About the Workshop

European battery projects and clusters generate valuable knowledge, but much of this expertise remains siloed, non-standardized, or fades once projects conclude. LiPLANET and the NoVOC consortium invite you to a targeted workshop that brings together project leaders, pilot-line operators, and cluster experts to:

• Discuss current challenges in knowledge transfer between projects and clusters with exemplary cases in the areas of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and digitalisation
• Explore LiPLANET’s role in sustainable, cross-project knowledge transfer (during and beyond project lifetimes)
• Co-design a pragmatic Expert-Group framework that endures beyond individual project lifetimes

Why Join This Workshop?

By participating, you will:

• Influence LiPLANET’s clustering strategy and Expert-Group setup
• Share real-world challenges and lessons learned from LCA and digitalisation working groups
• Shape a durable knowledge-transfer mechanism across EU battery projects
• Network with battery R&D peers, pilot-line operators, and policy stakeholders
• Help define practical expectations and support structures LiPLANET can offer

Agenda Overview (14:00–16:30)

• Welcome and housekeeping; overview of objectives and agenda
• Introducing LiPLANET — Seal of Approval, decentralised pilot lines, and key advantages (networking, dissemination, training, risk management)
• Panel Discussion — Battery Heroes Cluster overview; Sustainability (LCA) & Digitalisation Working Group challenges
• Interactive Feedback Session — Pathways for sustainable knowledge transfer and data accessibility
• LiPLANET as a Clustering Hub — Expert-Group concept, governance, and beyond-project continuity
• Expectations, next steps, and closing

Who Should Attend?

• LiPLANET Executive Board Members
• Battery project & cluster leaders
• Pilot-line operators and R&D managers
• LCA and digitalisation experts
• Policy makers and funding agency representatives

Your expertise is essential to defining a practical solution for sustainable, cross-project knowledge transfer in EU initiatives.

Where & When?

• Date: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
• Time: 14:00–16:30 (CEST)
• Venue: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Giefinggasse 2, 1210 Vienna, Austria

Acknowledgements

This workshop is hosted by the EU-funded NoVOC project in collaboration with the Battery Heroes Cluster and LiPLANET. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Registration

Please register via this short form (≈2 min): https://forms.gle/ruxNRi7RjLsxua7u9

Participation is free of charge. A limited budget covers on-site organisation and catering; travel and accommodation costs are not covered. We look forward to your contributions in shaping a resilient, connected, and practice-oriented European battery R&D ecosystem!