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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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. Lithium mining.

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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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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Recycling Recycling 65

Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

The study of Londoners' waste and recycling habits and new trends in the aftermath of the pandemic from resource management firm Bywaters warned that the poor recycling rate of e-cigarettes suggested much more needs to be done to educate users of how to dispose of e-waste products sustainably. billion in 2019.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 24, 2024

Funding American Battery Technology Company —a startup with technologies for lithium-ion battery recycling, battery-metal extraction, and primary mineral resource development—was awarded $60M in tax credits to accelerate the construction of its next-generation battery recycling facility. tax credit allocation from the U.S.

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Charged

MAY 17, 2022

6K, a producer of engineered materials for lithium-ion batteries, has raised $102 million in the first of two Series D funding tranches. The round was led by Koch Strategic Platforms, an investment arm of fossil fuel giant Koch Industries, with participation by investors Energy Impact Partners, Albemarle, HG Ventures and others.

Building Energy Monitoring 96

Building Energy Monitoring Batteries Recycling Recycling 96

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.

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Waste Waste Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

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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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Form Energy raised a $450M Series E for its cost-effective, multi-day energy-storage systems. American Battery Technology Company was awarded a $57M Department of Energy grant to build a $115M, first-of-kind commercial-scale facility to manufacture battery-grade lithium hydroxide from Nevada-based sedimentary resources.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 98

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

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Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 41

Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Next-generation battery recycling. GreenLIB , which is transforming battery waste into profitable, closed-loop solutions within the global lithium-ion battery market. rStream , which applies innovations in computer vision and data science to drive an autonomous waste-sorting system. Community-scale wind turbines.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Startups Business Energy Monitoring 67

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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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. .”

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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. .”

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Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 28

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. and globally by 2040. and globally by 2040.

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Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 518

Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

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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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Single-use disgarded vapes in a Lidl, Recycling Bin on May 4,2023 in London, England. Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images “Invisible” e-waste — from disposable vapes to toys and tangles of cables — is piling up and robbing supply chains of valuable materials. What’s lost when we don’t recycle those invisible electronics?

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Waste Waste Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 106

EDF + Business

MAY 2, 2023

Automotive Consumer Products Clean Energy Inputs Batteries Machinery Mining Paper Plastics Cement Steel Glass Chemicals Key Relevant Provisions §45X and §48C are the key provisions to know for advanced manufacturing, offering incentives for domestic clean technology and energy efficient manufacturing.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 52

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

Innovate UK's Jonny Voon explores some of the most exciting green ideas this year, ranging from UK lithium mining and plastic recycling breakthroughs, clothing that 'grows' with the children wearing it. Impact Recycling. Currently, only up to 15 per cent of plastic is recycled.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

The fire risk presented by vapes entering the waste stream has prompted local councils to call for a ban of the sale of the devices in England and Wales by 2024. Disposable vapes are a hazard for waste and litter collection and cause fires in bin lorries.” DRS schemes and other solutions are also being proposed.

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Energy Monitor Waste Waste Recycling 130

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

These critics worry whether the ships doing this mining will dump back into the sea the huge amounts of toxic-waste and sediments produced by grinding up and pumping the rocks to the surface, impacting larger fish further up the food chain such as tunas and contaminating the global seafood supply chain. .

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Biodiversity Energy Monitor 90

The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The second item on that checklist should be waste reduction. Reduce Waste. Businesses, depending on the industry, produce a lot of waste. For example, cafes and coffee shops that rely heavily on single-use items for take-out are responsible for a large part of 150 million tons of plastic waste that is produced each year.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 195

Greentown Labs

JANUARY 11, 2021

Nearly 30 startups joined our community in the final quarter of 2020, working on innovations as diverse as zinc-ion batteries, long-range weather forecasts, wave energy conversion, and replacements for petrochemical plastics. ELECTRICITY. This energy storage solution is low-cost, flexible, and long-duration. MANUFACTURING.

