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Recycling e-waste should be a legal requirement in the EU, says report

Envirotec Magazine

“A European Union legal framework and certification scheme, coupled with broad financial measures will foster the investments needed to make recycling critical raw materials more commercially viable and Europe less reliant on outside supply sources,” says the consortium.

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Battery Researchers Look to Artificial Intelligence to Slash Recharging Times

GreenTechMedia

The battery sector is turning to artificial intelligence for clues on how to improve recharging rates without increasing the degradation of lithium-ion batteries. ” Independent of these efforts, a Canadian firm called GBatteries is using artificial intelligence in a bid to cut lithium-ion battery charging times down to five minutes.

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Panasonic: How a green technology drive can help deliver on internal carbon goals

Business Green

At a virtual event on Thursday afternoon, the president of Panasonic Industry Europe, Johannes Spatz, said fresh carbon footprint analysis had found that some 86 per cent of the firm's emissions in 2020 were the result of the transport and distribution of its goods to end consumers.

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NorthVolt’s Battle Plan to Win the Upcoming Battery-Wars

Mr. Sustainability

An interview with CEO Peter Carlsson, who urges Europe to quickly build on its own battery knowledge. A Time For Growth The need to reduce carbon emissions has enormous consequences for Europe, explains Carlsson. The demand for lithium-ion batteries is therefore going to 'explode', says Carlsson. million jobs, vulnerable.

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BNEF: Fossil fuel car sales have likely peaked leaving EVs in pole position for recovery race

Business Green

At present there are seven million passenger EVs on the world's roads, together with 500,000 electric buses, almost 400,000 electric delivery vans and trucks, and 184 million electric mopeds, scooters, and motorcycles, according to the analysis. per cent of heavy duty commercial vehicle sales and 6.5

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December 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Year in Review

Clean Energy Trust

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). A $200 million investment in an autonomous electric vehicle is not that relevant for someone trying to raise a million to develop sustainable plastics.

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From bladder-powered energy storage to a green dishwasher called Bob: The best of clean tech at CES 2022

Business Green

On offer were a raft of clean tech innovations, from the latest smart home gizmos through to the world's most powerful e-bikes and e-scooters. 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.