The European BATMASS project participated for the second consecutive year in the international Battery Innovation Days (BID), whose fifth edition took place on 2 and 3 December 2025 in Graz (Austria), also offering an online format. This flagship event once again brought together policy makers, scientists and industry representatives to drive innovation and reinforce the European battery ecosystem, with a strong focus on sustainability and circularity.
Throughout the event, jointly organised by Battery 2030+, BEPA and the IPCEI initiatives, the BATMASS team showcased the latest progress of the project in the development of innovative solutions for battery recycling, material recovery and second-life applications. These advances contribute to building a more sustainable and competitive European battery value chain and support the vision of Europe’s Circular Battery Valley (CBV).
The 2025 edition, coordinated by the Styrian Business Promotion Agency (SFG), featured expert panels, networking sessions, technical visits and the Battery Young Researcher Award ceremony. Once again, Battery Innovation Days consolidated its role as a key meeting point for accelerating the transition towards a greener and more circular battery industry. BATMASS partners attending the event included AFIL, POLIMI, LOMARTOV, Università di Pavia, N-ABLE, Orano and CTA.
Additional contribution from BATMASS at BID 2025
In addition to its exhibition presence, BATMASS was also featured in the conference programme through a technical presentation by Eliana Quartarone, Professor at the University of Pavia and member of the project consortium. During the workshop on battery innovation uptake organised by BATTERY 2030+, she presented BATMASS’s contribution to Rentrack, an intelligent IT platform for battery waste management jointly developed with the AutoMat and RENOVATE EU projects.
The platform aims to support stakeholders across the entire battery lifecycle — from collection and second-life preparation to recycling — through the implementation of the Digital Product Passport, reinforcing data transparency, traceability and circular economy principles within the European battery ecosystem.
