EVENT: Safety of Batteries in Waste Management Plants
Fill out the form and take part in the next in-person session we are organizing on March 16 of the CRM and Batteries Working Group.
The event will include a technical talk on the intrinsic safety of batteries, as well as a roundtable with CREC members and industry professionals, where experiences, challenges, and possible solutions from the perspective of waste managers will be shared. The College of Insurance Brokers of Barcelona will also participate to analyze the risks associated with these facilities and their implications for insurance coverage. The session will conclude with a visit to Eurecat’s laboratories (Batteries and Robotics), along with networking and discussion spaces.
📆 16/03 from 9:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
📍 Eurecat Cerdanyola (Av. Universitat Autònoma, 23, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès)
PROGRAMME
9:45 a.m. – Arrival and registration
10:00 a.m. – Welcome and objectives of the session
Advancing towards risk reduction in battery management plants and facilitating insurance coverage. (CREC)
10:10 a.m. – TECHNICAL TALK | Intrinsic safety of batteries
We will address the inherent risks of different battery chemistries and their handling.
Speaker: Andrés Pérez, Head of Electric Mobility and Stationary Storage Line, Eurecat Foundation.
10:30 a.m. – ROUND TABLE | Challenges from the waste management perspective
🔸 Laura Adelantado – AUTOREC S.L.U.
🔸 Josep Sagarra – Ferimet, S.L. (CELSA GROUP)
🔸 Mariano Mestres – CGM – Centre de Gestió Mediambiental
🔸 Joan Anton Vilella – Vilella Recicla
Moderator: DATAMBIENT
12:45 p.m. – Debate and closing
