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? Methane monitoring goes stratospheric #185

Climate Tech VC

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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Thermal runaway early detection: critical sensors and connections for safe battery management

Charged

Battery management systems (BMS)—the electronic brains that monitors and maintains lithium ion battery packs—are essential for the safe and efficient operation of the batteries powering a variety of applications, including electric vehicles. Temperature monitoring.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — May 2024 

Greentown Labs

CalWave Power Technologies , which is working to harness carbon-free power from ocean waves, was chosen by the U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research program as one of 11 projects to receive over $1.1M Department of Energy. to advance the prototype-validation stage of its xWave system.

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

Envirotec Magazine

The report by the CEWASTE consortium – led by the Switzerland-based World Resources Forum – says this requirement should apply to certain e-waste categories, including: End-of-life circuit boards, certain magnets in disc drives and electric vehicles, EV and other special battery types, and fluorescent lamps.

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Proterra to Take Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Business Public via SPAC Transaction

GreenTechMedia

Proterra, builder of electric buses, heavy-duty vehicle drivetrains, batteries and charging systems, plans to go public on the NASDAQ exchange via merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the latest in a string of EV companies seeking access to public market financing to meet growing demand. Proterra is one of the oldest U.S.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — April 2024 

Greentown Labs

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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Battery cell qualification for EVs: Lucid’s cell specialist discusses the complicated process

Charged

The properties of a particular cell act as constraining factors for every aspect of a vehicle’s design—and not only for vehicle performance parameters such as range and power, but for the development of manufacturing processes as well. Charged : Can you elaborate on why battery cell development is so important for electric vehicles?