The vast majority of analysts agree that the EV revolution has a dark side. It’s related to the fast-increasing demand for lithium, which poses real environmental problems because of the expected ...

Increased demand for electric vehicles, portable electronics, and renewable energy storage has resulted in lithium becoming a truly critical mineral. As the world races toward a clean energy future, ...

Lithium battery recycling offers a powerful solution to rising demand, with discarded batteries still holding most of their valuable materials. Compared to mining, recycling slashes emissions and ...

Lithium. While it’s not quite “the Spice” of Dune, the silvery, reactive metal is an extraordinarily valuable means for storing electricity, meaning it’s a key tool for transitioning from ...

Laid out left to right to illustrate notable steps in the process of lithium battery recycling are: a pair of lithium iron phosphate batteries; a container of black mass powder obtained from shredding ...

Aqua Metals announces success in lithium battery recycling pilot and secures $1.5 million bridge loan for operations. Aqua Metals, Inc. has announced significant achievements at its pilot lithium ...

Tozero, a Munich-based startup that recovers valuable raw materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries, is gearing up to scale. The startup just closed an oversubscribed €11 million seed round ...

A worker guides a red mechanical claw toward a battery on a conveyor belt. In North America, many battery recyclers are opening plants, such as this Li-Cycle battery shredding facility, near planned ...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been central to the global energy transition, enabling electric vehicles, portable electronics, and grid-scale storage through their high power density, energy ...

The transition to a low-carbon economy and the rise of electric vehicles are expected to drive an exponential increase in the demand for lithium-ion batteries. Consequently, the International Energy ...

Lithium-ion batteries are the cornerstone of the New Energy Economy — driving the growth of electrification and decarbonization. Indeed, they are central to everything from cell phones to electric ...