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Battery recycling tech aims for fully domestic production

Published: February 1, 2024
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Close up of a Lithium-Ion battery pack.

Green Li-ion’s battery recycling technology can take shredded lithium-ion battery material to pCAM material within the same system. | Janaka Dharmasena/Shutterstock

A lithium-ion battery recycling technology company is looking to build regional supply chains by providing recyclers and manufacturers with modular units that can take batteries from black mass to pCAM.  Continue Reading

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Study quantifies lithium battery threat to infrastructure

Published: January 18, 2024
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A study from the National Waste and Recycling Association found that the rate of catastrophic fire losses has risen by 41% over the last five years. | Piotr Zajda/Shutterstock

The National Waste and Recycling Association estimates that more than 5,000 fires occur annually at recycling facilities, and it recently warned many were likely linked to lithium-ion batteries. Continue Reading

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Ecobat entering US lithium-ion recycling sector

Published: January 18, 2024
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Lead battery recycler Ecobat is moving into lithium-ion battery recycling with three facilities, two in Europe and one in the U.S. | Showcake/Shutterstock

Lead battery recycler Ecobat’s first U.S. facility for recycling lithium batteries is being commissioned, and the company is already looking at what comes next.  Continue Reading

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Firms develop battery-in-device processing system

Published: January 4, 2024
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The Battery-In-Device-Shredder system model 23 safely shreds battery-containing devices. |Courtesy of Gloyd Recycling Solutions

Sending battery-containing devices through the shredder is typically a no-no for several reasons, but manually removing and taping batteries prior to shredding the rest of the device is labor intensive. A newly unveiled processing system addresses the conundrum.  Continue Reading

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Equipment Spotlight: Real-time black mass analysis

Published: December 13, 2023
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Sensmet’s Micro-Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy on-line analyser can provide real-time feedback on the concentration of metals in black mass. | Courtesy of Sensmet

Seeking to improve how batteries are recycled, Sensmet developed a technology that can provide real-time quantification of metals.  Continue Reading

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Battery recycler nabs millions to scale up tech

Published: November 15, 2023
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Processing equipment inside the Princeton NuEnergy facility.

Princeton NuEnergy will use the incoming funds to construct a new facility and buy more equipment. | Courtesy of Princeton NuEnergy

Princeton NuEnergy secured another $16 million from investors, including Wistron and Honda, to scale up its lithium-ion battery recycling technology.  Continue Reading

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EPA to label PV panels, lithium-ions as universal waste

Published: November 15, 2023
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Officials at EPA hope that a clear standard for handling photovoltaic panels will increase the rate at which they are collected and processed. | Heinz Trebuth/Shutterstock

In response to electric power industry requests, the EPA is looking to classify solar panels as universal waste. The agency is also working to create a category of universal waste specifically for lithium-ion batteries.  Continue Reading

Federal partnership will explore lithium-ion recycling

Published: October 25, 2023
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One goal of the cooperative effort is to scale up ACE Green Recycling’s technology to a commercial level. | Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock

ACE Green Recycling and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are working together to advance both lithium-ion battery recycling and the batteries themselves. Continue Reading

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Battery recycler’s share prices drop after construction pause

Published: October 25, 2023
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Caught in the middle of rising costs, high interest rates and a flagging EV market, Li-Cycle has decided to pump the brakes on its expansion plans. | T. Schneider/Shutterstock

Toronto-based lithium-ion battery recycling startup Li-Cycle announced it is pausing construction of one of its hub facilities, slowing down its expansive growth. Its share prices have fallen in connection.   Continue Reading

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