Aalto University Executive Education Ltd
Online Course in Sustainable Battery Design
Helsinki, Finland
Course
DURATION
27 hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
This course focuses on the fundamentals of battery materials and their sustainability assessment from the perspective of circularity. The aim is to demonstrate the principles for more sustainable battery production, especially for the EU market.
This program aims to help organizations to:
- Reduce the overall life-cycle climate and environmental footprint of their products
- Achieve longer product lifetimes through more durable and repairable designs
- Increase the circular material use rate
- Reduce waste, and
- Achieve higher recycling rates.
Consequently, consumers, the environment, and the climate will benefit from products that are more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable, and energy-efficient.
Participants may choose to complete this program as a standalone or join the comprehensive Certificate in Advanced LCA Simulation program.
The program supports the EU’s sustainable products initiative to make products placed on the EU market more sustainable. It provides product designers with knowledge and tools to understand how they can adjust existing material cycles and design new processes to optimize the environmental performance of batteries while maintaining their functional quality. Applications include electronic equipment such as computers, phones, and tablets, the automotive and aeronautic sectors, and sustainable energy-related technologies.
Before joining the course, participants should have basic knowledge of metallurgy, materials science, and life cycle assessment.
This program is particularly suitable for:
- Sustainability consultants and managers
- Materials scientists or engineers
- Chemical, process, or metallurgical engineers working in sustainability consultancy
- Professionals working in raw materials extraction and refinery companies, or in companies using LIB and advanced materials
- Professionals working in LIB battery-producing companies
Program Structure
This program consists of eight interactive live online sessions focusing on different topics. Between sessions, participants will work on assignments that help apply the learning.
| March 4, 2025 10.00-12.45 (EET) | State-of-the-art lithium battery materials and their functioning Aalto University |
|---|---|
| March 11, 2025 10.00-12.45 (EET) | Battery materials future development and research trends Aalto University |
| March 18, 2025 10.00-12.45 (EET) | Environmental footprint of advanced materials used in batteries University of Bordeaux |
| March 25, 2025 10.00-12.45 (EET) | Resource implications of raw materials University of Bordeaux |
After the completion of this program, the participant will
- Have up-to-date-knowledge of state-of-the-art lithium battery materials, their functioning, and future development with regard to battery materials
- Understand the working principles and applications of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), key materials of LIBs and their functions, battery assembly processes and performance analysis
- Be aware of the advantages and limitations of different battery systems and related research trends
- Be able to calculate the environmental footprint of advanced materials used in batteries
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