Charged

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

UK-based clean technology group Altilium is collaborating with vehicle salvage and recycling specialist Synetiq to recycle the growing number of EV batteries from damaged cars. LV= Insurance works closely with Synetiq to recover and recycle EV batteries from damaged vehicles insured by LV=.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Waste 119

Charged

AUGUST 3, 2021

TES, a provider of sustainable technology lifecycle services, has taken over a recycling facility at the Port Of Rotterdam , Europe’s largest seaport, from Battery Recycling Services Netherlands. TES plans to focus the facility on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The TES project in Rotterdam is exactly that.

Recycling 131

Recycling Recycling Building Energy Monitoring Batteries 131

Charged

AUGUST 14, 2023

Toronto-based battery recycling company Li-Cycle has begun operation of the first main processing line at its new Spoke recycling facility in Magdeburg, Germany. It makes use of the company’s Generation 3 Spoke technology to directly process all forms of battery waste without the need for discharging, dismantling or thermal processing.

North America 98

North America Recycling Recycling Batteries 98

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. To recycle these efficiently, they must be disassembled and the resulting waste streams separated.

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Electric vehicle Waste Waste Batteries 164

Charged

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

As demand for lithium-ion batteries accelerates, recycling of raw materials will be an essential part of the circular EV ecosystem. However, in the near term, the primary source of recyclable battery material will be scrap material from battery production, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence ’s latest Recycling Report.

Recycled materials 105

Recycled materials Recycling Recycling Batteries 105

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

More recently, this technique has been used to clean up and recover materials from electronic waste, particularly the printed circuit boards of computers, solar panels, contaminated water and even uranium dumps. These purified metals can be recycled indefinitely back into multiple supply chains.

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Batteries Lithium South America Recycling 246

Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Plastics recycling, especially for mixed and contaminated plastics, remains a major pollution concern. At the same time but seemingly unrelatedly, we need more plentiful and sustainable sources of graphene (useful for everything from solar cells to battery storage) and graphite (a key component of lithium-ion batteries).

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Recycling Recycling Hydrogen Carbon-neutral 104

Charged

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Li-Cycle has announced plans to build a fourth commercial battery recycling facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Li-Cycle previously announced an on-site partnership with Univar to provide waste management solutions for the company’s battery manufacturing. The company’s Gilbert, Arizona facility is still under construction.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries North America 124

Charged

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Redwood Materials , the battery recycling venture founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has signed an agreement to recycle scrap and defective battery cells for Envision AESC, which manufactures batteries for the Nissan LEAF in Smyrna, Tennessee. million tons of lithium, 1.5

Recycling 126

Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 126

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Fortum has launched Fortum Batterie Recycling GmbH in Germany to provide safe and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling in central Europe in the hope of bridging the raw materials gap the automotive industry is facing. Fortum’s battery recycling.

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Recycling Recycling Automotive Lithium 52

Charged

JUNE 29, 2023

The new regs, which will come into force once the European Council has formally endorsed the text, affect the design, production and waste management of all types of batteries sold in the EU. Eight years after the regulation goes into force, battery-makers will be required to use minimum amounts of recycled cobalt, lithium, nickel and lead.

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Batteries Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 141

Charged

JANUARY 3, 2023

Nth Cycle , a metals processing and recycling technology company, has been awarded a $2.15-million million grant from the DOE under the Battery Materials and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Funding Opportunity (BMBMR) program. . The DOE’s BMBMR program will help us and others accelerate those efforts.”

Technology 142

Technology Recycling Recycling Batteries 142

Charged

MARCH 17, 2021

Heritage has launched a new division, Heritage Battery Recycling (HBR), to address the growing market demand for safe, sustainable solutions for lithium-ion batteries at the ends of their lives. In collaboration with Romeo Power , HBR will develop a battery reuse and recycling facility in the southwestern US.

Recycling 105

Recycling Recycling Batteries North America 105

Charged

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Governments and industry in the United Kingdom must develop a recycling infrastructure for EV batteries, according to a new study led by the University of Birmingham. The researchers calculated that one million EVs sold in 2017 alone will result in 250,000 metric tons of unprocessed waste once these vehicles reach the end of their lives.

Recycling 85

Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 85

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

The study, published in the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) journal The Geographical Journal , highlights that global demand for sulphuric acid is set to rise significantly from ‘246 to 400 million tonnes’ by 2040 – a result of more intensive agriculture and the world moving away from fossil fuels.

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Fossil fuels Demand Recycling Recycling 130

Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With studies indicating that Canadian power demand could double between now and 2050, the federal government recently proposed the Clean Electricity Regulations to help ensure that Canada’s power system remains both clean and affordable in the years ahead. These options can enable relatively high shares of wind and solar on a grid.

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Natural gas Fossil fuels Recycling Recycling 113

Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2020

The UK must develop facilities to extract valuable metals from electronic waste, or it risks falling behind growing global competition, argues Inprotec's Chris Oldroyd. They include the rare earth elements and other metals such as lithium, indium, tellurium, gallium, and platinum group elements. Instead, we mostly ship it abroad.

Waste 97

Waste Waste Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 97

Charged

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As the e-mobility transition accelerates, demand for critical minerals is growing exponentially. However, to extract ever more minerals by mining and dispose of the waste in landfills, would be to continue the practices that got the world into its current environmental mess. Refining the circular economy for battery materials.

