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ABB releases blueprint for carbon negative microgrids

Smart Energy International

Capacity has been set aside for the project’s phase 2 (subject to funding), which will enable the depot to produce more energy than it uses by integrating a battery energy storage system, as well as combined heat and power (CHP) units fed by hydrogen gas from biomass gasification units.

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Researchers shape hard carbon to form high-capacity electrodes for sodium-ion batteries

Charged

Researchers from Tokyo University of Science (TUS) are developing high-capacity electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) and potassium-ion batteries (KIBs) to compete with lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). ZnO showed potential for negative electrodes in preliminary experiments. and low average potential of 0.18

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Extracting metals from end-of-life EV batteries: CO2-based solution is potential game changer

Envirotec Magazine

A new technique offers a less energy-intensive way to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, and uses carbon dioxide for the process rather than the high temperatures or corrosive and hazardous chemicals traditionally associated with this activity.

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5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on

GreenBiz

Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste. Made of Air’s carbon-negative materials are drop-in ready, and they are already working with companies such as H&M and Audi. Courtesy of. Made of Air.

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Alberta Premier’s Statements on Batteries ‘Ideologically Motivated,’ Inaccurate, Experts Say

DeSmogBlog

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recent comments about the use of batteries for renewable energy infrastructure surprised experts, one of whom described the premier’s comments as possibly ideologically motivated misinformation. Power responded, “Batteries.” Much of what she says about batteries is misinformation,” Jacobson told DeSmog.

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The transition to EVs cannot come at the expense of the ocean

Envirotec Magazine

Mining the seafloor to extract minerals like cobalt and nickel that are widely used for EV batteries could put deep ocean ecosystems at risk (image credit: Alexis Rosenfeld / Getty Images). The deep sea also plays a crucial role in carbon storage as one our planet’s biggest carbon sinks.

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Microsoft’s $1B Climate Innovation Fund

GreenTechMedia

In January 2020, Brad Smith, the President of Microsoft, announced that the company had set a target of becoming carbon negative by 2030. What does going carbon negative actually entail? Investments in its portfolio cover carbon removal, carbon marketplace innovation and the circular economy, among others.