Welcome to GREENE!

Pioneering a Sustainable Future with Single-Grain Re-Engineered Nd-Fe-B Magnets

About GREENE

GREENE, short for SINGLE-GRAIN RE-ENGINEERED ND-FE-B PERMANENT MAGNETS, is an EU-funded project focused on pioneering advancements in high-performance permanent magnets, re-engineering their microstructure to make them more powerful while at the same time reducing Rare Earth (RE) content. Led by the Slovenian Jožef Stefan Institute, our consortium of 15 European partners is tackling the environmental and supply challenges associated with these crucial components of high-tech products that power a green energy future, such as e-vehicles and wind turbines.

Mio EU Funding

Partners from 10 European Countries

Years
(1^st June 2024 until 31^st May 2028)

Project Goals

Resource-efficient, high-performance Nd-Fe-B magnets with -20% RE content, +20% coercivity, and maximum energy product by 20%.

Independent, resilient and scalable supply of key materials, magnets and components within Europe.

Increased sustainability of magnet production with -5% scrap rates, -15% energy consumed and -30% toxicity.

Society and stakeholders better equipped for a sustainable green transition in Europe.

GREENE Partners

GREENE brings together 15 leading organisations from across Europe, each contributing unique expertise to create breakthrough solutions in material science.

GREENE News and Events

PASSENGER Final Conference

29. October 2025

Where: Stuttgart, Germany
When: October 29 – 30, 2025

PASSENGER proposes improved strontium ferrite (Sr-ferrite) and a Manganese-Aluminum-Carbon (MnAlC) alloy as a substitute to guarantee a sustainable production of permanent magnets in Europe: an alternative without critical raw elements, based on resources that are widely available in Europe, with enough research to provide a solid base for a successful transition from the lab to the industrial production in our Pilot Plants.

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Webinar: Talking Magnets: From Atoms to Applications – A Multiscale Perspective on Magnetism and Permanent Magnets

16. October 2025

Where: online
When: October 16, 2025

This webinar, organised by the EU projects BEETHOVEN and GREENE, takes you on a journey through magnetism, from the atomic foundations to the microstructural factors that govern magnetic performance, and finally to applications that power modern technologies.

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REPM 2025 – The 28th International Workshop on Rare Earth and Future Permanent Magnets and Their Applications

27. July 2025

Where: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan
When: July 27– 31, 2025

The 28th International Workshop on Rare Earth and Future Permanent Magnets and Their Applications (REPM 2025) will be held in Tsukuba, Japan, hosted by the National Institute for Materials Science. This international event brings together experts from academia and industry to share research and developments in the field of permanent magnets.

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Welcome to GREENE!

Pioneering a Sustainable Future with Single-Grain Re-Engineered Nd-Fe-B Magnets

About GREENE

Project Goals

GREENE Partners

GREENE News and Events

PASSENGER Final Conference

Webinar: Talking Magnets: From Atoms to Applications – A Multiscale Perspective on Magnetism and Permanent Magnets

REPM 2025 – The 28th International Workshop on Rare Earth and Future Permanent Magnets and Their Applications

GREENE-Partners in Austria

UNIVERSITÄT FÜR WEITERBILDUNG KREMS – Krems, Austria

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN – Vienna, Austria

GREENE-Partners in Germany

HOCHSCHULE PFORZHEIM – Pforzheim, Germany

HOCHSCHULE AALEN - TECHNIK UND WIRTSCHAFT – Aalen, Germany

STEINBEIS 2I GMBH – Karlsruhe, Germany

HYPROMAG GMBH – Pforzheim, Germany