Knowledge & Innovation

Innovation Projects

Our Innovation-Education projects provide funding to individuals and companies in support of developing and maintaining sustainable raw materials solutions in Europe. Partner and stakeholders, including start-ups and SMEs, are invited to submit. 

Sustainable Mining

NRE-ElectRA

Electric, Remote control, Automatic Narrow Reef mining Equipment…

On-going

Sep 30, 2023 - Dec 31, 2025

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Sustainable Mining

NRE-ElectRA

NRE ElectRA project will develop and commercialize innovative,…

Project duration: Sep 30, 2023 - Dec 31, 2025

Recycling

PARSIVAL

pv PAnels Recycling to create SIlicon VALue chain

On-going

Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2024

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Recycling

PARSIVAL

PARSIVAL aims to solve the issue of EoL photovoltaic (PV) panels…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2024

Circular Economy

PhD-BalticTeach

PhD Schools on Sustainable Materials for RIS region: PhD BalticTeach

On-going

Jan 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2025

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Circular Economy

PhD-BalticTeach

The main objective of the project “PhD BalticTeach” is to train…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2025

Substitution

PoSAddive

Powder Sheet Additive Manufacturing

On-going

Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2025

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Substitution

PoSAddive

PoSAddive aims to upscale the Additive Manufacturing (AM) process…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2025

Sustainable Mining

PRO-SLO

PhD Winter/Summer School

On-going

Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2026

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Sustainable Mining

PRO-SLO

Europe needs experts to master the complex issues of a Social…

Project duration: Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2026

Exploration

RAMSES-4-CE

Raman spectroscopy integrated sensor system for the CE

Completed

Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2024

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Exploration

RAMSES-4-CE

The rapid identification of critical compounds is crucial for an…

Project duration: Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2024

Resource Efficiency

RareGreen

Sustainable processing methods for rare earth elements

On-going

Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2025

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Resource Efficiency

RareGreen

The project will develop a flowsheet and pilot for sustainable…

Project duration: Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2025

Circular Economy

RaVeN

Raw Materials Value Chain

On-going

Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2025

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Circular Economy

RaVeN

The RaVeN is a new two-year M.Sc. degree scheme. Taking into…

Project duration: Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2025

Exploration

RawMatCop-Alliance

Alliance of RawMaterials lifecycle with Copernicus and Remote Sensing…

On-going

Jul 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024

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Exploration

RawMatCop-Alliance

It is time to include advanced technologies and tools for…

Project duration: Jul 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024

Resource Efficiency

RECOPPs

REcovery of added-value raw materials from Copper Primary Production

On-going

Jan 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024

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Resource Efficiency

RECOPPs

RECOPP aims to transition the environmentally and economically…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024

Resource Efficiency

REECOVERY

Metal Influenced Acid Water as a source of valuable and critical raw…

On-going

Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024

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Resource Efficiency

REECOVERY

Europe aims to reduce the dependence on CRM importations to…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024

Recycling

ReLi-ion2022

Innovation transfer & B2B collaboration on Li-ion battery recycling

Completed

Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2024

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Recycling

ReLi-ion2022

ReLi-ion will establish and expand a ‘cradle-to-cradle’ Li-ion…

Project duration: Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2024

Recycling

ReLiFe

Recycling Lithium Ferrophosphate in the RIS area

On-going

Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2025

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Recycling

ReLiFe

ReLiFe aims to pave the way for a 66 ktn treatment capacity…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2025

Recycling

RENEW

Re-cycling of Epoxys from Nonferrous E-Waste

On-going

Jan 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2025

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Recycling

RENEW

The Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) contain significant amounts of…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2025

Resource Efficiency

RFC-Upscaling

New Reflux Flotation Cell Technology Upscaling for Ore Flotation

Completed

Jan 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2024

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Resource Efficiency

RFC-Upscaling

We propose the Reflux Flotation Cell (RFC) technology for mineral…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2024

Resource Efficiency

RIS-DustRec-II

Zero waste reprocessing of EAF and CF dust with competence build-up

On-going

Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2024

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Resource Efficiency

RIS-DustRec-II

European industry generates 1.3 million tonnes of Electric Arc…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2024

Sustainable Mining

RIS-INCOME

envIroNment soCial gOvernance Monitoring

On-going

Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2025

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Sustainable Mining

RIS-INCOME

RIS-INCOME project aims to develop and commercialize a digital…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2025

Exploration

RIS-Internship

RIS Internship programme: broadening University-Business Cooperation

On-going

Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024

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Exploration

RIS-Internship

Project aims to increase students’ entrepreneurship/business…

Project duration: Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024