Charged

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Graphex hopes to have a facility operational before the end of Q2 2023, with an initial capacity to deliver 10,000 metric tons per year of coated spherical graphite, which is used in EV battery anodes. The company says it will be able to increase the plant’s capacity to 20,000 tons per year quickly to meet increased demand.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Scientists have devised an efficient method of recovering high-purity silicon from expired solar panels to produce lithium-ion batteries that could help meet the increasing global demand to power electric vehicles.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Under the Mini Recharged program, classic Austin Mini owners will be able to commission a conversion that will replace the vehicle’s gas engine with an electric motor and a high-voltage battery pack. What size is the battery, and where will it go? kW charging. The company isn’t offering many more details.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The study which has been published in Carbon Letters , outlines how this new green chemistry could be used to upcycle materials which would otherwise be thrown away and transform them into high value materials with real-world applications.

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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. Batteries are set to become even more ubiquitous than they are already. But what happens when these millions of batteries reach their end of life?

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Charged

MAY 24, 2023

UK-based tech group Altilium Metals has produced cathode active materials (CAMs) recovered from end-of-life EV battery scrap. Altilium’s goal is to demonstrate that batteries produced with recycled materials can match the performance of those produced using virgin raw materials.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 24, 2023

from the European Commission’s 2022 EIC Accelerator to advance its CO 2 battery. Partnerships + Deployments Form Energy is partnering with the State of West Virginia to build its first iron-air battery manufacturing facility in the city of Weirton, “a historic steel community with a rich history and knowledge of iron processing.”

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Carbon Upcycling Technologies utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials. The post Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q3 2022 appeared first on Greentown Labs.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 25, 2022

. ‘Our major concern was that we had a significant amount of food waste in India across the globe as well and there wasn’t much of a meaningful solution, where food waste is actually upcycled. There are solutions like composting, or biogas generation, which actually down cycles the product,” Bagaria tells AFN.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

GreenLIB is pioneering a sustainable future by transforming battery waste into profitable, closed-loop solutions within the global lithium-ion battery market. Nth Cycle ’s circular refining method extracts high-purity critical metals of any type, in any state, using just electricity and water.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 7, 2021

Safely recycle electronics or batteries. Upcycle – take something you don’t use and instead of throwing it find it a new purpose. Switch to battery-powered lawn equipment. Note: In some states like Massachusetts , energy-efficient lightbulbs are provided at no charge by the state government. Donate used goods or furniture.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 20, 2023

American Battery Technology Company executed a term-sheet agreement with TechMet-Mercuria, a Geneva-based energy metals joint venture, for a $20M non-dilutive debt facility for recycled-battery-metal products. American Battery Technology Company entered agreements to purchase a commercial-scale battery recycling facility in Nevada.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials? Tip #11 – Recycle batteries, light bulbs, and electronics : Make it easy for individuals to dispose of batteries, electronics, or fluorescent light bulbs by providing correctly labeled bins on site, and work with organizations specialized to recycle these items.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 7, 2022

You can upcycle old furniture you find in used goods stores. Only plug in your office equipment if you are currently using it and run the laptop from its battery rather than keeping it always connected to the mains. Your updates don’t have to be technological, though. Every so often, your furniture will need to be improved or replaced.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 24, 2024

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.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 24, 2022

Thinking about your home office, you can avoid using mass-manufactured desks, shelving, and chairs from big-box stores, and instead, upcycle old furniture using eBay. This not only reduces the pressure you put on landfills, but it also means you’re not contributing to the excess energy consumption used in the production of these items.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

6) Properly dispose of hazardous wastes: batteries, paint and chemicals, lightbulbs, and electronics. Upcycle Items You Already Own. Some things you can do are the following: add plants, open windows, buy an air purifier, take your shoes off at the door, air our dry cleaning and change out your cleaning supplies for non-toxic ones.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

EarthEn , whose CO 2 battery stores renewable energy for four to 100 hours, received two awards from the U.S. Form Energy successfully completed UL9540A safety testing for its iron-air battery system, “demonstrating the highest safety standards with no flame or thermal event propagation.”

