New low-temperature process extracts battery-grade lithium with far less waste and energy

Lithium sits at the center of the battery economy. Yet getting it out of rock still looks surprisingly crude. Spodumene, the ...
Electrek

This VW-partnered battery maker just pioneered a novel recycling process

MIT spinout and battery maker 24M Technologies today debuted a new direct-material battery recycling process for EV batteries and battery storage. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based 24M Technologies, ...
Fleet Owner

Dragonfly Energy’s domestic battery manufacturing validated for cost-effectiveness and sustainability

Dragonfly Energy, a manufacturer of deep cycle lithium-ion batteries, has announced the results of an Energy Cost & Sustainability Assessment conducted by Sphere Energy, a global battery testing and ...
The Verge

GM will recycle its EV battery scrap with Tesla co-founder’s company

Redwood Materials, founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, will handle ‘100 percent’ of production scrap from GM’s battery-making joint venture. Redwood Materials, founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, ...
Recycling Today

Aurubis, Talga to develop process for battery-grade recycled graphite

German company Aurubis AG and Australian battery materials and technology company Talga Group Ltd., have signed a development agreement for a recycled graphite anode product from lithium-ion batteries ...