Charged

JULY 25, 2023

As numerous EV execs have told Charged in recent months, the “buy American” provisions of the IRA and BIL are driving massive investments in domestic mining and processing for EV battery raw materials. Now a similar gold rush appears to be gathering speed in the battery recycling field.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Indianapolis-based Heritage Battery Recycling has signed a joint development agreement with materials management specialist 6K to produce new cathode material from recycled batteries. 6K uses proprietary plasma processing technology to create battery materials.

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Charged

DECEMBER 31, 2019

billion research project focused on every level of the value chain of Li-ion batteries in the European market. The Commission designed the project to support the development of innovative technologies that improve charging time, battery life, safety and sustainability. The European Commission recently approved a €3.2-billion

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Charged

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The use of recycled cathode material to make new batteries will be a key part of the circular battery supply chain, but is recycled material truly equivalent to the freshly-mined stuff? Battery manufacturer A123 Systems also participated. “In Meanwhile, its rate performance is 88.6%

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Charged

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Swedish manufacturer Northvolt , which is partially owned by Volkswagen and BMW, announced that it has produced its first lithium-ion battery cell using 100% recycled nickel, manganese and cobalt. The recycling process can recover up to 95% of the metals in a battery to a level of purity on par with fresh virgin material.”.

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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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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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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study. Individual cells are formed into modules, which are then assembled into battery packs.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

Sustainable Construction: Builders Need to Go Green. Sustainable building practices are becoming increasingly common throughout the construction industry. This new emphasis on sustainable construction has created a robust green building and production network which is now one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Here’s how Redwood Materials is putting recycling at the heart of the burgeoning battery belt. There’s a bit of a battery manufacturing boom going on. In 2021, battery manufacturing in the United States totaled approximately 55 gigawatt-hours’ worth of cells, or roughly enough batteries to produce 700,000 EVs.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

As many employees are accustomed to living their work lives online, this is the perfect time to develop trainings and virtual events around sustainability. At Young Living, we have developed several internal trainings to help educate employees about how to properly sort and recycle materials common in neighborhood recycling programs.

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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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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2022

Resource management company Veolia has unveiled plans to build a new recycling plant in the West Midlands that it claims will be capable of processing a fifth of the UK's end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries in 2024.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The global retail giant is beefing up its take-back service to mark Black Friday, but its sweeping sustainability plans extend far beyond recycling and re-use. That's one of the challenges we've identified that we feel like we can make a big impact on within our whole strategy," said Jenn Keesson, sustainability manager at IKEA US.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

New analysis from Bain & Company suggests recycled materials could play dominant role in auto industry supply chains. The European auto industry could slash emissions and drastically reduce its exposure to resource security risks by embracing recycled materials and circular business models.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.

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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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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

More pieces of IKEA’s sustainability puzzle come together Deonna Anderson Wed, 11/25/2020 – 08:00 Black Friday is upon us. That’s one of the challenges we’ve identified that we feel like we can make a big impact on within our whole strategy,” said Jenn Keesson, sustainability manager at IKEA U.S.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 21, 2023

This system has 5x higher system-level energy densities compared to lithium batteries. Ohmium enables industries to deploy green hydrogen for a sustainable future. EarthBond leverages group financing and carbon accounting to lower costs and risk in the energy transition of Nigeria’s $14B fuel-based, off-grid generator market.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Perhaps the most revolutionary reveal, however, was not of a tangible product, but of a demonstration to commitment to automotive sustainability and circularity by French multinational automobile manufacturer Renault Group. Another of The Future is NEUTRAL's ambitions is to become the leader in closed-loop battery recycling in Europe.

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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! Not a subscriber yet?

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The Fiat 500 3+1 electric car is designed to attract customers who want a smart, sustainable ride that blends style and functionality. Eco-friendly and recyclable materials are featured as well. Additionally, chrome replacement paints and mats are made of recycled fibers, and components of the dashboard are made of wood.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Plus, if buyers want to set up in a spot without electricity or water hook-ups, solar battery kits or water pumping stations are easy additions. For materials, the company chose durable cross-laminated timber and natural, recyclable materials.

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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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Business Green

JULY 28, 2020

BMW has shifted its climate action, waste and hydrogen efforts up a gear in a new sustainability roadmap for the next decade which sets a series of green targets aligned with climate science. We are taking sustainability to the next level.". It claims the move will save around ten million tonnes of CO2 over the next ten years.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 28, 2021

Right now, prominent media companies are already setting the stage for sustainable business practices in the industry, so it is imperative that smaller companies follow suit or they may fall behind and miss out on the opportunities that come with being green. Reduce Carbon Emissions from Production. Rent or Buy Durable Equipment.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The startup won $25,000 from the New Climate Ventures Sustainability Investment Prize at the 2023 Rice Business Plan Competition; took home the grand prize and audience choice award at the MIT $100K LAUNCH Competition ; and was selected for both the 2023 Cleantech Open Northeast and Venture For ClimateTech cohorts. “The

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Redwood Materials , the battery recycling venture founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, came out of stealth mode last year, and announced that it is recycling scrap from Panasonic’s battery cell production at Tesla’s Gigafactory Nevada. Today, EVs account for less than 10% of Redwood’s recycling stock.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Illustration of the megawatt-scale battery (with human figures to indicate physical dimensions). The battery will be installed at the Midlothian Innovation Centre (MIC) in 2024. The battery installed at the MIC will help the centre to decarbonise and reduce energy costs.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Volvo Cars has opened an electric vehicle (EV) test drive hub at the Eden Project in Cornwall, offering visitors to the eco-tourist attraction the chance to try out the automotive brand's growing range of battery-powered cars on local roads, it announced today.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

Sustainable Law Firms. Law firm sustainability is a strategic business shift that aims to prevent socially and environmentally damaging operations in the legal industry. There’s heightened market demand for sustainable practices with robust and transparent disclosure. Sustainability challenges in the legal industry.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 13, 2021

Here are a few tips to make this Earth Day engaging and transformational and instill lasting habits with your employees, even if life looks a bit different right now: Educate As many employees are accustomed to living their work lives online, this is the perfect time to develop trainings and virtual events around sustainability.

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Grist

JANUARY 8, 2021

For the next few months, civil engineers will subject the blades to a battery of tests as they design and build a pedestrian bridge that uses pieces of them to replace traditional steel girders. The typical thermoset materials don’t melt down,” said Derek Berry, a senior wind technology engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Insert the circuit board into a creative case of your choosing, put in an SD card and two AAA batteries , then secure it together with a few screws that can be twisted together by hand — no special tools required. Additionally, one of the company’s main goals is to “create sustainable, long lasting alternatives to film and disposable cameras.”

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Green Living Guy

JANUARY 3, 2022

One of the simplest ways to adopt a more eco-conscious routine is to practice better recycling habits. The post Recycling: Best Practices for a More Eco-Friendly Approach appeared first on Green Living Guy. The shift toward a more environmentally-friendly way of life is no longer just a fringe ideology. Not sure where to start?

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2020

There Are Valuable Materials in E-Waste. Most of us don’t think twice when we see a cellphone battery, a solar panel, or any other form of modern technology. That dampens the impact that sourcing materials has on the earth and preserves the often poor communities where sourcing operations take place. E-Waste Can Be Toxic.

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