Design of next generation electronics for a circular economy

Two of our Circular Circuits PhD students have had the opportunity to present a paper at the 2024 Electronics Goes Green conference in Berlin. This conference took place from 18-20 June 2024. The conference provided a platform for researchers, policy makers and industry players, all dedicated towards driving sustainability in the electronics and ICT sector. 

During the seminar ‘Critical Raw Materials in a Circular World’ at the Delft University of Technology’s Materials Week, Jasper Coppen, Joep van de Ven and IDE’s Dorien van Dolderen discussed how recycling these materials can reduce Europe’s reliance on a few suppliers. They also highlighted the essential role of industry partnerships in driving this transition.

“I always hand in my broken electronic devices, but is anything actually done with them?” In a time of scarce materials, you would hope so, but recycling these types of products is quite complicated. It is only possible for about 20% of the products worldwide. In the Netherlands, we are doing a lot better, but

Three of the Circular Circuits PhD students, Dorien van Dolderen, Nils Pauliks and Pablo Ilgemann, published an article on the science communication platform ‘Klimaathelpdesk’. The article focuses on the climate impacts of electronics throughout their entire life cycle. The full article can be found here.