R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Last fall Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt announced that it had raised $600 million in equity to invest in capacity expansion, research and development, and large-scale recycling. Northvolt made the biggest deal in the battery space in 2020, but it was a huge year overall for the rapidly-growing sector.

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Charged

MARCH 26, 2020

Finish utility company Fortum , German chemical company BASF , and Russian mining company Nornickel have signed a letter of intent to develop a battery recycling cluster in Harjavalta, Finland. The companies aim to promote the production and use of recycled raw materials in the EV battery market. Source: Fortum.

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Charged

AUGUST 4, 2021

Faraday Institution researchers working on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries at the Universities of Leicester and Birmingham have developed a new method to recover materials from end-of-life EV batteries. The new process uses ultrasonic waves to separate valuable material from the electrodes.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 22, 2022

billion from the US Infrastructure Law will expand domestic battery manufacturing for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid as well as for materials and components heretofore imported. billion from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to build and expand commercial-scale facilities?in in 12 states. Supply chain strategy.

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Charged

JULY 26, 2023

The authors of the endless articles warning of the environmental costs of battery raw materials are invariably “big fans” of EVs, but they’re naturally concerned that they may not be “as green as they claim.” As demand rises for battery raw materials, EV industry players are working to reduce the environmental costs of extraction.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2022

BusinessGreen reports on the fast-evolving plans to establish a thriving EV battery recycling industry in the UK. Batteries are set to become even more ubiquitous than they are already. But what happens when these millions of batteries reach their end of life?

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Creating a circular European battery industry Summary - Northvolt has partnered with Hydro to establish a first-of-its-kind battery recycling facility. The recycling plant will be established as a green field development, under a joint venture named Hydro Volt, and come online in 2021 in Fredrikstad, outside of Oslo.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Creating a circular European battery industry Summary - Northvolt has partnered with Hydro to establish a first-of-its-kind battery recycling facility. The recycling plant will be established as a green field development, under a joint venture named Hydro Volt, and come online in 2021 in Fredrikstad, outside of Oslo.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

According to the 2018 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, global renewable energy production in 2000 was 218 Terawatt-hours (TWh). Historically, pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES) has been the primary type of grid-scale storage. A 409 MW solar battery storage project is expected to start up in Florida in 2021.

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Charged

JULY 27, 2020

The BMW Group has signed a long-term battery cell supply contract worth 2 billion euros with Swedish supplier Northvolt. BMW is determined to keep its battery supply chain as green as possible. The Northvolt Ett plant will be powered entirely by renewable energy, and will have in-house recycling capacities.

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Charged

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Now, true to Tesla’s original mission, his company, Redwood Materials , is tackling the critical task of building a global circular battery supply chain. Straubel founded Redwood Materials to deal with an unglamorous but absolutely essential aspect of electrification, one that few were paying attention to at the time.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Following my recent article – Lead-Acid Batteries Are On A Path To Extinction – I received an email from Battery Council International (BCI), the trade association for lead battery manufacturers, recyclers and suppliers. Indeed, it seems to me that the current trajectory is a path to extinction for lead-acid batteries.

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The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Photo by Wan Shanchao / VCG via Getty Images We could soon see more lithium-ion batteries made with recycled materials thanks to a new partnership. Making the batteries with recycled metals could decrease their CO2 footprint by around 25 percent, according to BASF.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

for Northvolt to build energy storage, $100M for direct lithium extraction, and $60M for heat batteries. Deals of the Week (8/14-8/27) Venture Fundings 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion batteries from recycled materials producer, raised $1.2B Thanks for reading!

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 21, 2023

Eighteen startups joined our community in the first months of 2023, working on innovations as diverse as an ammonia-based energy system, sneakers made from food waste, and nano-filters that reduce energy consumption in chemical separations. This system has 5x higher system-level energy densities compared to lithium batteries.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The first circular economy factory of its kind, Renault's Refactory houses an industrial and commercial ecosystem that operates across four key pillars: Re-trofit; Re-energy; Re-cycle; and Re-start. Another of The Future is NEUTRAL's ambitions is to become the leader in closed-loop battery recycling in Europe.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Amazon's own devices are designed to last so that customers don't have to upgrade every year, and we provide a range options such as Trade-In, Pre-Owned Devices, and recycling," a spokesperson for the company said. Repairing and recycling must become commonplace for electronics," Dunne concluded.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Funding A Fervo Energy pilot was selected by the Biden-Harris Administration as one of three projects to receive up to $60M in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to scale enhanced geothermal systems. Fervo Energy released results from its Cape Station project that exceed the U.S.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. The company has since whipsawed between its wholesale-energy legacy of fossil fuels and greener horizons.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 5, 2022

GPR’s Impact Zero Project focuses on creating high-quality products that are efficient, recyclable and manufactured to bring their carbon footprint down to zero. Their motorcycle parts are built from 51% to 71% recycled material, and up to 88% of the product weight is recyclable, according to a video GPR produced on its Impact Zero Project.

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Charged

AUGUST 16, 2022

They simply can’t ramp up production quickly enough, and this is not only because of the time and investment it takes to build new factories and repurpose production lines—the companies are also dealing with frustrating shortages of batteries and other components. Will the raw materials shortage put the brakes on that trend? “The

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

” The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. The company has since whipsawed between its wholesale-energy legacy of fossil fuels and greener horizons.

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CleanTechnica

JANUARY 23, 2022

Redwood Materials is planning to start up its anode copper foil production facility in the first half of this year and start shipping to customers, the company reports.

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Battery Materials says its recycled cathodes are better than new.

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