FREECOVER Master Class #3
Explores Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Rare Earth Elements Recycling Udine, Italy | 15 July 2026 The FREECOVER consortium successfully delivered Master Class #3 during the project’s Mid-Term Meeting (M18), hosted by the University of Udine. The training session, entitled «FREECOVER and S-LCA: Driving Sustainable Innovation in Rare Earth Elements Recycling», was presented by Dr. […]
FREECOVER Mid-Term Meeting
Showcases Scientific Progress Across Europe 14 July 2026 | University of Udine, Italy The FREECOVER consortium successfully held its Mid-Term Meeting (M18) on 14 July 2026 at the University of Udine (UNIUD), Italy, bringing together project partners to review scientific achievements, evaluate progress across all Work Packages (WPs), and strengthen collaboration within the Horizon Europe […]
PRESS RELEASE
FREECOVER Partners Meet in Udine to Review Mid-Term Progress and Advance Sustainable Rare Earth Element Recycling Udine, Italy | 14–15 July 2026 The FREECOVER consortium gathered at the University of Udine (UNIUD), Italy, for its M18 Project Meeting, bringing together partners from across Europe and Cuba to review the project’s scientific progress, strengthen collaboration, and […]
Critical Raw Materials at ISMEC 2026
FREECOVER Showcases Circular Solutions for Critical Raw Materials at ISMEC 2026 The FREECOVER project participated in the International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis (ISMEC 2026), held from 15–18 June 2026 in Udine, Italy, bringing its expertise in sustainable recovery of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and circular solutions for critical raw materials to an international […]
FREECOVER Showcases Scientific Excellence at ISMEC 2026
FREECOVER is proud to contribute to the 55th International Symposium on the Thermodynamics of Metal Complexes (ISMEC 2026), taking place from 15–18 June 2026 in Udine, Italy. Hosted by the University of Udine, ISMEC 2026 brings together leading researchers working on metal speciation, coordination chemistry, separation technologies, environmental chemistry, and innovative approaches to metal recovery […]
Rare Earth Recovery at UNIUD
Final Seminar by Yenisleidy Valdés Showcases Advances in Rare Earth Recovery at UNIUD The FREECOVER project continues to strengthen its research and collaboration activities through international secondments. As part of this effort, Yenisleidy Valdés Arencibia delivered her final seminar at University of Udine (UNIUD), presenting key outcomes from her secondment. Advancing Sustainable Recovery of Rare […]
FREECOVER Insights from Webinar on Battery Storage and Renewable Energy
As part of its ongoing dissemination and knowledge exchange activities, the FREECOVER project participated in a webinar on “Battery Storage and Renewables” held on 26 March 2026, organised by Community Energy England and Low Carbon Hub. The event was attended by Shariefah Darries from SITES, a partner in the FREECOVER project. The Role of Batteries […]
Building Europe’s Battery Circularity Ecosystem
FREECOVER Perspective from the BATRAW Event on Building Europe’s Battery Circularity Ecosystem The transition toward electric mobility and renewable energy is accelerating worldwide, bringing new opportunities and challenges related to battery sustainability. On 4 March 2026, the BATRAW event “From Regulation to Practice: Building an EU Industrial Ecosystem for Battery Circularity” took place in Madrid, […]
FREECOVER Seminar at UAB
Highlights Advanced Analytical Chemistry Approaches The seminar, titled “Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Analytical Chemistry”, took place on February 18, 2026, at the Faculty of Sciences, UAB, and was organized within the department’s academic seminar series for PhD students During the session, Dr. Luaces presented advanced research on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and their applications in […]
FREECOVER Science Café at UAB
Brings Rare Earth Recycling Closer to Society On the evening of 22 January 2026, the FREECOVER project hosted an engaging Science Café at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), creating an open and informal space where researchers, students, and members of the public came together to discuss one of the hidden challenges of the green […]
