Electric vehicles
E-bike manufacturers are fighting right-to-repair. That's a problem
As e-bikes proliferate, companies are embracing battery recycling — but opposing laws that would let consumers repair the bikes themselves.
Recycling renewables
Recycling renewables
Redwood Materials lands $1B to boost its battery recycling efforts
The startup founded by Tesla alum JB Straubel wants to spend $7 billion on recycling to supply a U.S. battery industry now dependent on China.
An aerial view of Redwood Materials’ McCarran, Nevada battery recycling facility taken in mid-2022. (Redwood Materials)
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Recycling renewables
Video: Watch this company recycle EV batteries by crushing them
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Recycling renewables
Should the US mandate EV battery recycling?
Recycling electric-vehicle batteries could cut the need to mine critical minerals. The U.S. now has incentives for recycling, but no national requirements.
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Recycling renewables
One of the biggest battery recycling plants in the US is up and running
Ascend Elements’ new recycling plant in Covington, Georgia is processing used lithium-ion batteries and manufacturing scrap into useful materials for the clean energy transition.
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Video
Here's video proof that solar panels can be recycled
Solarcycle just raised another $30 million to build more solar recycling factories. See what the recycling process looks like.
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Batteries
More money for US battery recycling: DOE offers $375M loan to Li-Cycle
It's the second big federal loan this month to help build American facilities that process hard-to-recycle materials — and deal with the future flood of used EV batteries.
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Batteries
This EV battery recycling plant in Ohio is planning a huge expansion
Bolstered by federal funds, Cirba Solutions is growing fast to meet rising demand for recycled metals and minerals. Canary Media gets a firsthand look.
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Wind
Vestas has a new way to keep wind turbine blades out of the dump
The Danish turbine manufacturer is among a growing group of companies working to repurpose and recycle turbine blades as wind energy expands.
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Batteries
Redwood Materials wins $2B DOE loan to recycle EV batteries
The U.S. needs a robust domestic supply of recycled materials to get EVs on the road. Federal support will be a big help in kick-starting the nascent industry.
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Guest Essay
The US lags on EV battery recycling. Can California lead the way?
The state advisory group's recommendations for lithium-ion battery recycling could kick-start U.S. efforts to align with international standards.
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