BatteReverse

Type of Publication

Position paper

Year of Publication

2026

Publisher

Self-published

Publication Link

https://zenodo.org/records/22147081

Repository Link

https://zenodo.org/records/22147081

Authors

Maarten Buysse, Leandro Cassarino, Juan Gilabert Marzal, Rafaela Gonçlves, Rose Gregorio, Nicolas Guillet, Leanne Kemp, Melis Kucukoglu, Antoine Laurin, Alberto León Gisbert, Emanuel Lourenço, Babis Magoutas, Mireia Mesas, Maxime Montaru, Óscar Palacín, Jefferson Palas, Wenjie Peng, Sara Pinto, Víctor Puchal, Udo Roth, Konstantinos Roumpas, Shubham Sharad Bhoir, Witold Statkiewicz, Yves Stauffer, Radostin Stefanov Pavlov, Rustam Stolkin, Daizhong Su, Yann Tanguy, Alfonso Urquía, José V. Pastor, Martijn van Rooij

Citation

Gregorio, R. et al. (2026). Position paper - Enabling Europe's Circular Battery Value Chain (Version 1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22147081

Short Summary

This joint position paper has been written by the Circular Battery Cluster, bringing together four projects funded under the same Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-CL5-2022-D2-01-10: Streamlined collection and reversed logistics, fully automated, safe and cost-efficient sorting, dismantling and second use before recycling (Batteries Partnership). The topic recognised that the rapid growth of end-of-life batteries would require a new generation of reverse logistics solutions capable of supporting safe, efficient, automated and economically viable circular battery value chains. In response, BatteReverse, REBELION, REINFORCE, and RECIRCULATE addressed complementary aspects of battery reverse logistics, including diagnostics, safety, digitalisation, automation, circular business models, repurposing, and recycling. Collectively, the projects have generated practical implementation experience across the value chain, identifying common systemic, technical, operational, regulatory and market barriers that must be addressed to enable the large-scale deployment of circular battery value chains in Europe. This paper consolidates those shared lessons and translates them into actionable recommendations for policymakers, associations, standardisation bodies and industry.