Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The standard service life of battery modules in an electric bus is eight to 10 years and with the rapid development of electromobility in public transport, the distribution company expects a significant increase in available second-life batteries. Batteries in electric buses lose part of their capacity and efficiency as a result of their use.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

The most common type of batteries, those based on lithium-ion, have typically been associated with consumer electronics. In the transport sector, batteries have enabled electric car sales to surge from 3 million in 2020 to almost 14 million last year, with further strong growth expected in the coming years.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Following my recent article – Lead-Acid Batteries Are On A Path To Extinction – I received an email from Battery Council International (BCI), the trade association for lead battery manufacturers, recyclers and suppliers. To summarize my view, I agree that the recycling issue must be addressed. jobs and make a $ 26.3 They agreed.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 13, 2023

Lifecycle emissions commonly include emissions from mineral sourcing like mining or recycling, mineral processing, vehicle and battery manufacturing, car use and, in some cases, disposal and recycling at end of life. Many automakers, like Tesla , Ford , and General Motors , are investing in battery materials recycling.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2020

They include the rare earth elements and other metals such as lithium, indium, tellurium, gallium, and platinum group elements. However, retrieving and recycling these metals from used appliances is notoriously difficult, which is becoming an increasingly big issue for the UK and many other countries.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

An interview with CEO Peter Carlsson, who urges Europe to quickly build on its own battery knowledge. Hardly anyone in Sweden wears a mask, not even in public transport. A Time For Growth The need to reduce carbon emissions has enormous consequences for Europe, explains Carlsson. That makes the European car industry, with 2.7

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2022

A report from the Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport (CDRT) illustrates how the UK can become a global player in electric vehicle (EV) batteries if billions of pounds are invested now to build a battery supply chain. EVs and financing the drive to net zero.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2022

The first report from the Green Finance Institute's Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport (CDRT) argues the UK has the potential to become a major player in the EV battery supply chain, but risks becoming reliant on imports if it fails to mobilise investment in new manufacturing capacity.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 28, 2021

Beyond just renewable power, Canada’s clean energy sector is made up of companies and jobs that help reduce carbon pollution, whether by generating clean energy, helping move it, reducing energy consumption in transportation, buildings, and industry, or making low-carbon technologies.

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Clean Energy Trust

JANUARY 28, 2022

The development of the infrastructure, services and support to enable the rapid electrification of transportation 2. Gridlock is still a problem, but there is optimism as climate has risen in the US to become a top-tier political issue (as it is already in western Europe).

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The UK-India collaborative initiative Innovating for Transport and Energy Systems (ITES) has announced its first intake of 20 cohorts to drive transport decarbonisation through diverse cleantech innovations. vehicle, it significantly reduces the lifecycle cost of the electric bus/truck.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. And its LyftUp effort seeks to meet transportation needs in underserved urban communities. and globally by 2040.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

My biggest geek-out moment during the COP26 gathering in Glasgow, Scotland, last week came in the central train station, where I had the opportunity to briefly tour a 30-year-old passenger train retrofitted to run on hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries - up to 300 miles at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Specialising in metal futures and options, the LME also operates a global warehouse network of more than 600 storage facilities, and boasts the distinction of being the last physical trading floor in Europe. Recycled metals are widely regarded as more sustainable, Hallett acknowledges, but this is not always the case.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2023

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled plans for a new Green Deal Industrial Plan designed to "make Europe the home of clean tech and industrial innovation on the road to net zero". We need to improve the refining, processing and recycling of raw materials here in Europe," she argued.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Why we might need to quickly open up new mines in Europe Summary - The EU is currently 75% to 100% dependent on imports for most metals. With the EU's green and digital ambitions raw materials’ requirement requiring 18 times more lithium alone by 2030, this dependence must be reduced. Lithium is one of the newcomers.

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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. If those items were recycled instead , manufacturers could recover literal gold and other precious materials. What’s lost when we don’t recycle those invisible electronics? The dark side of electronic waste recycling Roughly $9.5

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2022

The company claims the technology is more sustainable than battery energy storage systems because it does not rely on finite rare earth minerals, such as lithium or cobalt. Each concrete reservoir has a capacity of 10MWh, but multiple reservoirs could be built at one site to scale the technology for larger offshore energy projects, it said.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The cost of energy and raw materials is soaring as geopolitical tensions mount - can the journey to zero emission road transport navigate the latest bumps in the road? There's two counterweights here: on the one hand supply is strained for Europe and the US; they have not been able to manufacture as quickly as they would need to," he said. "On

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 31, 2023

It requires only recycled aluminum and water as its inputs. Exothermic heat is also usable for heating, and green alumina is usable in everything from semiconductor production to LED lighting and lithium-ion batteries. What are the benefits of pink hydrogen? Are there any challenges to producing pink hydrogen?

