BATTERY VALUE CHAIN | Recycling.

Grupo Dominguis Energy Services

BATTERY VALUE CHAIN | Recycling.

GDES, ITE and UPV move forward with the BAT2REC project.

In a context marked by the energy transition and the exponential increase in the use of lithium-ion batteries, the sustainable management of these storage systems at the end of their life cycle has become a strategic challenge for the industry. To address this challenge, GDES is working alongside the Institute of Energy Technology (ITE) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) on BAT2REC, a project aimed at developing advanced technologies for recovering critical materials from electric vehicle batteries.

The BAT2REC project seeks to develop and validate cutting-edge technologies, focusing on the direct recycling of materials and the extraction of lithium from acid leachate. These advances aim to optimize efficiency and sustainability throughout the battery life cycle, contributing to a more circular and environmentally friendly model.

GDES’s role: from research to industrial application

From GDES Circularity, our team is working to transfer these technologies (currently at the laboratory stage) into a real operational environment. GDES is developing a prototype that integrates the technological solutions validated by ITE and UPV. This prototype will allow us to assess the feasibility of the process under functional conditions and establish efficiency, safety, and performance parameters.
The ultimate goal for GDES is to ensure that BAT2REC results can be transferred to a future pilot plant and later scaled up to an industrial lithium-ion battery recycling facility. This line of work is part of the company’s strategy to promote new circular economy models and provide real solutions to one of the major challenges in the energy and electric mobility sectors.

Commitment to sustainable innovation

Participation in BAT2REC reinforces GDES’s commitment to technological innovation and sustainability. Closing the battery life cycle not only represents an opportunity to reduce environmental impact but also to secure the recovery of strategic materials whose demand will continue to grow in the coming years.

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