Charged

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

FREYR Battery has formed a joint venture with Koch Strategic Platforms (KSP) to develop an initial 50 GWh of battery cell manufacturing capacity in the US based on 24M Technologies ’ SemiSolid platform technology. The production platform enables capital and operating cost savings as well as expanded opportunities to recycle materials.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Last fall Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt announced that it had raised $600 million in equity to invest in capacity expansion, research and development, and large-scale recycling. The report noted that lithium-ion based battery technology companies received the most VC funding in 2020, with $649 million.

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Charged

APRIL 5, 2024

According to new research from technology intelligence firm ABI Research, companies are planning to build enough EV battery recycling capacity by 2030 to recycle 1.3 Well, the opposite might turn out to be the case. Encouraged by generous government incentives, companies have been investing heavily in battery plants.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Battery recycling technology company Lithion has raised 125 million Canadian dollars ($99 million US) in a Series A funding round, and has granted construction and manufacturing firm IS Dongseo the exclusive right to use its lithium-ion battery recycling technology in the South Korean market.

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Charged

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Battery recycler Li-Cycle has announced that its Alabama Spoke plant in Tuscaloosa has started commercial operations. The Alabama Spoke uses Li-Cycle’s patented technology to recycle and directly process full EV battery packs without any dismantling through a submerged shredding process that produces no wastewater.

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Charged

AUGUST 4, 2021

Faraday Institution researchers working on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries at the Universities of Leicester and Birmingham have developed a new method to recover materials from end-of-life EV batteries. The new process uses ultrasonic waves to separate valuable material from the electrodes.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The use of recycled cathode material to make new batteries will be a key part of the circular battery supply chain, but is recycled material truly equivalent to the freshly-mined stuff? In general, people’s impression is that recycled material is not as good as virgin material.

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2021

I think the technology is so compelling that it was going to happen at some point, no matter what,” Straubel replies. Looking further upstream reveals that securing supplies of raw materials will be a colossal challenge. Of course, that’s where Redwood Materials comes in. Every atom of that should be recycled.”.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Currently, the majority of all lithium, graphite, battery-grade nickel, electrolyte salt, electrode binder and iron phosphate cathode material are produced outside the US and China controls the supply chains for many of these key inputs. in 12 states. Anticipated project locations for battery manufacturing.

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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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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A key point they made in the email was that lead-acid batteries are 99% recyclable, while lithium-ion batteries are recycled at a rate below 5%. To summarize my view, I agree that the recycling issue must be addressed. The cost curve could flatten at a higher price for lithium-ion batteries. They agreed.

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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

OCTOBER 3, 2022

BusinessGreen reports on the fast-evolving plans to establish a thriving EV battery recycling industry in the UK. The clean tech revolution will see battery technologies play a critical role in our cars, our trucks, our power grid, our buildings, and even our ferries. The tsunami of the problem is here now," he said.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2022

We will not reach carbon neutrality without increasing our investment and development of new technologies and recycling opportunities," he said. "As Urban mining is essential if we are to protect raw materials and will in turn create a new, high-skilled industry," he added.

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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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The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Photo by Wan Shanchao / VCG via Getty Images We could soon see more lithium-ion batteries made with recycled materials thanks to a new partnership. Making the batteries with recycled metals could decrease their CO2 footprint by around 25 percent, according to BASF.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

for Northvolt to build energy storage, $100M for direct lithium extraction, and $60M for heat batteries. Deals of the Week (8/14-8/27) Venture Fundings 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion batteries from recycled materials producer, raised $1.2B Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Northvolt is aiming for 50% recycled material in new cells by 2030. The reason to start recycling in Norway is due to the fact that the country remains years ahead of others in terms of EV adoption, which also means that she will be the first country to experience significant volumes of EV batteries reaching end-of-life.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Northvolt is aiming for 50% recycled material in new cells by 2030. The reason to start recycling in Norway is due to the fact that the country remains years ahead of others in terms of EV adoption, which also means that she will be the first country to experience significant volumes of EV batteries reaching end-of-life.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It is powered with lithium-ion batteries. A 2019 paper from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute reviewed the available carbon emissions data for lithium-ion batteries. At the end of life, the battery should be recycled, which imposes another GHG burden. Emissions associated with building the batteries; 2).

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Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2022

"Based on this experience and convinced of the potential of these activities, we are accelerating and creating The Future Is NEUTRAL, which brings together all our industrial and technological assets, as well as our network of strategic partners," said Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group, in a press release.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Meanwhile, the manufacture of new electronics is also fuelling the climate crisis, pumping out carbon emissions while consuming large quantities of precious metals essential for the development of low-carbon technologies. Most electronic devices are recyclable and contain valuable and reusable materials.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

in ARPA-E Awards to develop stimulated geologic hydrogen technologies. Greentown alum PolyJoule , which pioneers a conductive polymer battery technology, received VIABILITY Recycling Grant Funding to help increase efforts toward post-consumer PVC recycling. Greentown alum Celadyne secured a $4.5M

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2020

There Are Valuable Materials in E-Waste. Most of us don’t think twice when we see a cellphone battery, a solar panel, or any other form of modern technology. Not only are several materials electronics leverage hard to find but many are finite. Substances like acid, lead, nickel, lithium, and mercury. Lower Prices.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Best known for its butter — and the Native American logo it retired last year — Land O’Lakes is also a 21st-century force in technology. H&M seeks by 2030 to become fully circular, eliminating waste and adopting sustainable and recycled materials , and has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation since 2018.

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Charged

MAY 24, 2023

Under the program, Altilium Metals will collaborate with Imperial to compare the electrochemical performance of the recycled cathode materials with commercially manufactured cathodes made from mined raw materials. The CAMs will be analyzed in coin cells and single-layer pouch cells.

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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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Charged

AUGUST 16, 2022

Every new technology must overcome a series of temporary constraints on its way to widespread adoption. Qichao Hu, founder and CEO of Massachusetts-based battery maker SES, recently told us, “It takes about 2 years to build a new battery gigafactory, but it takes at least 8 years (sometimes more than 10 years) to build a new lithium mine.”.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Beth Ford; President & CEO; Land O’Lakes; Arden Hills, Minnesota LinkedIn | Company profile Best known for its butter — and the Native American logo it retired last year — Land O’Lakes is also a 21st-century force in technology. Nestlé last year released Nespresso pods with 80 percent recycled aluminum.

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