| Tuesday, September 11, 2012 |
| 17.00 – 19.00 |
Registration |
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| Wednesday, September 12, 2012 |
| 08.00 – 09.30 |
Registration and welcome coffee in the exhibition area |
| 09.30 – 09.45 |
"Welcome and Introduction"
Prof. Bruno Scrosati, Chairman of the Steering Committee |
| 09.45 – 12.00 |
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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“The EU's Resource Efficiency Abgenda and its relevance to EU waste policy and legislation”
Julius Langendorff, European Commission, Belgium
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“Battery demand in the mass markets of grid storage and hybrid/electric vehicles”
Olivier Vallée CFA, Natureo Finance, France |
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“Cathode materials fpr Li-ion cells today and tomorrow - A materials roadmap for the main Li-ion market segments”
Dominic Homberger, UMICORE Rechargeable Battery Materials, Belgium |
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"E-mobility in the Netherlands - Horizon 2020”
Ruud Koornstra, Tendris, Netherlands |
| 12.00 – 13.30 |
Lunch |
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| Session 1: |
Impact of the legislation on the battery collection and recycling industry
Session Chairman: Carl E. Smith, Call2Recycle®, USA
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| 13.30 – 14.00 |
“Insights and challenges when calculating the recycling efficiency achieved with spent batteries”
Dr Alain Vassart, EBRA, Belgium
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| 14.00 – 14.30 |
“A new WEEE Directive, will it work in practise?”
Norbert Zonneveld, EERA, Netherlands |
| 14.30 – 15.00 |
“Future challenges for the battery recycling industry in a sustainable society”
Dr Jean-Pol Wiaux, Recharge, Belgium |
| 15.00 – 15.30 |
Coffee break in the exhibition area |
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| Session 2: |
Resource efficiency/Sustainability
Session Chairman: Jill Ledger, SAFT, France |
| 15.30 – 16.00 |
“Market opportunities for recovery of critical raw materials from Li-Ion and NiMH batteries”
Margaret Doherty, Environment Agency, United Kingdom |
| 16.00 – 16.30 |
“Heavy metal content in portable batteries”
Regina Kohlmeyer, UBA - Federal Environment Agency, Germany |
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16.30 – 17.00
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“Energy storage in renewable energy systems”
Michael Lippert, SAFT, France |
| 17.00 – 17.30 |
“Sustainability in the European portable power industry”
Hans Craen, EPBA, Belgium |
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Parallel
Session 3: |
Transport & Safety
Session Chairman: Johan van Peperzeel, Van Peperzeel B.V., Netherlands |
15.30 – 16.00
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“Conditions which could result in explosion and ignition during the collection and recycling of primary lithium cells and batteries”
Dr Tim Snee and Ceri Petri, Health and Safety Laboratory, United Kingdom |
16.00 – 16.30
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“Safe collection, transportation and recycling of primary and secondary lithium batteries”
Imke May, Stiftung GRS Batterien, Germany |
16.30 – 17.00
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“Lithium batteries transport regulation in 2013”
Dr Marco Ottaviani, ANIE-CSI, Italy |
17.00 – 17.30
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“Safety in battery collection - A guided tour through best practices in Europe”
Jan Bartels, Eucobat, Netherlands |
| 19.30 |
Cocktail reception sponsored by
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| 20.15 |
Networking dinner |
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| Thursday, September 13, 2012 |
| 08.00 – 09.00 |
Welcome coffee in the exhibition area |
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| Session 4: |
Batteries collection
Session Chairman: Georgios Chryssos, Stiftung GRS Batterien, Germany |
| 09.00 – 09.30 |
“Portable battery recycling – the UK journey”
David Reynolds, BatteryBack Plc, United Kingdom
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| 09.30 – 10.00 |
“Battery collection in Austria”
Alois Grinschgl, Saubermacher AG, Austria |
| 10.00 – 10.30 |
“Collection and disposal of waste batteries in Turkey during the period of 2009 – 2011”
Arna Savas, Turkish Portable Battery Association (TAP), Turkey |
| 10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee break in the exhibition area |
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| Session 5: |
Recycling plants & processes (Europe)
Session Chairman: Alain Vassart, EBRA, Belgium |
| 11.00 – 11.30 |
“Six years of development towards the BAT – The story of the Nordic battery recycler”
Jarmo Pudas, AkkuSer Ltd., Finland |
| 11.30 – 12.00 |
“The BATREC process and its recycling efficiency”
Dr Dieter Offenthaler, Batrec Industrie AG, Switzerland |
| 12.00 – 12.30 |
“A new way in the recycling of alkali-manganese batteries”
Dr Klaus Nowak, UNI-CYC GmbH, Germany |
| 12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch
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| Session 6: |
Recycling plants & processes (international)
Session Chairman: Andreas Krebs Batrec Industrie AG, Switzerland |
| 14.00 – 14.30 |
“The South American battery recycling industry focused in Brazil”
Almir Dos Santos Trindade, Antares Recycling Ltd., Brazil |
| 14.30 – 15.00 |
“North American trends on battery applications, processing capacity and consumer behaviour”
Carl E. Smith, Call2Recycle®, USA |
| 15.00 – 15.30 |
“Battery recycling and flow analysis of them in Japan”
Dr Misuzu Asari, Kyoto University, Japan |
15.30 – 16.00
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Coffee break in the exhibition area |
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| Session 7: |
Future markets and challenges
Session Chairman: Dr Jean-Pol Wiaux, Recharge, Belgium |
16.00 – 16.30
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“The removal of traction batteries from crashed and end of life electric vehicle”
Thomas Kindt, Renault, France |
16.30 – 17.00
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“New markets where batteries could be used and also new recycling opportunities for technologies under development”
Dr Virginia Gómez, PV CYCLE aisbl, Belgium |
17.00 – 17.30
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“Recycling of batteries for low and ultra low carbon vehicles”
Dr Valentina Gentili, Axeon Technologies Ltd., United Kingdom |
17.30 – 18.00
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"Dangerous goods as part of the supply chain: The view of an international transport company"
Pascal Kemps, DHL Global Customer Solutions, Belgium
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| from 18.00 |
Cocktail reception in the exhibition area
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| Friday, September 14, 2012 |
