Blueprint for sovereignty? Critical raw materials, PV and batteries: opportunities for the EU

Industrial and research partners from the RESILEX consortium are inviting you to this workshop, where we seek to showcase the technological advancements and circular solutions developed in the project and facilitate a policy-focused dialogue where a fresh set of insights and solutions can be channeled to European policymakers.

You can find the agenda below and the registration link here

When: 19th May 2026, 09:00-14:00

Location: COMET Meetings Louise. Place Stéphanie 20, Bruxelles

Agenda

9:00-9:30 Arrival and registration

9:30-10:30 Panel 1: Recovery of Critical Raw Materials
Welcome and intro – Laura Quijano, Iberian Sustainable Mining Cluster
Recovery of CRMs from Mining Waste – Lidia Fernandez Rojo, Cetaqua

Panel discussion joined by:
Oreste Sorace, Eumicon – Stakeholder platform for mineral and metal industries

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:00 Panel 2: Eco-designed PV panels and recycling
Collecting and recycling End-of-life PV modules – Marie Nicolle, Comet group
Eco-design for PV modules – Timea Bejat, CEA

Panel discussion joined by:

Christina Huber, SolarPower Europe
Philippe Macé, Becquerel Institute

12:00-13:00 Panel 3: New material streams for batteries and eco design
Valorization of Silicon recovered from end-of-life PV panels, as lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) active material – Hamid Oubaha, University of Liège

Panel discussion joined by:
Kaisa Toroskainen, Global Battery Alliance
Rafael Castillo, Andalusia Innovation Cluster-CTA, BATMASS project

13:00-14:00 Networking lunch

Downloadable agenda