Challenges and opportunities to advance manufacturing research for sustainable battery life cycles
Journal article, 2024
Advanced manufacturing research for sustainable battery life cycles is of utmost importance to reach net zero carbon emissions (European Commission, 2023a) as well as several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), for example: 30% reduction of CO2 emission, 10 million job opportunities and access to electricity for 600 million people (World Economic Forum, 2019). This editorial paper highlights international motivations for pursuing more sustainable manufacturing practices and discusses key research topics in battery manufacturing. Batteries will be central to our sustainable future as generation and storage become key components to on-demand energy supply. Four underlying themes are identified to address industrial needs in this field: 1. Digitalizing and automating production capabilities: data-driven solutions for production quality, smart maintenance, automation, and human factors, 2. Human-centric production: extended reality for operator support and skills development, 3. Circular battery life cycles: circular battery systems supported by service-based and other novel business models, 4. Future topics for battery value chains: increased industrial resilience and transparency with digital product passports, and next-generation battery chemistries. Challenges and opportunities along these themes are highlighted for transforming battery value chains through circularity and more sustainable production, with a particular emphasis on lithium-ion batteries (LIB). The paper concludes with directions for further research to advance a circular and sustainable battery value chain through utilizing the full potential of digitalization realising a cleaner, more energy-efficient society.
life cycle engineering
human centeredness
electrification
industry 5.0
digitalization
battery production
sustainable production
sustainable value chain management
Author
Björn Johansson
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Luleå University of Technology
Mélanie Despeisse
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Jon Bokrantz
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Greta Braun
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Huizhong Cao
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Arpita Chari
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Qi Fang
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Clarissa Alejandra González Chávez
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Anders Skoogh
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Henrik Söderlund
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Hao Wang
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Kristina Wärmefjord
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Product Development
Lars Nyborg
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Materials and manufacture
Jinhua Sun
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Materials and manufacture
Roland Örtengren
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Kelsea Schumacher
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Laura Espinal
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
K. C. Morris
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Jason Nunley Jr
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Morgan State University
Yusuke Kishita
University of Tokyo
Yasushi Umeda
University of Tokyo
Federica Acerbi
Polytechnic University of Milan
Marta Pinzone
Polytechnic University of Milan
Hanna Persson
Stiftelsen Chalmers Industriteknik
Sophie Charpentier
Stiftelsen Chalmers Industriteknik
Kristina Edstrom
Uppsala University
Daniel Brandell
Uppsala University
Maheshwaran Gopalakrishnan
Scania CV AB
Hossein Rahnama
Luleå University of Technology
Lena Abrahamsson
Luleå University of Technology
Anna Öhrwall-Rönnbäck
Luleå University of Technology
Johan Stahre
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology
2813-0359 (ISSN)
Vol. 4Maintenance of Battery Production (MATTER)
VINNOVA (2022-02467), 2022-11-01 -- 2023-03-31.
Pre MAXBATT
Region Västra Götaland (RUN 2022-00294), 2022-11-01 -- 2023-12-31.
MAXBATT Centre for Manufacturing Excellence - Battery Technology Products and Systems
VINNOVA (2021-04184), 2021-11-01 -- 2022-12-31.
MATTER - Maintenance of Battery Production
VINNOVA (2022-02467), 2022-10-14 -- 2023-04-14.
EWASS Empowering Human Workers for Assembly of Wire Harnesses
VINNOVA (2022-01279), 2022-07-01 -- 2025-05-31.
Visibility of value networks for circularity and eco-efficiency (VIVACE)
Vinnova, Formas, Energimyndigheten (2023-00868), 2023-05-15 -- 2025-11-14.
Subject Categories
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Learning
Energy Engineering
Environmental Management
Robotics
Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Areas of Advance
Production
Energy
DOI
10.3389/fmtec.2024.1360076