Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

Local residents and businesses are being urged to safely dispose of lithium batteries by a waste management company in Bristol, Grundon. Lithium batteries are extremely common and used to power everything from key fobs to mobile phones, power tools to laptops. And most of the time, they are safe while housed inside these devices.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) of 2021 authorized $335 million for battery recycling and second-life programs. The DOE is requesting information on lithium-ion battery materials in consumer electronics, EVs and manufacturing scrap. Now the DOE is seeking information to assist in implementing the investment.

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Solar Power World

DECEMBER 19, 2019

KORE Power announced it has signed a MOU to enter into a strategic partnership with Renewance to collaborate on the execution of battery recycling projects for KORE Power batteries which have reached their end-of-life.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Redwood Materials , the battery materials firm founded by Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, has launched a battery recycling pilot in California that aims to “establish efficient, safe and effective recovery pathways for end-of-life hybrid and EV battery packs.” Our goal is to learn, and share those learnings with the industry,” says Redwood.

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Charged

JANUARY 19, 2024

RecycLiCo Battery Materials, a battery recycling company, has received investment approval from the Taiwan Department of Investment Review for its 50/50 joint venture with Zenith Chemical. This modular plant is intended to be transported to Taiwan for the final commissioning. Source: RecycLiCo

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 11, 2025

Designed for inbound operations, these heavy-duty Class 8 trucks efficiently transport parts from suppliers to the plant. Beyond sustainability, they offer high energy density, enabling longer ranges and quicker refueling compared to traditional lithium-ion battery systems.

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The Verge: Energy

JULY 9, 2024

Photo by Jens Büttner / picture alliance via Getty Images Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in everyday gadgets, electric vehicles, and to store renewable energy could be a growing source of the “forever chemicals” that pollute soil and waterways, new research suggests.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Battery recycling firm Li-Cycle expects to begin operating a battery recycling facility in Warren, Ohio in early 2023 as part of its hub-and-spoke model. Its output will be black mass—a powder-like substance composed of lithium, cobalt and nickel. Source: Li-Cycle.

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Charged

JANUARY 2, 2024

Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company.

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Charged

MARCH 21, 2023

Battery recycling innovator Aqua Metals says it has successfully recovered high-purity nickel from lithium battery black mass, using its proprietary Li AquaRefining process. The company says this eliminates the need for energy-intensive and wasteful chemical processes that increase the cost and environmental footprint of recycling.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The latest round of funding to be announced by the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office includes support for a wide range of projects designed to advance low-carbon transportation technologies, including several EV-related initiatives. The remaining $71 million will be distributed among 27 projects.

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Charged

MARCH 17, 2021

Heritage has launched a new division, Heritage Battery Recycling (HBR), to address the growing market demand for safe, sustainable solutions for lithium-ion batteries at the ends of their lives. In collaboration with Romeo Power , HBR will develop a battery reuse and recycling facility in the southwestern US. “By

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Illustration by Sisi Kim for The Verge Smarter tech and new recycling techniques might just mean our EVs get even greener. Here’s how Redwood Materials is putting recycling at the heart of the burgeoning battery belt. The solution, or part of it, might come from recycling. There’s a bit of a battery manufacturing boom going on.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Image: Redwood Redwood Materials has recycled e-bike batteries and Tesla batteries. The decommissioning recently wrapped and the batteries are now being transported to the company’s facility in north Nevada for recycling. Now, it’s ready to level up a few sizes. That one is still powering away and will be for many more years!”

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As the focus at COP26 in Glasgow shifts to greening the world’s transportation systems, electric vehicles (EVs) are in the spotlight. According to a recent Earthworks report, it is already technologically possible to recover and recycle upwards of 90 percent lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

Transport is the largest emitter of UK carbon emissions. The decarbonisation of transport is critical, but we are currently solving one sustainability issue while ignoring another. For Eco Charger, Aceleron has developed a bespoke lithium-ion battery for the company’s electric ATVs. Waste is the elephant in the room.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Digital transparency company Everledger has launched what they tout as a world-first battery passport pilot with automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company to ensure responsible recycling of EV batteries. It is not only large auto manufacturers that can benefit from improved lifecycle management and verified claims of recycling.

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altenergymag

APRIL 28, 2021

Inexpensive, recyclable lithium-ion alternative poised to transform transportation and home power storage

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JULY 13, 2024

The debate over the best eco-friendly alternatives for transportation has intensified as both hydrogen and electric vehicles (EVs) present unique challenges and benefits. Lithium Mining’s Environmental Impact : Requires around 500,000 gallons of water per metric ton of lithium produced.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 12, 2022

PNE), an emerging growth company engaged in the regeneration of lithium-ion battery (LIB) material, announced its closure of a seed funding round at $7 million for LIB recycling. The seed funding is the latest announcement from PNE regarding their research and initiatives into LIB recycling. PNE’s LIB recycling.

