Workshop: Securing the Future: Raw Material Strategies for Environmental Sensing

The availability of critical raw materials is increasingly becoming a decisive factor for Europe’s innovation and competitiveness. Environmental sensor technology, in particular—as a key technology for environmental monitoring, critical infrastructure, and civil protection and disaster management—relies on a secure supply of strategically important materials. Against this backdrop, the cross-cluster project SENSURE (Securing the Availability of Raw Materials for Environmental Technology Sensors through Resilience with Recycling and Circular Economy Strategies) was launched.

SENSURE brings together the expertise of the Strategic Partnership for Sensor Technology (Strategische Partnerschaft Sensorik e. V.), the Bavarian Environmental Cluster, and the New Materials Cluster of Bayern Innovativ. Together, the project partners analyze risks along existing supply chains, identify substitution potential, and develop practical strategies for the use of secondary raw materials as well as the development of circular business and value-added models. A particular focus is placed on transferring successful approaches from other industries and fostering exchange between industry, research, and policymakers.

The workshop will present the findings from the project to date and discuss concrete courses of action together with representatives from companies, research institutions, and networks. The goal is to identify challenges and potential solutions related to critical raw materials in environmental sensor technology, to initiate new collaborations, and to provide impetus for a resilient, sustainable, and technologically sovereign future.

We look forward to your participation and to exchanging ideas in person in Nuremberg.

Information about the project can be found at: Cross-Cluster Project SENSURE: Bavaria Innovative