R&D

Where new battery possibilities take shape.

Exploring materials, processes and technologies that can shape the next generation of battery solutions.

Why R&D matters

Battery recycling requires specialised processes capable of handling different battery formats, chemistries and waste streams.

ReBAT focuses on improving process efficiency, material recovery and resource utilisation through technology and continuous innovation.

What we explore

Six areas of focus.

Areas of focus for ReBAT's technology work, not a list of established services.

  • 01

    Materials

    The materials inside batteries and the ones recovered from them.

  • 02

    Chemistry

    Different battery formats and chemistries, and how each behaves through recovery.

  • 03

    Processes

    From dismantling and separation to hydrometallurgical refining.

  • 04

    Battery technology

    Battery architecture, second-life evaluation and application-specific design.

  • 05

    Recovery

    Improving material recovery and resource utilisation.

  • 06

    Applications

    Agriculture, street lighting, backup power and electric vehicles.

From question to possibility

How a question gets explored.

The research approach in outline. It describes a method, not a list of active programmes.

  1. 01Question
  2. 02Research
  3. 03Experiment
  4. 04Test
  5. 05Analyse
  6. 06Refine
  7. 07Validate
Findings loop back into the next question.
Materials, processes, products

Research that connects to the rest of ReBAT.

  1. 01

    Material research

    Understanding what is in a battery and what can be recovered.

  2. 02

    Process development

    Turning that understanding into a process.

  3. 03

    Recovered or engineered material

    The material the process delivers.

  4. 04

    Battery technology and application

    Where the material or the insight is used next.

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Research environment

Characterised, tested, understood.

Characterisation and testing sit inside the ReBAT flow, at the ReBAT Hitech Lab, where each input is understood before it is routed onward.

A technician in a white coat, mask and gloves holding a pipette up to the light
A technician at a computer beside an analyser with an automatic sampler
A technician working at a titration stand on a lab bench
Where research becomes useful

  • Recycling

    More efficient, more complete recovery.

  • Recovered materials

    Materials fit for a new life in the supply chain.

  • Battery design

    Better-informed application-specific batteries.

  • Process development

    A recovery process that keeps improving.

  • New applications

    Uses for recovered resources that do not exist yet.

What's next

Initiatives will be published here.

No R&D initiatives have been published yet. This space is reserved for them.

01Initiative: to be published
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03Initiative: to be published

Have a technology or battery challenge worth exploring?

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