Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2023

The plant will process end-of-life lithium batteries from sectors such as auomotive. Since 2017, ABB has delivered electrification and automation equipment to power Northvolt’s Ett gigafactory for lithium-ion batteries in Sweden. ” The Revolt Ett site.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2021

The University of Birmingham has purchased a laboratory-scale rare earth roll separator for its School of Metallurgy and Minerals lithium-ion battery recycling research facility. Technology plays a key role in the successful management of secondary materials such as lithium-ion batteries.

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Charged

APRIL 5, 2024

Afraid there won’t be enough recycling plants to recycle EV batteries when they start reaching end of life in large numbers? According to new research from technology intelligence firm ABI Research, companies are planning to build enough EV battery recycling capacity by 2030 to recycle 1.3

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Recycled materials 95

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Regarding the prominent issue at hand, it is really true that electric car batteries can be recycled, and there are specific methods that allow for the recovery of up to 95% of the raw materials. However, electric vehicles (EVs) have faced criticism due to concerns about their sustainability, particularly about their batteries.  

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The two companies will work together to “create a closed loop for battery recycling and a domestic supply chain for critical battery materials.”. Ford is (hopefully) going to need plenty of batteries once its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck goes on sale, and Redwood’s recycled battery materials could come in mighty handy.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The potential yearly cost of collecting and recycling these vapes – according to the same research – now stands at £200 million which currently isn’t being paid for by vape producers, importers and retailers. It also explored the preferred recycling solutions for vapes.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 12, 2022

PNE), an emerging growth company engaged in the regeneration of lithium-ion battery (LIB) material, announced its closure of a seed funding round at $7 million for LIB recycling. It can, according to PNE, significantly reduce CO2 emission, energy consumption and water usage while avoiding landfill waste production.

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Charged

MARCH 18, 2022

Battery recycling specialist Ascend Elements (formerly Battery Resourcers) has been selected by SK Battery America (SKBA) to recycle both cell and module battery manufacturing scrap from SKBA’s manufacturing facility in Commerce, Georgia.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 124

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

A new partnership aims to demonstrate how bespoke circular-economy batteries can tackle the mounting problem of e-waste, specifically in relation to electric vehicles. To combat this, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts sales of up to 44 million electric vehicles (EVs) a year by 2030.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Battery recycling technology company Lithion has raised 125 million Canadian dollars ($99 million US) in a Series A funding round, and has granted construction and manufacturing firm IS Dongseo the exclusive right to use its lithium-ion battery recycling technology in the South Korean market.

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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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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Recycling of electric car batteries can be easier, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly. That’s according to a new scientific article from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, which outlines an optimized recycling process.

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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. Construction of the Harjavalta site.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

A raft of battery, electronics, mining, and recycling projects have scooped up a share of £25m in government funding this week designed to help scale up the supply chain for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and recycling in the UK. per cent battery-grade lithium.

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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. Ramping up battery reuse and recycling is increasingly regarded as critical to ensuring climate goals are met in as sustainable and efficient way as possible.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A seemingly ground-breaking project to create a circular end-of-life supply chain for the electric vehicle industry is being led by EMR Metals Recycling. Under current EU law and also post Brexit, manufacturers retain responsibility for the safe disposal of electric car batteries.

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GreenTech Gazette

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Yet, e-waste is still a major problem throughout the globe. alone, only about 5% of lithium-ion batteries are recycled. As the popularity of such vehicles and gadgets continues to grow, we should be more concerned than ever as to how e-waste growth will rise. In the U.S. What is the Process? A Perfect Cycle.

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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. Brace yourself.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Electric vehicle 78

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. Brace yourself.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Electric vehicle 78

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

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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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 2, 2021

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.

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Eco-Business

MAY 4, 2022

Lithium shortages are straining the electric vehicle battery supply chain. Entrepreneur Bryan Oh, co-founder of a low-waste, low-emissions lithium recycling firm, wants to be the world's largest lithium company without ever owning a mine.

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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. This will help to transform the economics of the electric vehicle market.".

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2021

Challenges caused by EV battery production 'pale in comparison' to environmental toll of fossil fuel vehicles, Transport & Environment study finds. If you take into account the recycling of battery materials, only around 30kg of metals would be lost - roughly the size of a football.".

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2020

Battery developer Aceleron has teamed up with electric quadbike manufacturer Eco Charger to launch a new system designed to help drive down the number of batteries going to waste, a problem that is expected to grow as rising numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road begin to age. Waste is the elephant in the room.

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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.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Tesla’s co-founder is pioneering a circular system for electric vehicle batteries Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 09/02/2020 – 01:30 This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about electric vehicle batteries and the massive potential for battery recycling and reuse.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 7, 2022

The Horizon Europe funded BATRAW project has been launched to create new raw material processing from used electric vehicle (EV) batteries. In a final phase, the partners will analyse the feasibility of a business plan for the EU-wide exploitation of these new battery dismantling and recycling processes. million (US$10.4

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Myth 1: “Renewables can contribute only a small share of grid electricity because they only work when the wind blows and the sun shines” It’s true that wind and solar are variable resources that provide most power to the grid when the sun shines or the wind blows. These options can enable relatively high shares of wind and solar on a grid.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

Four of the six projects to have been awarded funding are from the University of Birmingham, including the Reuse and Recycling of Lithium Ion Batteries (ReLIB) project which is being led by Professor Paul Anderson, co-director of the Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials at Birmingham's School of Chemistry.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 7, 2024

E-waste is already an issue overwhelming global recycling, and EVs will soon be adding to it Hydrogen fuel cells have already been defining themselves as an important part of the effort to decarbonize energy, industry, transport, and a number of other industries, and now Honda is looking to the technology to help overcome the challenge of e-waste.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 18, 2021

Each of the “Detroit Three” automakers have announced major electric vehicle assembly investments in Canada over the past eight months, and President Joe Biden’s proposed $2-trillion infrastructure plan would pour US$174 billion into developing the EV market. Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler) will invest up to $1.5

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2021

Initiatives to reduce waste and repurpose old products and resources pales in comparison to what is needed from businesses and governments, Chatham House report concludes. It estimates companies invest around $800bn a year in the circular economy, on top of $510bn from governments, and $46bn from financial institutions and investors.

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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]. To achieve this, liquid air energy storage plants recycle the waste cold that results from the discharge stage, to help cool incoming air when charging.

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