraps Up Insightful Video Interview Series on Lithium Recycling and Innovation

Recently a short video interview series that provided some insights into the cutting-edge work of lithium recycling and innovation for battery materials was published. The video series features interviews with project members who are shaping the future of sustainable battery technology in Europe. Each video offered viewers expert perspectives on a specific area of RELiEF’s work, covering topics such as lithium recycling, collaborative partnerships, critical raw material independence, and cathodic materials development.

The first video of the series featured Javier Yélamo Mayorga from our coordinating institution ABEE, who explored the potential of recycling lithium from secondary sources, highlighting first findings from the RELiEF project and underscoring the importance of making battery materials more sustainable. In the next video, Laura Albareda from LUT discussed the importance of blending commercial and research interests to advance innovations within RELiEF, shedding light on how strategic partnerships are crucial for scaling research solutions to industry standards. In the third video Sami Virolainen from LUT addressed the value of hydrometallurgy in reducing the EU's dependency on critical raw materials and emphasised that multidisciplinary collaboration is vital to achieving these ambitious goals. The final video featured Marius Hoffmann from ZSW, who discussed the future of cathodic materials, offering a glimpse into RELiEF’s latest findings and the project’s impact on the evolving battery industry.

This video series highlights RELiEF’s innovative approach to lithium recycling and the broader implications of our project’s research for sustainability and energy independence in the European Union, providing information for anyone interested in the latest developments in sustainable battery technology.

Find all four videos below as well as on the RELiEF social media channels.