The joint project "European recycling and circularity in large composite components" is developing sustainable solutions for the recycling and reuse of fibre-reinforced composite materials
The European joint project EuReCOMP(European recycling and circularity in large composite components) deals with the problem of developing sustainable solutions for the recycling and reuse of fibre-reinforced composite materials that originate from components of wind turbines or aircraft construction. No sustainable recycling concepts have yet been defined and tested in this regard.
On 27 April 2022, the kick-off meeting was held at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) under the supervision of a representative of the EU Commission. Prof. Dr Robert Böhm and Philipp Johst from the Faculty of Engineering at HTWK Leipzig also took part in the event, which was organised by the Greek project coordinators.
Starting with a brief introduction of the 20 project partners, consisting of research institutes, university partners and industrial partners based throughout Europe, the nine planned work packages of the project were discussed, including the objectives, specific tasks and potential risks involved in carrying out the tasks.
HTWK-Leipzig is working in a leading role on the first work package of the large-scale project. To this end, detailed work steps for the next 6 months of the project have been jointly agreed with relevant partners of the consortium to ensure the successful completion of the work package.
ECKDATA EuReCOMP project
Project start: April 2022
Funding: The joint project is funded until spring 2026 by the European Union's central funding programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe.
Project coordinator: National Technical University of Athens (Greece)
University partners: Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology TU Dresden, Politecnico di Torino (Italy), University of Patras (Greece)
Industrial partners: Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (aviation supplier), Dallara Automobil (automotive industry, Italy), Anthony, Patrick and Murta Exportacao (wind energy sector, Portugal) and IRES (life cycle assessment, Belgium)
Research institute: Kunststoff-Zentrum in Leipzig gGmbH
