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Breakthrough technology for lithium manufacture

Envirotec Magazine

As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs). According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global sales of new electric vehicles (EV) grew from 3 million in 2020 to 6.6

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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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Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity

GreenBiz

That trend is the motivation for a "significant strategic investment" this week — the amount isn’t being disclosed — by investment firm Closed Loop Partners in ERI, the largest IT recycling and refurbishment company in the United States. . Two other data points to mull, courtesy of the Global E-waste Monitor : Researchers figure just 17.4

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How ‘green’ are electric cars?

Renewable Energy World

With the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in place in the UK by 2030, sales of electric cars are expected to surge. Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for more than 1 in 10 vehicle registrations in 2020, up from 1 in 30 in 2019, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Lithium mining.

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Greentown Startups’ Biggest Accomplishments of 2023

Greentown Labs

Greentown Labs’ 200+ startups are developing, deploying, and commercializing climatetech solutions to decarbonize the key greenhouse-gas-emitting sectors—agriculture, buildings, electricity, manufacturing, and transportation—and build resilient communities. Fervo Energy and Google’s next-generation, 3.5-MW

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Second Life: Carmakers and Storage Startups Get Serious About Reusing Batteries

GreenTechMedia

Batteries aren’t dead when they come to the end of their useful life in an electric vehicle. Reused or “second-life” lithium-ion batteries still have a lot of juice left in them, but so far the concept of using these batteries in stationary applications has yet to gain real market traction.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2023

Greentown Labs

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.