New types of electrochemical processes and electrolysers are expected to contribute to a transition towards more sustainable āgreenā chemicals based on electricity from renewables. This project studies possible socio-technical configurations and pathways for selected applications (such as bio-oil upgrading, synthesis of common chemical compounds, wastewater recycling), and assesses the environmental and societal implications related to the choice of materials involved, such as electrocatalysts, electrolyser materials and produced compounds, that will be developedĀ in a closely linked ECCM project. It takes a long-term perspective by not only scrutinizing present application scenarios and anticipating potential future socio-technical pathways, but also extending our perspective into the recent past, learning from challenges and failures in preceding innovation trajectories. In particular, the project considers the challenges and opportunities related to the embedding of the envisaged applications in current and changing structures of the related sectors, such as the chemical industry, energy, or wastewater, with a focus on multi-sector settings and directions for more decentralized processes. Methodologically, the project connects approaches from constructive technology assessment and lifecycle thinking as means to integrate sustainability criteria and the perspectives of a broad set of stakeholders in the anticipation and assessment of possible application pathways, and it proceeds in a highly integrated manner with ongoing electrochemical research, mutually adjusting research agendas and reflecting on implications for design. In this way, the project will help to develop societally viable and responsible electrochemical processes and applications which can contribute to āgreeningā the chemical industry in the Netherlands and beyond.