Charged

MAY 21, 2021

Li-Cycle, the developer of a novel battery recycling system , has announced an agreement with Ultium Cells, a joint venture of GM and LG Energy Solution, to recycle up to 100% of the scrap generated by battery cell manufacturing at Ultium’s Lordstown, Ohio mega-factory. When fully operational in 2022, the $2.3-billion

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Recycling Recycling Batteries North America 105

Charged

AUGUST 24, 2020

It’s usually one of the first objections cited by EV naysayers: batteries can’t or won’t be recycled, and they contain hazardous materials that will end up in landfills. In fact, no such sinister scenario is likely—most of the components of Li-ion batteries are valuable, and it’s quite feasible, technically and economically, to recycle them.

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Batteries Lithium Recycling Recycling 136

Charged

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Early-adopting EV buyers seem likely to be a little more knowledgeable, and Tesla is taking the unprecedented step of giving buyers a choice between two alternative battery chemistries. LFP-based batteries have been the norm in the Chinese EV industry for years. I have a Model 3 on order and just got this about 10 minutes ago.

Batteries 124

Batteries North America Patents Europe 124

Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Cleartrace announced a $20M financing round , from several strategic investors, including Greentown partner EDF Energy North America. Energy Dome closed an $11M convertible round to accelerate the commercial development of its CO 2 battery. Department of Energy’s Battery Recycling Prize. Awards + Recognition.

Startups 98

Startups Plastics Innovation North America 98

Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

American Battery Technology Company was awarded a $57M Department of Energy grant to build a $115M, first-of-kind commercial-scale facility to manufacture battery-grade lithium hydroxide from Nevada-based sedimentary resources. Form Energy raised a $450M Series E for its cost-effective, multi-day energy-storage systems.

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 98

Greentown Labs

MARCH 3, 2020

On the topic of partners, Reichert introduced a new Terawatt-level partner , Keolis North America. SomEV provides a wait-less charging network for light electric vehicles, using swappable batteries paired with a smart battery swap kiosk.

Transportation 78

Transportation Startups Electric vehicle Logistics 78

ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. Xerion), in partnership with a team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , has been awarded the top prize in the inaugural American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Lithium 75

Lithium Patents Batteries Innovation 75

Charged

APRIL 28, 2023

The company has deployed more than 150 vehicles with fleets across North America. The new generation features a new motor and a new battery system, as well as a more efficient powertrain design with fewer parts. Fleets can select two or three battery packs to enable a range of 150-200 miles.

Batteries 130

Batteries Patents Electricity North America 130

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 31, 2022

Lithium slim energy reserve (LiSER) has been introduced as a nickel and cobalt free cell technology platform. UK SMEs join forces to drive energy storage innovation Increase in EV sales to drive global $51.6bn Li-ion battery materials market. “A Have you read?

Lithium 94

Lithium Batteries Patents Electric vehicle 94

Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As a reminder, NanoGraf developed a silicon-based anode battery material that enables electric vehicle (EV) batteries to run longer and charge faster than traditional lithium-ion batteries on the market. During my MBA, MITO’s original technology was sitting on the shelf, patent-pending, and still in development.

Innovation 52

Innovation Startups Technology Climate change 52

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

New blockchain startup CarbonEnfo hits the market running, the ChatGPT fusion ‘ambassador’ and a graphene nanotube facility in development in Europe for EV batteries are on the week’s technology radar. They can be applied in both conventional and emerging battery tech, such as a dry battery electrode coating process and solid-state batteries.

Startups 64

Startups Technology Blockchain Lithium 64

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at Skeleton Technologies’ €108 million funding round, with investors such as Siemens Financial Services and Marubeni Corporation, for supercapacitor manufacturing and development of new high-power battery technology, namely the SuperBattery.

Energy 115

Energy Energy Packaging Batteries 115

Greentown Labs

JANUARY 11, 2021

Nearly 30 startups joined our community in the final quarter of 2020, working on innovations as diverse as zinc-ion batteries, long-range weather forecasts, wave energy conversion, and replacements for petrochemical plastics. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! MANUFACTURING. ELECTRICITY.

Startups 97

Startups Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 97

Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Black Mountain Metals is a global battery metals mining company, specifically focused on sustainable nickel and copper mining for lithium-ion battery cathodes. Its patented solution provides point-to-multi-point, non-line-of-sight, and affordable high-speed communications in difficult terrain that other technologies can’t reach.

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Carbon-neutral Startups North America Technology 80