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Clean Energy Trust

MAY 21, 2020

From mobile phones to computers to electric vehicles, the convenience of on-demand power is driving demand for batteries of all shapes and sizes. Lithium ion batteries, today’s most widely used type of rechargeable batteries, can release highly toxic gases if disposed of improperly. how will we manage all that toxic waste?

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Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Investment 59

Greentown Labs

APRIL 14, 2021

Today, we are proud to support more than 115 climatetech startups that are reimagining how we use and store energy, how we manufacture goods, our transportation infrastructure, and so much more—all in the name of climate action and creating a just, sustainable future for all. . Electricity. Agtech + Water.

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Startups Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 98

Charged

AUGUST 17, 2020

Whether it’s recycling paper waste, encouraging the use of a water fountain or even purchasing energy efficient lighting, the way businesses operate can affect the generations yet to come. What does that mean for electric vehicles? At Nordson, we have a variety of meters and valves to dispense foam precisely.

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Batteries Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 112

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 5, 2022

GPR’s Impact Zero Project focuses on creating high-quality products that are efficient, recyclable and manufactured to bring their carbon footprint down to zero. Their motorcycle parts are built from 51% to 71% recycled material, and up to 88% of the product weight is recyclable, according to a video GPR produced on its Impact Zero Project.

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Recycling Recycling Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The largest crane vessel is Sleipnir, which has an installed power generation capacity of 98MW. All Heerema’s vessels are diesel-electric , meaning power is provided by a diesel engine, which spins an electric generator, which in term provides electricity for the entire vessel.

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Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 78

Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

An historic climate summit in Nairobi last week underscored the need for drastic changes in climate finance and clean energy development. Battery recycling attracts another big check with a $542M Series D, and food recycling attracts $70M. toward clean energy investments and $450M for carbon credits. Happy Monday!

Energy Monitor 61

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 61

Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Where else can you find entrepreneurs at neighboring benches working on innovations as diverse as filtration, energy storage, building materials, alternative proteins, and battery metal recycling? We provide equipment , manage the lab, handle all waste streams, and encourage our entrepreneurs to share ideas and knowledge.

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Startups Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Biodegradable 52

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. and globally by 2040. .” and globally by 2040.

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Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In rural West Virginia, largely hidden among steep hills, stands a $255 million facility designed to transform fracking waste into freshwater and food grade quality salts. Laden with heavy metals, chemicals and other contaminants, this waste frequently exhibits levels of radioactivity hundreds of times the safe limits set by regulators.

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Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 116

Business Green

JULY 26, 2022

The UK now has a Critical Minerals Strategy , a document which sets out a broad vision for securing a steady and secure supply of minerals and metals needed to build the technologies that form the bedrock of a net zero economy, from electric vehicles to wind turbines. Reuse, recycling and energy efficiency.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 23, 2020

Following recent articles I wrote on both lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries, I received significant correspondence about the environmental pros and cons of both types of battery. But lithium-ion batteries are newer to the market, and their environmental impact is still being worked out. Lithium-ion batteries .

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 29, 2024

  In deals, $75m for batteries, $58m for mushroom-based food alternatives, and $50m for AI enabled satellite monitoring. H2 was awarded $272m from the European Commission’s Innovation Fund while LanzaJet received $14m from the US Department of Energy.    Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet? Philanthropy.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

  In deals, major funding for battery recycling and dry electrodes, and additional late-stage funding for forestry projects and precision weed control. The pledge also calls on international banks to include nuclear in energy lending policies to help finance project-killing infrastructure expenditures.

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Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring COP Business Energy Monitoring 57

Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Responsible for nearly a third of global warming and a quarter of global energy, methane matters.   In deals this week $145m for lithium extraction, $52m for methane emissions detection, and $40m for sustainable aviation fuel.   In January, Longpath secured a $189m conditional US Department of Energy loan guarantee.

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