SUPERLASER at the European Innovation Council Responsible Electronics Portfolio Meeting

The first in person portfolio meeting was held in Eindhoven on February 18-19, 2025 and brought together representatives from 9 different projects who will work together to create a nucleus of expertise and capabilities in the field of sustainable semiconductors.

While these projects all have a different focus, they are united by the aim to respond to the growing demand of electronics in the coming years and to make electronics more sustainable. Today, many electronic devices rely on critical raw and hazardous materials, making the sector crucial for Europe's independence and its environmental goals. Sustainable electronics can contribute to drastically reducing the environmental load of the electronics industry by shifting from traditional manufacturing industrial methods to innovative methods and materials with lower environmental impact. The overall goal of this challenge is to create opportunities for the discovery of new environmentally friendly electronic materials, thus reducing its environmental impact and the need for critical raw materials and hazardous chemicals. The portfolio projects develop novel materials, recycling protocols and improve efficiency existing or new electronic devices.

The first in person meeting in Eindhoven aimed at identifying overlaps between the projects and drawing synergies to optimise resources and enhance portfolio impact. Divided in four working groups, the projects will collaborate on different aspects, share expertise and resources with each other to maximise the impact of each one of the projects. After presenting the nine different projects and their unique challenges and ideas, the working groups went into breakout sessions to develop concrete first steps of collaboration.

The “Retronics” portfolio will collaborate in the following four working groups and will develop a strategy for targeted collaboration throughout the duration of the projects.

• WG1: Technical Synergies
• WG2: Outreach and Dissemination
• WG3: LCA Methodologies and Metrics for Sustainability
• WG4: Protection and Exploitation

The two-day meeting concluded with a tour of the TU/e laboratories, which offered insights into emerging technologies. The SUPERLASER consortium is committed to collaborate closely with the portfolio partners to support Europe’s path to a circular economy based on sustainable technologies. Find out more about SUPERLASER’s partner projects here.