The recent kick-off meeting of the BEETHOVEN project, hosted by AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (CSIC) took place in Brussels on May 30th, 2024.
Thomas Parissis and Zoe Nikolaou, representing STRATAGEM, actively contributed to discussions on life cycle assessment, and dissemination strategies.
The main goal of the BEETHOVEN project is to develop innovative and sustainable advanced magnetic materials that substitute REE in the energy and transportation sectors.
Furthermore, this project will work on developing and upscaling 3 types of magnetic phases: high-entropy alloys, ferrite-based composites and W-type ferrites, which could be deployed at large scale in the permanent magnets market. Substitution will be demonstrated in final applications by developing REE-bonded magnets for automotive components, and by designing and building prototypes for a REE-lean wind generator, a REE-free flywheel and a REE-free/lean e-motor for electric vehicles.
At the forefront of BEETHOVEN’s objectives, STRATAGEM leads the Work Package: “Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation” and also the Task 5.1 “Environmental, Cost and Social Life Cycle Assessment”.
BEETHOVEN has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under grant agreement No 101129912.
