Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

In September 2023, New Zealand-based battery material developer CarbonScape announced an $18 million investment, signalling the company’s plans to commercialise its biographite production in Europe and the US, enabling cleaner lithium-ion batteries for EVs and grid-scale energy storage. Elon Musk did. Elon Musk did.

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Charged

AUGUST 3, 2021

The projects, funded through the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Vehicles Technology Office (VTO), address the two largest contributors to transportation-sector emissions. Passenger cars and light-duty trucks account for nearly 60% of emissions, and medium- and heavy-duty trucks account for nearly 25%.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Depending on who you talk to, long-duration storage technology can knock out coal and gas peaker plants, turn renewables into round-the-clock resources and generally pave the way for a carbon-free grid. Lithium-ion batteries have absolutely dominated new storage construction in recent years. In operation by 2026.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 18, 2020

An electric vehicle is a useful tool that would allow us to start controlling CO2 emissions and other pollutants produced by transport activity. The production of batteries, the key element of electric cars, involves the extraction of materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, or copper.

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Charged

AUGUST 2, 2023

Yulho will make a strategic equity investment of $5 million in Aqua Metals, and Aqua will grant Yulho a license to deploy its patented AquaRefining technology in South Korea. We aim to expand our business model beyond a simple technology swap and joint venture establishment. Source: Aqua Metals

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Machine learning based battery charging protocols, propane as an energy efficient and environmentally friendly coolant for space cooling, the remotely controlled Robobug and a new light on nano-level electrical circuitry, satellite observations for energy development in Africa and a zero emission luxury catamaran are on the technology radar.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

The City of London Corporation will become the first UK governing body to run a full fleet of Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles (ERCVs) following recent successful trials of the new technology. Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health with up to 36,000 people dying prematurely every year in the UK. “We

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 2, 2021

However, it is important to address the huge implications for our natural resources not only to produce green technologies like electric cars, but to keep them charged. Currently, electric cars rely on lithium and cobalt batteries to run, which, whilst undoubtedly better for the environment than carbon, aren’t entirely clean.

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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. Dr Gavin Harper, Faraday Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, is lead author on the paper.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 15, 2022

Grid modernisation initiatives, including the movement to new technologies such as smart grids, are spurring the demand for battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to latest research from Research and Markets. billion by 2026. The report finds that the BESS market in the US is currently estimated at $1.3 through the analysis period.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

David Deegan of Tetronics suggests a solution that’s based on plasma technology. In addition, a lot of these complex chemicals will be classified as persistent organic pollutants. Furthermore, plasma is powered by electricity which, when sourced from renewables, makes it one of the cleanest thermal processing technologies available.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 27, 2021

ESS CEO Eric Dresselhuys joined Renewable Energy World for a conversation about the company's journey, the promise of flow battery technology, and the impact of proposed tax credits for energy storage currently being considered by the U.S. Follow @EngelsAngle. Earlier this month, ESS became the first U.S.

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Charged

APRIL 26, 2024

A team from the Beijing University of Chemical Technology has used a formic acid-hydrogen peroxide system for selective leaching of lithium ions from spent lithium iron phosphate batteries. Under these conditions, the extent of lithium leaching reaches 99.9%, while iron leaching is only 0.05%.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 2, 2020

The world is in transition between a lead-acid battery past, and a future in which lithium-ion batteries are poised to supplant lead-acid batteries and to displace increasing volumes of transportation fuels. Lead-Acid Versus Lithium-Ion. Exide’s struggles will likely benefit the lithium-ion sector. Industry Experts Weigh In.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Plastics recycling, especially for mixed and contaminated plastics, remains a major pollution concern. At the same time but seemingly unrelatedly, we need more plentiful and sustainable sources of graphene (useful for everything from solar cells to battery storage) and graphite (a key component of lithium-ion batteries).

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

million in funding for five long-duration energy storage projects and made another $17 million available for projects that advance development of long-duration energy storage technologies, including hydrogen. JC Solutions, LLC dba RCAM Technologies – $1.2 New York awarded $16.6 New York wants to eventually develop 6,000MW.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Also of interest is new debt financing for 80 microgrids in India and a successful Series A for Silicon Anode Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, aiming to bolster the market in Europe. ESG for utilities: decarbonisation on the up. The 80 solar microgrids will benefit an estimated 60,000 people and connect 10,000 new customers.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2021

Some kinds of water pollution, such as algal blooms and plastics that foul rivers, lakes, and marine environments, lie in plain sight. Wang managed to crack these problems — based on her investigation of the behavior of graphene foam used for lithium-sulfur batteries. Image credit: CORE-Materials , CC BY-SA 2.0

