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Maximizing Coal Resources by Recycling Byproducts and Reducing Waste

Maximizing Coal Resources by Recycling Byproducts and Reducing Waste

Coal still fuels over a third of the world’s electricity. Reusing coal ash and repurposing coal waste can boost the benefits of a fossil fuel…


Leveraging Chromatography to Recover Rare Earth Metals

Leveraging Chromatography to Recover Rare Earth Metals

American Resources Corporation invests in a subsidiary that recycles rare earth metals from used lithium-ion batteries and magnets.


News Feb 28, 2023 by Mike Falter
AI Allows Examination of More Than 31 Million New Materials

AI Allows Examination of More Than 31 Million New Materials

A new database contains millions of never-before-existing materials that could provide breakthroughs for lithium-ion batteries.


Seaweed Could be Used for Jet Fuel, Battery Materials

Seaweed Could be Used for Jet Fuel, Battery Materials

Warming oceans are causing massive seaweed blooms to foul beaches—researchers are finding ways to turn it into aviation fuel and graphite for…


DOE Funding Bolsters National Security, Critical Material Supply

DOE Funding Bolsters National Security, Critical Material Supply

The U.S. Department of Energy announced $39 million in funding for technology development to fortify the domestic supplies of critical materials…


News Nov 11, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Siemens Gamesa Extends Recyclable Blades to Onshore Market Amid Leadership Shakeup, Layoffs

Siemens Gamesa Extends Recyclable Blades to Onshore Market Amid Leadership Shakeup, Layoffs

Spain-based Siemens Gamesa announced plans to expand its recyclable turbine blades to the onshore market. The move comes as financial losses…


News Oct 10, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
A New, Easier Way to Recycle Battery Materials

A New, Easier Way to Recycle Battery Materials

Separating valuable metals from caustic reagents is made easier using a novel emulsion flow technique.


News Jul 24, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Toyota and Redwood Materials Forge EV Recycling Partnership

Toyota and Redwood Materials Forge EV Recycling Partnership

Toyota will work with battery recycling startup Redwood Materials to explore end-of-life applications for its electric vehicle batteries.


News Jul 05, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Europe’s Largest EV Battery Recycling Plant Begins Operation

Europe’s Largest EV Battery Recycling Plant Begins Operation

The facility, a joint venture between the Swedish lithium-ion manufacturer Northvolt and Norwegian aluminum giant Hydro, has enough capacity to…


News May 31, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Graphite One and Lab 4 to Build Li-ion Recycling Plant in Washington State

Graphite One and Lab 4 to Build Li-ion Recycling Plant in Washington State

Once online, the facility will complete Graphite One’s circular graphite supply chain, the first to be based entirely in the U.S.


News Apr 06, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Redwood Materials Launches First EV-battery Recycling Program in California

Redwood Materials Launches First EV-battery Recycling Program in California

Backed by hundreds of millions in funding and with support from the likes of Ford and Volvo, Redwood will seek to prepare the state for an…


News Mar 11, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Researchers Optimize the EV Battery Recycling Process

Researchers Optimize the EV Battery Recycling Process

Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, employed a combination of pyrolysis and sulfuric acid leaching to efficiently extract…


News Mar 07, 2022 by Darshil Patel
MTU Researchers Look to Make LiB Recycling More Economically Feasible

MTU Researchers Look to Make LiB Recycling More Economically Feasible

New research from Michigan Technological University (MTU) took another step toward making the battery-recycling process more cost-effective.


News Oct 15, 2021 by Ahmad Ezzeddine
TDK Ventures Invests in Battery Recycling Startup

TDK Ventures Invests in Battery Recycling Startup

Through its venture capital arm, TDK Corporation announces a new investment into a lithium-ion battery recycling startup Battery Resourcers.


News Apr 27, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
University Researchers Use Simulation Analysis to Assess the Life Cycles of Battery Recycling

University Researchers Use Simulation Analysis to Assess the Life Cycles of Battery Recycling

A consortium of researchers has completed a series of simulations related to battery recycling and raw materials.


Solvent Extracts Metal Oxides from Li-ion Batteries for Recycling

Solvent Extracts Metal Oxides from Li-ion Batteries for Recycling


News Apr 07, 2019 by Scott McMahan
DOE Launches ReCell Center for Research into Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling

DOE Launches ReCell Center for Research into Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling


News Feb 20, 2019 by Scott McMahan
DOE Launches Li-Ion Battery Recycling Prize and Related R&D Center

DOE Launches Li-Ion Battery Recycling Prize and Related R&D Center


News Jan 20, 2019 by Scott McMahan
Nissan, Sumitomo and 4R Set to Recycle and Reuse EV Batteries

Nissan, Sumitomo and 4R Set to Recycle and Reuse EV Batteries


News Mar 26, 2018 by Paul Shepard
Recycling and Reusing Worn Cathodes to Make New Li-ions

Recycling and Reusing Worn Cathodes to Make New Li-ions


News Jan 25, 2018 by Paul Shepard