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Recycling e-waste should be a legal requirement in the EU, says report

Envirotec Magazine

A UN-backed report funded by the EU outlines a proposal whereby the recycling of certain components and sub-systems within electronic equipment should be mandated by law. Acceptance by the manufacturing and recycling industry is also needed, as the standards will only work when there is widespread adoption.”.

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Figuring out the details: EV batteries and the circular economy

Envirotec Magazine

An exploded view of an EV battery. A circular economy for electric vehicle batteries appears to be still some way off, but metal recycling expert EMR claims to be making inroads, and to be helping shape the future of the sector. EMR recycles thousands of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) every week at its more than 60 UK sites.

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Recent Deals – 15 November

CleanTech Group

From smart-lithium battery-powered scooters and copper extraction to farming platforms, find the recent deals worth looking at. Looking for the latest cleantech deals?

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Unfavorable times for the electric scooter industry

AGreenLiving

Once billed as an environmentally-friendly and enterprising venture, the electric scooter-sharing micromobility business has not lived up to the promising hype but is now looking dismal. Could this be the end for e-scooters? Related: We love electric scooters — but is the Bird trend actually bad for the environment?

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NorthVolt’s Battle Plan to Win the Upcoming Battery-Wars

Mr. Sustainability

An introduction to the battery company NorthVolt and its strategy Summary - NortVolt, led by Tesla-Veteran Peter Carlsson, is building the very first European battery gigafactory. What is NorthVolt’s strategy to create a European battery power basis? He came back to build his own battery factory. million jobs, vulnerable.

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? The settlers of Catan squabble over ore #172

Climate Tech VC

  In deals, ~$400M for electric scooters and 3 mega $100M+ rounds for geothermal, solid flow batteries, and rural minigrids.    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.

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? CTVC’s guide to NYCW #163

Climate Tech VC

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! Not a subscriber yet?