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Charged

MARCH 19, 2021

A recent article in Transport Dive discusses the challenges involved in building a global supply chain that can keep up with the anticipated growth in EV production. Batteries represent the key component of an EV—about 40% of the value of the vehicle, James Nicholson, a partner with consulting firm EY-Parthenon, told Transport Dive.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 7, 2024

E-waste is already an issue overwhelming global recycling, and EVs will soon be adding to it Hydrogen fuel cells have already been defining themselves as an important part of the effort to decarbonize energy, industry, transport, and a number of other industries, and now Honda is looking to the technology to help overcome the challenge of e-waste.

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altenergymag

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Renewance has extensive knowledge of regulations related to industrial battery storage, packaging, transportation, and recycling.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

First Cobalt is expanding its plans to provide battery-grade nickel and cobalt, recycled battery materials and precursor material to the North American supply chain. The company has also been testing black mass feeds from recycled batteries. First Cobalt is also changing its name to Electra Battery Materials.

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Green Living Guy

JULY 26, 2022

The benefits of electric vehicles (EVs) have grown more evident in recent years, from greater fuel economy to significantly reduced transportation emissions. Although the future of these cars is bright, improvements are necessary for a broader transition to electric transport.

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Terra Infirma

JANUARY 29, 2024

And the loudest cheers will come from the recycling industry where, according to Zurich Insurance, the lithium batteries from disposable vapes caused 125 fires in 2022 – along with 123 house fires. But now I have to find out where my nearest vape recycling bin is, to make sure this one at least ends up in the right place.

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Charged

AUGUST 12, 2022

Ascend Elements , a vertically integrated battery recycling and engineered materials company, has announced plans to invest $310 million in the first phase, and up to $1 billion total, to build a battery materials facility at the Commerce Industrial Park II in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Source: Ascend Elements.

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Charged

OCTOBER 25, 2023

US-based EV battery recycler Smartville has introduced a new battery energy storage system (BESS) using retired EV batteries. Our EV battery repurposing and reuse platform is a key link to a lithium battery circular economy. See the feature article in our July-September issue.) Source: Smartville

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Charged

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Redwood Materials , the battery recycling firm headed by Tesla alum JB Straubel, has received conditional commitment for a $2-billion loan from the DOE’s Loan Program Office as part of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program (ATVM). In January, the company began producing anode copper foil at its Northern Nevada facility.

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CleanTech Group

MAY 21, 2024

High-precision flood-prediction software, vaccines that reduce livestock methane emissions, and end-to-end technology that recycles all components of lithium-ion batteries: Recent Deals worth looking. The post Recent Deals – 21 May 2024 appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2020

The partnership announced today will see bespoke versions of Aceleron's "unique" long life batteries installed inside Eco Charger's electric all-terrain vehicles in a bid to demonstrate the efficiency and circular economy benefits of recycled batteries. Waste is the elephant in the room.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Single-use disgarded vapes in a Lidl, Recycling Bin on May 4,2023 in London, England. If those items were recycled instead , manufacturers could recover literal gold and other precious materials. What’s lost when we don’t recycle those invisible electronics? The dark side of electronic waste recycling Roughly $9.5

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Business Green

JUNE 2, 2020

Partners will split materials generated at the plant, providing capacity to recycle batteries from Norway’s world-leading fleet of electric vehicles. This represents a new step into an industry with considerable potential and will enhance recycling of materials.".

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

Reused or “second-life” lithium-ion batteries still have a lot of juice left in them, but so far the concept of using these batteries in stationary applications has yet to gain real market traction. ” China and California already have EV battery recycling policies in place or under development.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2022

Commercial lithium refinery would 'increase, diversify and secure the European supply of low-carbon battery-grade lithium', developers say. InoBat said it would combine its expertise in innovative battery technology with Green Lithium's "ability to increase, diversify and secure the European supply of low-carbon battery-grade lithium".

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CleanTech Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Thermal batteries for grid-scale energy storage; aerial methane detection sensors, and lithium-ion battery recycling – Recent deals worth looking at: Agriculture & Food. The post Recent Deals – 27 February 2024 appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

The vehicles will form the UK’s first zero emission recycling and waste collection fleet and will collect residents’ waste and recycling in the Square Mile. To ensure the electricity infrastructure supports local communities, and at the same time provides sufficient charging for the fleet, Veolia has developed a smart charging system.

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