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental Excelerator, a leading nonprofit investor in climate technology for deep community impact, introduced its latest cohort, bringing its total amount of investments to $79M. The why: With demand for lithium growing twice as fast as production, the U.S. With this latest cohort, Elemental is infusing another $12.5M

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Utilities operating fossil-fueled power plants, and the low-income and disadvantaged communities that face the brunt of their pollution, may have a new model for resolving their differences. Looking for "breakthrough technologies". ” Balancing health and reliability. This approach is gaining popularity.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The first prototype unit is now up and running, powered by lithium-ion battery modules extracted from a MINI Electric development vehicle. The impact our technology has on sustainability and the objectives of BMW Group couldn’t be more compatible.”. Sustainability and resource efficiency is central to the BMW Group’s strategy.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

ESS utilizes iron flow technology, as opposed to lithium-ion battery storage, to provide storage of 4-12 hours. Long-duration storage is seen as the Holy Grail of the energy world right now-- a crucial piece in the world's transition away from polluting fossil fuels toward renewable energy resources. NYSE) October 11, 2021.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Department of Energy (US DOE) has published the results of a study done by the Lawrence Berkey National Laboratory quantifying the domestic lithium resources from the geothermal brine in the Salton Sea region in California. resource of lithium due to the brine-hosted lithium in the deep subsurface geothermal reservoir.

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Charged

JULY 26, 2023

Brinn addresses the EV-bashers’ main logical fallacy head-on: “EVs will always be a more environmentally friendly choice than fossil fuel-powered cars simply because they do not rely on continuous fossil fuel extraction, which has destroyed aquifers, polluted the air, and harmed the health of so many people over the past century.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

It also highlights a raft of Indian firms who could be keen to take advantage of the new green hydrogen incentive - including Reliance Industries, Indian Oil, NTPC, Adani Enterprises, JSW Energy and Acme Solar - all of which have previously indicated signficant interest in the technology.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

He says the group's mission is more crucial now than ever before, given the extractive industries' critical role in providing the minerals and metals required for the technologies that enable a low carbon economy. For example, various small-scale lithium extraction projects are underway in Cornwall and the Scottish Highlands.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 21, 2023

Electricity Active Surfaces unlocks dual land-use applications through its ultra-thin-film, flexible solar technology. This system has 5x higher system-level energy densities compared to lithium batteries. The startup is part of the inaugural ACCEL cohort. The startup is part of the inaugural ACCEL cohort.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The UK government said the projects would help expand a global market in clean energy technologies, making them more accessible and affordable to developing countries and enabling UK companies to share their talent and expertise. The government said the funding came on top of the Prime Minister's announcement of a further £65.5m

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 6, 2020

” The nature of the challenge is not technological so much as social: it requires community organizing and business model innovation. That will require tapping a set of up-and-coming technologies that promise to deliver many more hours of storage duration than the lithium-ion batteries on the market today. Building trust.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Brausch for The Verge Homeowners who want to reduce their carbon footprint by getting rid of polluting appliances have the US government’s full support. The pollution from using a gas heater was also a major concern. Money is key because electrification isn’t cheap Investing in the right technologies can help, too.

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Clean Energy Canada

JANUARY 29, 2020

Not everyone is tracking the cost curves of lithium ion batteries or the deployment rates of solar panels. It’s no secret that many of Canada’s biggest industries are also Canada’s biggest polluters, from oil and gas to steel and cement. But cutting pollution doesn’t mean cutting jobs and opportunities.

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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. Already, 127 countries —including the U.S

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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. Some of the countries it goes to, such as Belgium, use advanced technologies to recover and retain these precious metals at scale. Certainly, in the UK, we have the technological capabilities.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Unfortunately, our current transportation systems don’t seem to have a path to a pollution-free world. In fact, the transportation sector remains to be one of the most polluting bodies we have right now. This transportation option runs solely on electric power stored on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As climate demands are raised, the aviation sector is redoubling its greenwashing efforts, pointing to improbable technological step-changes for ‘greener’ flights. Improvements in the weight of battery technology will not overcome their disadvantages any time soon. Decarbonisation will be severely limited by aircraft range and payload.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2021

The government has today announced fresh funding for the green transport sector, providing a multi-million pound boost to support the switch to zero emission bus fleets and accelerate the development of innovative battery and hydrogen technologies. Meanwhile, the government-backed Faraday Institution announced it had secured £22.6m

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 3, 2020

From there, Jordan Stutt of Acadia Center —a nonprofit research and advocacy organization—spoke about statewide and regional efforts to drive pollution-reducing carbon programs, including the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Their patented technology provides accurate and instantaneous state of charge and state of health.

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