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 23, 2023

FUNDING Carbon Upcycling raised $26M in Series A funding for its carbon-sequestration technology. PARTNERSHIPS + DEPLOYMENT Form Energy won a $12M grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to roll out a 10 megawatt / 1000 megawatt-hour iron-air battery system in New York State.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

They are Carbon Upcycling and Newlight Technologies , which collaborated to test nanoparticles that could have an application in construction; and Carbon Corp., which is turning CO2 into nanotubes that could be used in building products or, ultimately, for industrial catalysis, batteries or nanoelectronics.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Funding MacroCycle , which upcycles lower-value plastic waste into virgin-grade plastic with zero carbon emissions, raised a $6.5M Greentown alum PolyJoule launched its second-generation conductive-polymer battery, the Energy Reservoir. Interested in engaging with or joining our community of climatetech startups? in funding.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Ultracapacitors complement batteries in the grid-scale use of renewable energy, and by supporting locally farmed hemp, the startup says it’s both sequestering carbon in hemp and “sequestering wealth” in the farmers’ communities. Its co-founders are Jose LaSalle , Joe Hastry , and Alexander Nichols.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2021

Samsung: Solar-powered TV remotes and upcycled smartphones. And perhaps the most eye-catching of all its new offerings for this burgeoning market was the news the company will soon be ditching disposable batteries from its TV remotes in a bid to cut down on waste. Samsung's solar-powered TV remotes are set for rollout in 2021.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2021

Samsung: Solar-powered TV remotes and upcycled smartphones. And perhaps most eye-catching of all its new offerings in this burgeoning market, the company said it would soon be ditching disposable batteries from its TV remotes in a bid to cut down on waste. The remotes will also be manufactured from 24 per cent recycled plastic content.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Carbon Upcycling Technologies , a Carbon to Value Initiative Year 2 participant, received $4.4M Nth Cycle announced that it would offer a premium mixed hydroxide precipitate nickel intermediary product for nickel sulfate producers, shoring up a risk in the EV battery supply chain.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 7, 2022

You can upcycle old furniture you find in used goods stores. Only plug in your office equipment if you are currently using it and run the laptop from its battery rather than keeping it always connected to the mains. Your updates don’t have to be technological, though. Every so often, your furniture will need to be improved or replaced.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Two startups, Carbon Upcycling Technologies and Sky Baron, recently launched a line of such products. Scientists are developing similar approaches at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Stanford University, though they’re focusing on making biofuels and battery-like systems.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 28, 2023

Note: In some states like Massachusetts , energy-efficient lightbulbs are provided at no charge by the state government Switch to lower-pressure and more efficient showers and faucets Safely recycle electronics or batteries Donate used goods or furniture Stop using plastic bags, bring reusable bags on your shopping trips Make a commitment to not buying (..)

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Business Green

MAY 29, 2020

There's got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. Boyd said the PC maker is exploring with its suppliers how to rethink core product components responsibly, including battery cells, motherboards and displays.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 25, 2024

seed round to scale the recovery of critical metals from lithium-ion battery recycling to mining and deploy its pilot systems. Carbon Upcycling Technologies and Nth Cycle were chosen to be two of the 100 new members of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers Community. AeroShield Materials received a $14.5M

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 27, 2023

Note: In some states like Massachusetts , energy-efficient lightbulbs are provided at no charge by the state government Switch to lower-pressure and more efficient showers and faucets Safely recycle electronics or batteries Donate used goods or furniture Stop using plastic bags, bring reusable bags on your shopping trips Make a commitment to not buying (..)

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 13, 2021

bags “The future of fashion is circular, meaning items are sustainably produced, used and reused with love, then upcycled into other equally valuable items. Solios watches Purposely shifting into slow fashion, Solios offers an alternative to frequent battery changes with a solar design. Nena and Co. Rugs are handcrafted in India.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 21, 2021

Related: KOGAA upcycles construction waste into a plant-filled coffee hub The finished look is modern and sleek, and it can function as a work hub, complete with four USB ports and acoustic panels that stifle distracting noises nearby.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Toxic chemicals, e-waste, light bulbs and batteries are just a few common household items that exit our homes and can end up in the landfill , where they may or may not break down or leach into the soil and water. Batteries The best option when it comes to batteries is to make the investment in rechargeable batteries.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. AI already helps predict when a laptop battery will fail.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. AI already helps predict when a laptop battery will fail.

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Elemental Excelerator

MAY 19, 2022

E-waste is defined as anything with a plug, electric cord, or battery — basically all of the proliferating devices that power our modern lives. turned a sharp eye on the issue of plastic waste, the growing problem of electronic waste remains underappreciated. And all of it has to end up somewhere. was properly collected and recycled.

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