Speakers:

• Charles Marmy, Circular Economy Consultant, Member of Management, Volutio
• Dr. Fabian Bernhard, Modelling Expert

Volutio:

Anticipating mass flows across the battery lifecycle: why is strategic foresight is useful, how can Dynamic Flow Modelling supports your decision-making, and the case study of electric truck batteries in CH.

Topics:

• Why anticipating future battery mass flows and their composition (chemistry, technology, value …) is becoming critical for the battery sector, and how strategic foresight can support better decisions on technology transitions, circularity strategies, infrastructure planning, end-of-life management, policy design and other key aspects.
• How dynamic flow modelling can provide a transparent and neutral decision-support framework, based on explicit assumptions and shared data sources, to help align stakeholders across the battery value chain.
• Presentation of a case study on anticipating the future size and composition of end-of-life batteries from electric trucks in Switzerland. With the rapid deployment of electric trucks, their large battery packs, and relatively short operational lifetime, this segment may generate a significant wave of battery waste in the coming years, creating important implications for recycling capacity and circular economy strategies of private and public actors.