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 22, 2023

Charging up with carbon nanotubes Vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes have mechanical, electrical and transport properties that make them suitable for various applications from membrane separation to thermal management and fibre spinning. Glass is an incredible material being infinitely recyclable and chemically inert.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Tesla’s success could spill over into adjacent transport sectors Summary - Using Tesla’s announcements of Battery Day, DNV expects the cost of batteries to be reduced by 56% (measured in $/kWh) by 2025. In North America, Europe and China this will take place well before 2030. Success could spill over into adjacent transport sectors.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

According to the World Health Organization, more than 200,000 deaths in Europe every year can be attributed to particulate matter alone. Nitrogen dioxide was responsible for around 78,000 deaths in Europe in 2014, according to the European Environment Agency. Strømman (Transportation Research Part D, 2017).

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Battery recycling attracts another big check with a $542M Series D, and food recycling attracts $70M. ♻️ Mill Industries , a San Bruno, CA-based food recycling technology provider, raised $70M in Series C funding from Prelude Ventures, Lowercarbon, Google Ventures, and Energy Impact Partners. Thanks for reading!

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

” The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. And its LyftUp effort seeks to meet transportation needs in underserved urban communities. and globally by 2040.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

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’. It is clear that Europe needs to build an energy system that is much smarter and more interactive than it is today. Can Europe accelerate production of renewables?

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Charged

AUGUST 17, 2022

These are the benefits Momentum Dynamics claims to offer, and Charged sat down with Bob Kacergis, Momentum’s Chief Commercial Officer, and John Holland, the company’s Commercial Director for Europe and the Middle East, to hear the details. John Holland: Lithium-ion batteries degrade with use. People say, “Oh, you’re wireless.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Warnings of an impending shortage of key metals and minerals – including things like copper, nickel and lithium – have been forthcoming from a number of commmentators in recent months, including consultancy groups with an interest in the area, such as McKinsey. The plan also targets meeting at least 15% of annual consumption via recycling.

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In particular, obtaining and refining necessary raw materials like lithium, nickel, and cobalt can be difficult. According to SupplyChainDive , lithium prices don’t support the required mining investment. Those who do will have a head-start in what is expected to play a key role in the future of transportation.

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Charged

JANUARY 18, 2023

If EVs are truly to provide a greener alternative to legacy vehicles, then mining and industrial processes need to be held to the strictest environmental standards, and supply chains need to be kept short to minimize transport emissions. Future batteries will hopefully require less rare materials coming from all around the globe.

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2022

From boosting mining, recycling and reuse at home to diversifying supply chains abroad, the roadmap is an important first step towards ensuring the expansion of the UK's green economy is not delayed or derailed by a paucity of minerals such as graphite, lithium, cobalt, magnesium and rare earths. Reuse, recycling and energy efficiency.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

An update last year from Benchmark Materials Intelligence group noted that 148 of the 200 lithium-ion battery mega factories planned around the world were in China, with Europe and North America boasting just 21 and 11, respectively. Kickstarting the UK's recycling ecosystem. It's got maths and tracking and audit behind it.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If they were coming from Europe and had a superior system that would actually free us from the pollution and the toxicity that would be welcome,” said Jill Hunkler, executive director of Ohio Valley Allies, a grassroots advocacy group fighting for environmental justice in northern Appalachia. The report did not mention radium.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

  In deals this week $145m for lithium extraction, $52m for methane emissions detection, and $40m for sustainable aviation fuel.   Importantly, Europe will begin holding gas imports to the same MRV standards starting in 2027.    GMO OMG, Europe’s future supercrops set to sprout a patent war. 

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CleanTechnica

MAY 19, 2024

The investment round is the largest ever raised by a European battery recycling company Leading automotive, industrial, climate and deep tech investors join forces for the first time to back next-generation battery recycling technology company cylib to support a resilient and sustainable battery infrastructure in Europe World Fund, Porsche Ventures, (..)

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 4, 2023

A new law has set high environmental standards for batteries from electric cars. But its effectiveness will be determined by rules that are still up for discussion.

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CleanTechnica

MAY 11, 2023

Lithium-ion batteries are a rapidly growing technology, used to power everything from our mobile phones to electric vehicles to renewable energy systems.

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