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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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2022

A solid state battery, which stores more energy with less materials, can reduce the already decreasing carbon footprint of an electric car battery by a further 24%, the study finds. Solid state batteries could require up to 35% more lithium than the current lithium ion technology, but far less graphite and cobalt are used.

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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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Charged

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Redwood Materials , the battery recycling firm headed by Tesla alum JB Straubel, has received conditional commitment for a $2-billion loan from the DOE’s Loan Program Office as part of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program (ATVM). In January, the company began producing anode copper foil at its Northern Nevada facility.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

With G7 and COP26 fast approaching, Environmental Audit Committee chair Philip Dunne argues the government must adopt a solutions-driven approach to environmental policy. Now is the time for effective government policy interventions to deliver these commitments to protect our environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 2, 2021

The UK must act now to ensure a stable supply of technology-critical metals (TCMs) essential for its transition to clean energy and the delivery of its ten point plan for a green industrial revolution, according to a new Policy Commission report produced by the University of Birmingham.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Clean Energy Canada is a clean energy think tank at the Morris J. Through media briefs, we aim to provide useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. Wind and solar accounted for 61% of electricity generated in Denmark in 2022.

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Grist

JUNE 30, 2021

The electric vehicle or EV revolution owes its existence to lithium batteries, and those batteries have a cocktail of specialized minerals to thank for their high performance. Department of Energy is now proposing that we eliminate cobalt and nickel from batteries altogether. meet its climate targets. meet its climate targets.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2023

She argued that Russia's war in Ukraine, the resulting push for energy security, and the climate crisis were prompting governments around the world to beef up their clean technology ambitions. We need to improve the refining, processing and recycling of raw materials here in Europe," she argued.

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Elemental Excelerator

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The clean energy economy is here and ramping up in full force. First of all, critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium, graphite, manganese, and others are the building blocks of many clean technology applications. If we were to implement Nth Cycle in both the mining and recycling sectors, we could save 3.8

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

Despite immense cost cuts and their deployment in the power sector last year more than doubling, batteries need to lead a sixfold increase in global energy storage deployments to enable the world to meet 2030 targets, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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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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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

However, they conclude that by recognising the sulphur crisis now, national and international policies can be developed to manage future demand, increase resource recycling, and develop alternative cheap supplies.

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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. It would mean keeping these valuable materials in use, creating jobs in new recycling industries, and lowering household energy bills at the same time.".

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

  This week, we get nerdy mining ExxonMobil’s lithium announcement - is this lithium’s shale moment? Lithium Mobil-ization Source: Company presentations, Bloomberg Last week, ExxonMobil unveiled its first-ever lithium mining operation in Arkansas, marking its first major foray into lithium production.

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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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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. million (US$10.4 Battery passport.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 23, 2023

More than 20 leading investors, corporates, and governments already use the platform including the US Department of Energy, BHP, and Galvanize Climate.   In deals, $91M for a vertically-integrated European heat pump platform, $50M for direct lithium extraction, and Volta Trucks goes bankrupt.  Plus, the US funds $3.5B

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

  In deals this week there’s $171m for battery recycling across two deals, $150m for thermal batteries, and $71m for green hydrogen.    Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet? Subscribe Now 📩 Submit deals and announcements for the newsletter at hello@ctvc.co.   Methodologies.

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Charged

MARCH 11, 2024

Recycling rare earth materials is vital to the cost-competitiveness of magnet manufacturing. In the process of producing a magnet, up to 30% of the material can end up as scrap, and a producer must have the ability to recycle that material. At Mountain Pass, we take the water out of the tailings and we recycle the water.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 28, 2021

Last year, saw a collapse in global energy demand brought on by the pandemic—the biggest drop since the end of the Second World War. It might seem like a sombre lead for an op-ed about Canadian energy, but there was something unusual about the drop. While most energy sources struggled, renewable energy actually grew worldwide.

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Charged

JULY 26, 2023

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.” Closing the loop: recycling, end-of-life, and recycled materials markets. Once this oil is burned, it is gone forever.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Drought conditions are causing saltwater to creep into the drinking water of communities along the Mississippi River, and the DOE puts $325M toward long-duration energy storage projects. Corporate carbon footprint tracking collects $27M, and forestry and battery interests intersect to invest $18M toward bio-graphite for lithium-ion cells.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 16, 2022

A panel of circular economy specialists exploring recycling solutions for solar and storage technologies. We need to consider effective end-of-life strategies to ensure clean energy components don’t end up in our waste streams and landfills. His heart believes we can all do better in society and recycle more. February 24, 2022.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

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. ” China and California already have EV battery recycling policies in place or under development.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson sees a tough winter ahead. However, in an exclusive interview, she tells Areti Ntaradimou how she believes Europe can successfully save energy, boost renewables and still deliver a ‘just transition’. Sustainability and energy security are complementary goals. Can we still make it?

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 15, 2024

In 2022, Bloomberg moved Canada up three spots—from fifth to second place in its global ranking of countries’ overall lithium-ion EV battery supply chain potential, citing, in part, our mineral resources and large hydropower capacity in addition to other competitive factors. degrees, according to a World Resources Institute report.

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Charged

JULY 27, 2020

Andreas Wendt, the head of BMW’s Purchasing and Supplier Network, says the multi-supplier policy ensures that the automaker always has access to the best possible cell technology. The Northvolt Ett plant will be powered entirely by renewable energy, and will have in-house recycling capacities.

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Clean Energy Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On a related note, data from the Voluntary Registry Offsets Database, developed by the Berkeley Carbon Trading Project at the University of Berkeley, California‘s Goldman School of Public Policy , indicates that carbon credits are dominated by forestry and land use today, with carbon capture and storage accounting for less than 2%.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today officially confirmed a plan to cap the revenue of electricity generators whose profits have soared in the wake of the war in Ukraine, claiming the proposal could unlock $140bn to help support those households and businesses hit by spiralling energy prices.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Demand for cobalt, lithium, natural graphite, and manganese - all key components in electric car batteries - is set to soar over the next decade, as policies to slash transport emissions by phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles drive an EV boom. per cent lithium.

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2021

Minerals such as lithium and copper are critical for EVs and renewables, but a lack of investment and policy clarity risks undermining the burgeoning market.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Check out these five costume ideas that make Halloween (and our clean energy future) less spooky.    In the news, clean energy stocks continue to be haunted by rising interest rates with Li-Cycle and Siemens both falling 30%+. The US recently made a couple moves on graphite and nickel, key inputs in EV and other batteries.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 8, 2021

| Changing Climate Change Beliefs This month, we’re highlighting big climate policy news in Illinois, how the battery materials supply chain is evolving, why sustainable aviation fuels may be a Goldilocks solution, and changing beliefs on climate change. specifically in recycling and reusing rare earth materials.

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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.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

The net zero transition depends on copious amounts of graphite, lithium, cobalt, and other materials that provide the building blocks for energy efficient buildings, electricity transmission infrastructure, solar panels, electric vehicles, energy storage, wind turbines, and myriad other technologies.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

There are, however, some certainties: Consumers worldwide will continue to seek greener options in alignment with emerging policies. The answer to that question depends on the policy of the region and the strategy of the manufacturer. Growth in adoption of electric vehicles brings new opportunities and challenges. What happens then?

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