Systemic Thinkers Systematic Makers
Boundaries. Inner & outer.
Meeting performance requirements while considering the relationships between biophysical resource use and social outcomes.
The EDGE. The missing link.
Reformulation of decision making drivers to boost the creation of environmentally conscious technology.
Circular systemic thinking. Ecodesign.
Creation and validation of provisioning systems for portable energy.
Portable energy storage systems.
Technology development and integration carefully tailored to the application (and the planet).
Decision-making drivers reformulation to boost environmentally conscious technology creation
Provisioning systems for portable energy supply within the planetary boundaries
1.
An integrated
vision:
Societies need portable energy, and its demand is expected to significantly increase in the upcoming years. However, while creating wealth, scarce material dependence and costly production methods could lead to inequitable access to battery technology. Sustainability awareness at environmental, social, and economic dimensions ensures the creation of a fair access to the technology.
2.
A refocusing of priorities:
Energy demand intensification would increase raw materials and natural resources exhaustion, if not properly managed. Environmental stress must not be seen as a collateral damage, but rather as a decisive assessment to guide battery development.
3.
Metrics beyond performance:
Batteries should not be ranked exclusively in terms of technical performance. A criteria to provide a holistic evaluation of a battery advantage in all dimensions must be developed by researchers and demanded by consumers. Such consensus should incorporate innovative indicators to assess battery sustainability, as its adequacy for a particular application, ease to be recycled, or efficacy in terms of material utilization.