Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

NorthVolt recently raised an additional $600 million in equity – enabling its expansion of production and recycling capacities, as well as R&D activities to support the target of establishing 150 GWh of manufacturing capacity in Europe by 2030. The demand for lithium-ion batteries is therefore going to 'explode', says Carlsson.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Sales continue to surge in key markets, while scores of producers and users of cars, buses, trucks, and even scooters are now pushing towards ridding their operations of fossil fuel vehicles altogether. Battery recycling is mission critical. But BNEF insists recycling can serve to address any supply concerns.

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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 India produces a new electric scooter every 90 seconds.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

” The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. Among other challenges, Lyft’s scooter rentals mostly have flopped, but the company isn’t giving up on micromobility.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 30, 2023

  In deals, ~$400M for electric scooters and 3 mega $100M+ rounds for geothermal, solid flow batteries, and rural minigrids.    In August, a company called Lithium Americas logged what it expects could be a discovery of one of the world’s largest lithium repositories on the Nevada-Oregon border.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

A UN-backed report funded by the EU outlines a proposal whereby the recycling of certain components and sub-systems within electronic equipment should be mandated by law. Acceptance by the manufacturing and recycling industry is also needed, as the standards will only work when there is widespread adoption.”.

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In particular, obtaining and refining necessary raw materials like lithium, nickel, and cobalt can be difficult. According to SupplyChainDive , lithium prices don’t support the required mining investment. The e-scooter is one example of an alternative to the traditional passenger vehicle that is rapidly growing in popularity.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Battery recycling attracts another big check with a $542M Series D, and food recycling attracts $70M. 🛵 Ola Electric , a Bengaluru, India-based electric scooters provider, raised $140M from Temasek Holdings, Tiger Global Management, SoftBank, Matrix Partners India, Kia Motors,  and other investors.

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Clean Energy Trust

JULY 8, 2021

Interesting chart of scooter hardware: Who uses which model, and who makes them. Link Other News I was surprised by this BloombergNEF analysis that indicated carbon neutral primary aluminum is cheaper than business as usual today (although recycled aluminum still has a cost premium to be carbon neutral).

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CleanTechnica

JULY 23, 2021

Li-Cycle, which is focused on providing customer-centric, end-of-life solutions for lithium-ion batteries while also creating a secondary supply of critical battery materials, has announced a partnership with Helbiz.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 25, 2021

These batteries come from EVs, phones, scooters, laptops, and other electronic devices. In a new video, CNBC details how Tesla’s battery mastermind is solving the largest problem that EVs have. The video starts out with thousands of plastic bags filled with batteries.

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