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  PV_Loops
  
  
  
  
  The main objective of PV_Loops is to develop a resilient closed-loop recycling process for c-Si PV modules that meets the requirements of the EU's Safe and Sustainable by Design approach and to test its transferability to other module types. Together with our partners (RWTH Aachen University, University of Wolverhampton and iBiotech Ltd.) we are developing a process to recycle PV modules in such a way that all materials are recovered in the highest quality. The process steps used will meet the highest sustainability criteria. In addition, the recycled materials will be used to produce innovative PV modules.
  
  We would like to thank the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action for its support within the framework of the Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (grant no.: KK5624302 GM4).

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  Sustainability Assessment
  
  
  Since January 2023, ABCircular has been evaluating a new laser-based process in terms of sustainability and occupational health and safety aspects as part of the EU project CLASCO ("Climate Neutral and Digitalised Laser Based Surface Functionalisation of Parts with Complex Geometry") in a consortium with 13 European partners (including Airbus and TU Dresden).
  
  In addition to the ecological and economic evaluation, the social framework conditions of the process are also assessed.
  
  The project is funded by the EU's Horizon Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.

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  Phytorecycling 2
  
  
  Development of a plant-based process for the recovery of metals (nickel and copper) from soils with the aim of developing a sustainable process for cleaning contaminated soils and recovering metals. This project is being carried out in co-operation with the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM).
  
  We would like to thank Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) for their financial support.

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  BatCycle
  
  
  The aim of the project is to develop a sustainable closed-loop recycling process for the highly efficient recovery of all materials from lithium-ion batteries. Not only should all battery materials be recovered in the process, but they should also be preserved in such a quality that they can replace primary materials in battery production. In order to achieve this goal, six other key aspects are taken into account during process development in addition to the use of suitable innovative technologies: Efficiency of the process steps, quality of the products and by-products, sustainability, scalability, robustness and resilience of the process. At the end of the project, the process will be set up in a laboratory test facility.
  
  We would like to thank Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) for their financial support.

Research: Phytorecycling


Development of a plant-based process for the recovery of metals (nickel and copper) from soils with the aim of developing a sustainable process for cleaning contaminated soils and recovering metals. This project is being carried out in co-operation with the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM).

We would like to thank Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) for their financial support.

Joint training


ABCircular trained chemical laboratory technicians from September 2022 to August 2023. As part of a joint training programme in cooperation with the FU Berlin and Tesla, the first year of training was carried out on site at ABCircular. The aim was to prepare the participating trainees for their work at the Tesla Giga Factory Berlin-Brandenburg.

This joint training programme was funded by the European Union and the state of Brandenburg.