GIGAGREEN proposes a structured research plan to develop and scale up novel electrode and cell component manufacturing processes that follow a Design to Manufacture approach in line with Europe’s strategic goal of becoming a global leader in the Li-ion battery value chain.
This means that GIGAGREEN seeks for the minimum environmental impact and energy consumption, cell designs which facilitate the re-use and disassembly, increase of the cost-efficiency and safety of processes and products, and high-throughput technologies able to be easily scaled up and automated in the context of industry 4.0/5.0 gigafactories.
GIGAGREEN will finalise by the end of the project with a set of novel materials (binders, electrolyte, separators, cathode, and anode active materials, etc.), adapted to innovative dry and wet electrode processing techniques, which motivate the generation of Design to Manufacture guidelines and a data-driven Digital Twin.
GIGAGREEN proposes a sustainable and cost-efficient new approach by integrating synergies and materials within the recycling and production chain of the new battery systems. Apart from recycling the metals (Cu, Ni and Al) and plastics, GIGAGREEN aims to recycle both active materials and electrolyte.
GIGAGREEN proposes a structured research plan to develop and scale up novel electrode and cell component manufacturing processes that follow a Design to Manufacture approach in line with Europe’s strategic goal of becoming a global leader in the Li-ion battery value chain.
This means that GIGAGREEN seeks for the minimum environmental impact and energy consumption, cell designs which facilitate the re-use and disassembly, increase of the cost-efficiency and safety of processes and products, and high-throughput technologies able to be easily scaled up and automated in the context of industry 4.0/5.0 gigafactories.
GIGAGREEN will finalise by the end of the project with a set of novel materials (binders, electrolyte, separators, cathode, and anode active materials, etc.), adapted to innovative dry and wet electrode processing techniques, which motivate the generation of Design to Manufacture guidelines and a data-driven Digital Twin.
GIGAGREEN proposes a sustainable and cost-efficient new approach by integrating synergies and materials within the recycling and production chain of the new battery systems. Apart from recycling the metals (Cu, Ni and Al) and plastics, GIGAGREEN aims to recycle both active materials and electrolyte.
Carlo has been working in the battery industry for the past 15 years, ranging from R&D to production engineering roles. In his current assignment, he is serving as Senior Engineering Manager at NOVO, a joint venture between Volvo Cars and Northvolt, setting up a new Li-ion cell production plant in Goteborg.
Dr. Elixabete Ayerbe, PhD in Aerospace Engineering, has over 15 years of experience in battery and fuel cell technologies, with expertise in modelling. As Team Leader in modelling and Post-mortem at CIDETEC Energy Storage, she oversees multi-physics and data-driven modelling, parameterization, and post-mortem analysis across cell chemistries. Dr. Ayerbe contributes extensively to European battery projects and initiatives. She has led the Manufacturability chapter of the Battery2030+ Roadmap and serves on its Executive Board. Additionally, she is an active member of BEPA, contributing to task forces on safety, digitalization, and manufacturing.
Luca Romoli is a Professor of Manufacturing at the University of Pisa and is an expert on surface texturing and was the coordinator of an EU-funded project on surface functionalisation. His main research field involves laser processing and surface metrology up to the nanoscale. He is currently serving as Director of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pisa.
Mihaela Aneta Dumitrescu holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and worked for over 15 years in the field of fuel cells and batteries starting with research as a post-doc at Politecnico di Torino and continuing with manufacturing prototypes with different active materials at Lithops, participating at numerous European-funded projects. She was involved in scaling up activities for manufacturing LFP batteries at an industrial scale. In 2021 she joined Stellantis where is currently working as a Cell and Module Manufacturing Specialist.
