2022 Clean Energy Recycling 
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Essentially, the materials recovered through battery recycling can replace future material supply that would otherwise need to be extracted from the earth to meet demand. Estimates show that in 2050, the United States can meet about half of EV demand for cobalt and nickel and a quarter of lithium with minerals recovered through recycling.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2022
While today’s carbon fiber and fiberglass require lots of energ y to produce and are hard to recycle , incorporating more bio-materials into their composites and developing new recycling technologies can reduce their footprint. Can wind turbine blades be recycled? The company aims to make all its blades fully recyclable by 2030.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Once the battery looks up to code, it is off to the grid to power our renewable energy future! Battery energy storage is powerful and growing. Battery energy storage can help store clean energy for the grid. Can they be reused or recycled at the end of their life? Want Clean Energy?
A Greener Life
APRIL 3, 2025
Africa sits atop an enviable wealth of minerals crucial for the worlds clean energy transition. By Femi Akinrebiyo Africa sits atop an enviable wealth of minerals crucial for the worlds clean energy transition. The moment is ripe for Africa to seize its role as a vital player in the global clean energy revolution.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. And 70% of the copper used in batteries is already recycled.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The industry is projecting the US sector to grow by 32,000 megawatts this year—50 percent more than in 2022, and enough to increase solar’s portion of the US electricity supply to well more than 6 percent. Solar Panels Should Be Reused and Recycled. Single projects can be hundreds of megawatts. Here’s How.
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DECEMBER 28, 2021
Department of Energy (DOE) announced the availability of $54 million in seed funding for U.S. small businesses to research, develop, and create commercialization action plans for new technologies that accelerate the national transition to a clean energy economy. Full applications are due on February 22, 2022.
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