Recycling 105

Recycling Recycling Transportation Batteries 105

Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

Efforts to tackle the growing waste problem created by battery technology have taken another step forwards today, with UK-based resuable battery specialist Aceleron today announcing £2m investment to grow its business. The global energy storage market is already worth $59bn and is forecast to grow ten times to $546bn by 2035.

Waste 60

Waste Waste Batteries Lithium 60

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

The vehicles will form the UK’s first zero emission recycling and waste collection fleet and will collect residents’ waste and recycling in the Square Mile.

Electricity 130

Electricity Waste Waste Recycling 130

Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

EMR Metals Recycling joins forces with Bentley Motors, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, and a host of partners to develop UK EV battery recycling supply chain. The fleet of plug-in vehicles is continuing to expand rapidly with sales figures of EVs and plug-in hybrids far outstripping demand for petrol and diesel cars.

Recycling 65

Recycling Recycling Batteries Electric vehicle 65

Charged

DECEMBER 4, 2023

UK-based clean technology group Altilium has secured over £700,000 in UK government funding for two collaborative research projects focused on the recovery of copper and rare earth elements (REE) from mine waste. Altilium has exclusive rights to reprocess materials from a large mine tailing site in Eastern Europe. Source: Altilium

Batteries 52

Batteries Waste Waste Europe 52

Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Environmental Audit Commitee argues electronic and retail giants need to join their brick and mortar rivals in contributing more to a circular economy, but the tech powerhouses insist they are leading efforts to tackle global e-waste mountain. The UK generates the second highest quantity of e-waste in the world.

Waste 61

Waste Waste Retail Recycling 61

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 2, 2021

For every car on our roads to be zero emission by 2050, just under double the current total annual world cobalt production, 75% of the world’s lithium production and at least 50% of the world’s copper production would be required. Lithium mining. Lithium extraction in salt flats in Bolivia uses millions of litres of water.

Energy Monitor 115

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Electricity 115

Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The five participants are disrupting the plastics, energy storage, and recycling value chains. There’s a huge opportunity—and need—for better lithium-ion battery recycling. The people who have the best skill set to recycle these lithium-ion batteries are the same people who manufacture them, Melsert argues.

Batteries 138

Batteries Recycling Recycling Lithium 138

Business Green

JULY 16, 2021

The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. Two other data points to mull, courtesy of the Global E-waste Monitor : Researchers figure just 17.4

Waste 39

Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 39

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Based on their analysis of patenting activity, the report suggests that battery storage is the main area of innovation, and in particular lithium-ion batteries [1]. As we continue transitioning to renewable energy sources, it is likely we will need a range of storage solutions to meet our energy demands. Liquid air energy storage.

Cooling 162

Cooling Patents Energy Energy 162

Charged

JULY 26, 2023

As demand rises for battery raw materials, EV industry players are working to reduce the environmental costs of extraction. Conversely, an old EV battery is essentially a small mineral reserve filled with extremely concentrated and high-quality materials like lithium and nickel that can be reused again and again.”

Batteries 98

Batteries Fossil fuels Recycling Recycling 98

Smart Energy International

JULY 7, 2022

The four-year project, which has its roots in reducing Europe’s dependence on mostly imported critical raw materials and establishing supply chains to meet the expected future demand for EV batteries, should lead to improved recycling of batteries and the more sustainable use of materials. Battery passport.

Batteries 116

Batteries Blockchain Recycling Recycling 116

Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Recycling and reuse of EV batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines could vastly reduce reliance on imported products and materials from China, according to Green Alliance analysis. This is also about ending needless waste.

Recycling 54

Recycling Recycling Lithium Demand 54

AGreenLiving

JULY 12, 2021

Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity Heather Clancy Mon, 07/12/2021 – 02:00 The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 percent of electronics are collected, refurbished or recycled worldwide. .”

Waste 28

Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 28

AGreenLiving

JULY 12, 2021

Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity Heather Clancy Mon, 07/12/2021 – 02:00 The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 percent of electronics are collected, refurbished or recycled worldwide. .”

Waste 28

Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 28

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental’s 12th cohort focuses on a range of societal challenges, including sustainable urbanization, building decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, last-mile logistics, recycling optimization and regenerative food production. The why: With demand for lithium growing twice as fast as production, the U.S.

Soil 111

Soil Recycling Recycling Investment 111

Clean Energy Canada

MAY 18, 2021

There has been plenty of talk around Canada’s big battery opportunity, stakeholders said, but talk must now turn into action—and there’s no time to waste. The global market for lithium-ion batteries is expected to exceed $100 billion by 2030. The global market for lithium-ion batteries is expected to exceed $100 billion by 2030.

Batteries 116

Batteries North America Automotive Electric vehicle 116

Business Green

AUGUST 21, 2022

In a paper published in The Geographical Journal , researchers warn that the global supply of sulfuric acid - a critical component in the production of fertilisers which is also used in the extraction of minerals required for lithium-ion batteries - is soon to be significantly outpaced by demand.

Fossil fuels 36

Fossil fuels Demand Recycling Recycling 36

Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

SiTration raised $2.35M in pre-seed funding , which will support its novel separation processes for extracting lithium, cobalt, nickel, and more from recycled EV batteries. Kanin Energy is partnering with Tallgrass to develop four waste-heat-to-power clean energy projects. Department of Energy’s Battery Recycling Prize.

Startups 98

Startups Plastics Innovation North America 98

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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Startups Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 52