Dr. Gillard is a policy manager for the European carbon and graphite industry at ECGA. Before ECGA, Dr. Gillard taught at university for six years a series of courses ranging from statistics to international political economy, while also investigating the political and industrial stakes revolving around the use of trade defense instruments by the EU. Now, at ECGA, Dr. Gillard acquired experience in the sustainability issues of the battery industry, covering topics such as LCA analysis, recycling and due diligence.
The Pop in My Job: Dr. Gillard loves nothing more than waking up to a new political compromise between the Council and the Parliament, whereby nothing substantial has been agreed upon, and all the nitty-gritty implementation details were postponed to an undefined date. That political indecisiveness usually results in numerous consultations, consultancy reports and industry meetings so that the Commission can transform the initial political compromise into actionable guidelines.
Case Study
Thursday, March 26
03:10 pm - 03:40 pm
Live in Berlin
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By 2030, around 400,000 tons of EV batteries will likely be available for recycling in the EU. But this large source of secondary raw materials might not be exploited to its fullest, because battery manufacturers have long used substances of concern such as electrolyte materials, flame-retardant additives, or binders. The safe separation and disposal of these compounds are challenging. Moreover, the presence of contaminants in recycled materials prevents them from matching the quality of virgin feedstock. To remedy this issue, battery recyclers are investing in new filtration and purification technologies. Those investments will improve recycling rates for critical materials like graphite, but they will also reduce the economic viability of recycling.
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