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Battery Material Recycling Network
A decentralized network of local recycling centers specializing in recovering critical battery materials (lithium, cobalt, etc.) from end-of-life electric aircraft batteries, mitigating resource scarcity and ensuring supply chain resilience.

Projects inspired by this Product Idea

What if the skies went quiet?
Aerogel Membranes: Exhaling from the Wreckage: Biomimetic aerogel membranes, crafted from recycled aircraft battery materials, offer a sustainable water solution in a world grappling with the collapse of global aviation.

Future Scenarios that inspired this product idea

Battery technology advances significantly, enabling longer-range electric or hybrid-electric aircraft, making air travel more sustainable but potentially more expensive.
Extrapolated from Can flights really reach net zero by 2050 - and what will it cost holidaymakers? - BBC News

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