Fields of work

System analysis
Life cycle sustainability assessment of emerging technologies (Batteries & Bioprocesses)

Current projects

RENOVATE (at HIU)

On the internet

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Professional background

since 2024	Scientific staff member at ITAS / HIU
2023 - 2024	Research associate at Forschungszentrum Jülich
2022 - 2024	Sustainability consultant and LCA analyst at Sustamize GmbH
2023	Master thesis at Forschungszentrum Jülich (Project MK-ScaLoop)
2020 - 2023	M.Sc. dual degree (Biomass Technology) at TU München and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Wien
2014 - 2018	B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) at National Institute of Technology Srinagar (India)

Publications

2025

Presentations

Pushpendra, P.
Circularity and Criticality Assessment in OpenLCA using Circularity database
2025. TwinVECTOR Staff Exchange (2025), Karlsruhe, Germany, July 22–23, 2025

Pushpendra, P.
A Methodological Approach for Scenario-based Inventory Modelling for PLCA Using SIMPL Framework: A Case Study on Battery Recycling
2025. PHD & Postdoc Workshop on "Prospective Assessment of Energy Technologies and Systems" (2025), Karlsruhe, Germany, June 3–4, 2025

Pushpendra, P.; Weil, M.
Recycling of LFP and low-value batteries- Economical, Environmental and Technological Challenges
2025. 14th HIU Biennial Meeting (2025), Ulm, Germany, July 29–30, 2025

2024

Presentations

Pushpendra, P.; Weil, M.
Sustainability Assessment of Battery Recycling
2024, October 18. Sustainability in Batteries: Battery 2030+ collaboration board meeting (2024), Online, October 18, 2024

Pushpendra, P.; Weil, M.; Bahmei, F.; Baumann, M.; Erakca, M.; Ersoy, H.; Godoy Ortega, J. C.; Haruna, B. R.; Jasper, F.; Kumar, M.; Lazar, L.; Bautista Pinto, S.; Stuhm, P.; Buchgeister, J.; Deprie, T.; Das , S.
Sustainability Assessment of Battery Recycling
2024, October 18. Battery 2030+ Collaboration Board Meeting: Sustainability in Batteries (2024), Uppsala, Sweden, October 18, 2024

Weil, M.; Baumann, M.; Haruna, B.; Erakca, M.; Pinto Bautista, S.; Liu, H.; Jasper, F.; Bahmei, F.; Ersoy, H.; Pushpendra, P.; Das, S.; Khaki, E.; Güngörmüsler, M.; Kumar, M.
Assessing Sustainability - The Environmental Impact of Sodium-Ion Batt
2024. Automotive Battery Tech Summit 2024 (2024), Berlin, Germany, September 29–October 1, 2024

Weil, M.; Baumann, M.; Peters, J.; Erakca, M.; Pinto Bautista, S.; Liu, H.; Jasper, F.; Bahmei, F.; Ersoy, H.; Pushpendra, P.; Das, S.; Khaki, E.; Kumar, M.
Sustainability Challenges for the Recycling of Present and Emerging Batteries
2024, May 14. 14th International Advanced Automative Battery Conference (AABC Europe 2024), Strasbourg, France, May 13–16, 2024

Posters

Pushpendra, P.; Weil, M.
Traversing the Sustainable Odyssey: A Comprehensive Sustainability Assessment of a Novel Battery Recycling Process Chain
2024, October. Battery Direct Recycling (2024), Würzburg, Germany, October 29–30, 2024

Pushpendra, P.; Weil, M.
Recharging The Planet: Evaluating Advanced Battery Recycling’s Sustainability Spark
2024, October. Helmholtz Energy Young Scientist Networking Days (2024), Maintal, Germany, October 7–8, 2024

Pushpendra, P.; Weil, M.
Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of an Innovative Closed-loop Approach for Recycling and Recovery of Battery Waste Feeds
2024. Battery 2030+ Annual Conference (2024), Grenoble, France, May 28–29, 2024

Pushpendra, P.; Weil , M.
Recharging The Planet: Evaluating Advanced Battery Recycling’s Sustainability Spark
2024. The Second StoRIES Summer School 2024 (2024), Rome, Italy, June 3–6, 2024