Advancing sustainable energy storage with SSbD principles: insights from the Graphene Flagship workshop
On May 15, Suiting Ding (University of Southern Denmark) presented ARMS innovative approach to developing eco-friendly energy storage solutions at a digital workshop, Advancing Sustainability in 2D Materials, organized by the Graphene Flagship. In his presentation, Mr Ding explored a Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach, focusing on the integration of 2D materials into next-generation energy storage devices.
ARMS representative highlighted the overarching goal of our project: to create next-generation supercapacitors with an energy density exceeding 50 Wh/kg, while adhering to stringent safety and sustainability standards. He shared details about ARMS’ cutting-edge supercapacitor design, which combines the strengths of DLC and PC materials. Specifically, the device features atomic layer pseudo capacitors (PC) coating on double layer capacitors (DLC) electrode, a design that enhances performance and aligns with our sustainability commitments.
The picture illustrates the innovative architecture for the ARMS supercapacitor.
Mr. Ding also explained how project partners at the University of Southern Denmark apply various SSbD toolboxes to ensure a comprehensive safety and sustainability assessment throughout the project. These include the VEGA toolbox for hazard assessment, ECETOC-TRA for exposure analysis, and Activity-browser/SimaPro for life cycle assessment (LCA). Additionally, ARMS partners incorporate social-LCA and life cycle costing (LCC) to evaluate socio-economic impacts. These tools form an integrated framework that guides our development process, ensuring safety and sustainability are embedded at every stage.
A comprehensive
SSbD framework, containing both safety and sustainability principles.
The digital workshop opened with an introduction to Swedish 2D Sustainability by Elisabeth Sagström-Bäck (SIO Grafen), where she presented a model for promoting responsible development in the field. The next speakers represented two of Graphene Flagship's sibling projects, namely – SAFARI (Dr. Felix Tiniakos from Creative Nano) shared an innovative, fluorine-free process for synthesising Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene, offering an alternative for its production, and GRAPHERGIA (Matteo Maccanti from Next Technology Tecnotessile), who provided insights into the role of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and eco-design in enhancing the sustainability of graphene-based products. Presentations were followed by a panel discussion moderated by Maria Abrahamsson, the Graphene Flagship Director.
The workshop attracted over 100 participants and provided a valuable platform for knowledge exchange. Participants interested in learning more about the SSbD approach were recommended to consult the ARMS D6.1 document available on Zenodo (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15278965).
For more information about the workshop, please visit the official website: Graphene Flagship - Advancing Sustainability in 2D Materials.