Challenges and opportunities to advance manufacturing research for sustainable battery life cycles

• DOI: 10.3389/fmtec.2024.1360076
• Publication Date: 2024-08-20T05:07:32Z
• Authors: Björn Johansson; Mélanie Despeisse; Jon Bokrantz; Greta Braun; Huizhong Cao; Arpita Chari; Qi Fang; Clarissa A. Gonzá...; Anders Skoogh; Henrik Söderlund; Hao Wang; Kristina Wärmefjord; Lars Nyborg; Jinhua Sun; Roland Örtengren; Kelsea A. Schumacher; Laura Espinal; K. C. Morris; Jason Nunley; Yusuke Kishita; Yasushi Umeda; Federica Acerbi; Marta Pinzone; Hanna Persson; Sophie Charpentier; Kristina Edström; Daniel Brandell; Maheshwaran Gopal...; Hossein Rahnama; Lena Abrahamsson; Anna Öhrwall Rönn...; Johan Stahre
• Keywords: human centeredness; electrification; 0211 other engineering and technologies; industry 5.0; Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc.; TP200-248; 02 engineering and technology; battery production; digitalization; sustainable value chain management

Advanced manufacturing research for sustainable battery life cycles is of utmost importance to reach net zero carbon emissions ( European Commission, 2023a ) as well several the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), example: 30% reduction CO 2 emission, 10 million job opportunities and access electricity 600 people World Economic Forum, 2019 ). This editorial paper highlights international motivations pursuing more practices discusses key topics in manufacturing. Batteries will be central our future generation storage become components on-demand energy supply. Four underlying themes are identified address industrial needs this field: 1. Digitalizing automating production capabilities: data-driven solutions quality, smart maintenance, automation, human factors, 2. Human-centric production: extended reality operator support skills development, 3. Circular cycles: circular systems supported by service-based other novel business models, 4. Future value chains: increased resilience transparency with digital product passports, next-generation chemistries. Challenges along these highlighted transforming chains through circularity production, a particular emphasis on lithium-ion batteries (LIB). The concludes directions further advance chain utilizing full potential digitalization realising cleaner, energy-efficient society.