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Are electric car batteries recyclable?

Hydrogen Fuel News

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. Global governments are now insisting that electric vehicle (EV) batteries be designed and manufactured in a manner that facilitates easy recycling. 

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2024

Greentown Labs

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Puro Renewables upcycles carbon-negative biowaste to reduce the amount of fossil-fuel-based resin and carbon footprint associated with typical plastic products.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q2 2023

Greentown Labs

Seventeen startups joined our community Q2 2023, working on innovations ranging from smart sensors for wind turbines, to energy-efficient air conditioning, to a combo of water desalination and carbon capture. H2PRO is introducing a novel hydrogen-production technology: E-TAC. It’s part of the C2V Initiative Year 3 cohort.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — April 2024 

Greentown Labs

SWTCH Energy , which provides EV charging and energy-management solutions for high-density urban settings, raised a $27.2M Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C) program for its metal-refining facility in Fairfield, Ohio. tax credit allocation from the U.S.

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Meet the Startups Innovating in Experts’ Top Climatetech Areas for 2024

Greentown Labs

Circularity for critical metals and minerals Recommended to Axios’ Climate Deals by Clean Energy Ventures Carbon To Stone is developing a carbon mineralization technology coupled with high-value minerals and metals recovery. TerraFixing develops a direct-air-capture technology for cold climates using zeolite-based adsorbent materials.

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Green Innovation or Greenwashing? Which Companies Are Really Making a Difference?

GreenTech Gazette

They have invested heavily in the production of fuel-efficient vehicles with a strong focus on developing a vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell- the Honda Clarity. Two square meters of these panels can potentially absorb as much CO2 as a mature tree. McDonald’s .

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? Big oil’s big CCS play #158

Climate Tech VC

deal on Thursday, ExxonMobil acquired Denbury , a Texas-based energy company focused on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) that controls the largest network of CO2 pipelines in the US. 💼 Find or share roles on our job board here. Exxon captures Denbury In a $4.9B