Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SWTCH installed 929 Level 2 EV chargers at apartment buildings across Canada; collaborated with Plugin Stations Online to deploy 100 public EV chargers throughout New York State; and partnered with AutoGrid to integrate 250 EV chargers in multi-tenant properties into an active-demand-response program with a Canadian utility.

Startups 76

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 76

Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

The net zero transition depends on copious amounts of graphite, lithium, cobalt, and other materials that provide the building blocks for energy efficient buildings, electricity transmission infrastructure, solar panels, electric vehicles, energy storage, wind turbines, and myriad other technologies.

Europe 73

Europe Lithium Sustainability Demand 73

Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Firstly, getting more people walking, on their bicycles, and onto trams and trains reduces demand for vehicles and vehicle miles, while also providing a health benefits through better air quality and exercise - after all, even EVs still produce particle pollution from brake and tyre wear. Battery recycling is mission critical.

Transportation 51

Transportation Electric vehicle Electricity Demand 51

Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 30, 2023

While oil demand seems to be nearing its peak , there’s no question that the need for critical metals is on the rise.    In August, a company called Lithium Americas logged what it expects could be a discovery of one of the world’s largest lithium repositories on the Nevada-Oregon border.

Lithium 61

Lithium Batteries Scooters Investment 61

Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2022

The report, Powering the Drive to Net Zero , highlights the opportunity for the UK to invest in the global demand for EV batteries, which are expected to underpin the future of road transport. This demand means new opportunities for investment in the UK, but only if the barriers to realising these opportunities are removed. Out now! ??

Electric vehicle 52

Electric vehicle Investment Electricity Batteries 52

Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

But the firm has set its sights on bringing down battery costs by 65 per cent by 2028, with a plan to accelerate lithium-ion technology innovation and introduce cobalt-free batteries, in a move that would help to make EVs more affordable for consumers.

Batteries 91

Batteries Energy Energy Carbon-neutral 91

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Look forward to 2024 predictions from many of your favorite clairvoyant climate voices. 💨 Private equity and O&G bet big on climate tech’s next frontiers: DAC and lithium. Blackrock injected $550M into Oxy’s DAC plant and ExxonMobil unveiled its first-ever lithium mining operation.

Business Energy Monitoring 72

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 72

Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

NorthVolt recently raised an additional $600 million in equity – enabling its expansion of production and recycling capacities, as well as R&D activities to support the target of establishing 150 GWh of manufacturing capacity in Europe by 2030. The demand for lithium-ion batteries is therefore going to 'explode', says Carlsson.

Batteries 78

Batteries Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Europe 78

Charged

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Since then, it has moved on from mining to a variety of high-tech pursuits including refining, recycling and the manufacture of specialized metal products. Today it’s one of Belgium’s largest companies, and has a strong presence in e-mobility, including the manufacturing and recycling of EV battery materials. How do we do this?

Batteries 101

Batteries North America Sustainability Recycling 101

Charged

MAY 2, 2024

Since no renewable energy resource is available 100% of the time, you will probably need to incorporate a backup generator to supply an AC-input charger, but the good news is that this generator can be a lot smaller than if it were sized to power the house directly, because the inverter and storage battery will handle the peak power demands.

Energy Monitor 97

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Batteries 97

Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 15, 2024

In 2022, Bloomberg moved Canada up three spots—from fifth to second place in its global ranking of countries’ overall lithium-ion EV battery supply chain potential, citing, in part, our mineral resources and large hydropower capacity in addition to other competitive factors. In short, the demand for electric vehicles is there and growing.

Electric vehicle 60

Electric vehicle Electricity Batteries Investment 60

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 8, 2024

So crack those knuckles next for a deep dive on the 19th, where we’ll be publishing the results of the 2024 Climate Tech Oracle Survey. Put your 2024 predictions to the test here and see how you stack up. Thanks to your feedback , we’ll be publishing Features every other week. Not a subscriber yet? Too big to fail?

Solar Energy Monitor 61

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 61

Charged

AUGUST 3, 2020

Demand for raw materials used in the production of EV batteries is expected to soar, and the UN trade body, UNCTAD, says the industry urgently needs to address the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials. UNCTAD predicts that the market for EV batteries will grow from an estimated $7 billion to $58 billion by 2024.

Demand 67

Demand Batteries Soil Lithium 67

Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Demand for cobalt, lithium, natural graphite, and manganese - all key components in electric car batteries - is set to soar over the next decade, as policies to slash transport emissions by phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles drive an EV boom. per cent lithium.

Demand 76

Demand Batteries Lithium Transportation 76

Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 23, 2023

  In deals, $91M for a vertically-integrated European heat pump platform, $50M for direct lithium extraction, and Volta Trucks goes bankrupt.  Now,  demand has quickly fallen off amidst the rapid run up in interest rates and supply / demand imbalances.  Plus, the US funds $3.5B   Thanks for reading!

Home Energy Monitoring 72

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 72

Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

An update last year from Benchmark Materials Intelligence group noted that 148 of the 200 lithium-ion battery mega factories planned around the world were in China, with Europe and North America boasting just 21 and 11, respectively. This threshold is set to climb to 45 per cent in 2023 and 55 per cent from 2027.

Batteries 69

Batteries Recycling Recycling Lithium 69

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 29, 2024

♻️ CheckSammy , a Dallas, TX-based waste removal and recycling services provider, raised $45m in Debt funding from TriplePoint Capital and Growth funding from I Squared Capital and Zero Infinity Partners.   Zimbabwe’s lithium boom is getting charged up by Chinese investment.

Business Energy Monitoring 61

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 61

Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

  This week, we get nerdy mining ExxonMobil’s lithium announcement - is this lithium’s shale moment? Lithium Mobil-ization Source: Company presentations, Bloomberg Last week, ExxonMobil unveiled its first-ever lithium mining operation in Arkansas, marking its first major foray into lithium production.

Lithium 72

Lithium Batteries Hydrogen Investment 72