Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It is more like a straight line from silica mine, to refining factory, to shimmering batch of shining polysilicon ingots, to panel assembly , to a couple decades generating clean electricity—and then, far too often, to a landfill. Among those that are recycled, very few have 100% of their material recovered.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2023

But pre-COVID, most days I used an electric bike to handle the 11-mile round trip to and from the Oakland UCS office. Using an electric bike gave me the opportunity to get to the office as quickly as with a car, with virtually no pollution and the added bonus of some outside time. But why are electric bikes important?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Importantly, the BIL invests in electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling and repurposing– important strategies for increasing the sustainability of EVs. . The Department of Energy recently announced 10 recycling and repurposing projects that will receive a total of $73.9 million in funding.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Also, in 2020, all the electricity it purchased to run its plants worldwide came from renewables. The post BMW Is Driven to Cut CO2 Emissions and Rely on Recycled Parts appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Between 1995 and 2020, BMW reduced its CO2 emissions by 53%.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

This transition will require an increase of minerals used in batteries that power our electric vehicles (EVs), trucks, and buses. When these electric transportation modes retire, the batteries’ usefulness continues. Even with diminished capacity, they can be reused, refurbished, or repurposed and then eventually recycled.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 25, 2022

Electric vehicles (EVs) can eliminate tailpipe emissions altogether and so are an attractive option for reducing both global-warming and smog-forming air pollution. While EVs can have no tailpipe emissions, there are emissions from electricity generation. Driving on electricity produces far fewer emissions than using gasoline.

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Environmental Leader

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Ford and Volvo are the first automakers to participate in an electric vehicle battery recycling program in California. The post Ford, Volvo Participate in Redwood Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Program appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental Leader

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Ford and Volvo are the first automakers to participate in an electric vehicle battery recycling program in California. The post Ford, Volvo Participate in Redwood Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Program appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 18, 2024

Design of Recycling Processes for NCA-Type Li-Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles toward the Circular Economy. link] Abstract NCA batteries represent 8% of the market share, and … Continue reading Design of Recycling Processes for NCA-Type Li-Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles toward the Circular Economy

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 16, 2022

When the rechargeable battery wears out inside a typical electric toothbrush, it can’t be replaced—which means the entire, otherwise functional toothbrush ends up in a landfill (or, if someone is particularly responsible, an e-waste recycling facility).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Thandazile Moyo , assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering at Penn State, will give the talk, “Aligning with Recycling as a Strategy for Reliable Critical Metals Supply : Policies, Challenges, and Opportunities in the U.S.,” at 4:00 p.m. on October 28, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.

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Earth 911

JUNE 9, 2021

Many power tools use batteries to run instead of corded electricity or the muscle of. The post Recycling Mystery: Rechargeable Tool Batteries appeared first on Earth911.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Rare earth elements, or REEs, are important parts of a wind turbine’s permanent magnets , located in the center of the blades in the electrical box (called the nacelle). Recycling rare earth elements. Supporting rare earth element recycling. Workers in a mine shaft in Bawsaing, Myanmar. Source: Ian Watkinson/Imaggeo.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 13, 2024

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on our roads has been increasing at an exceptional rate, reaching 9.5 At this point, there are several great options for the battery: it can be reused, repurposed, or recycled. CA Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Advisory Group report. million EVs sold around the world in 2023.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The post Air Canada Aims to Decarbonize Using Electric-Hybrid Aircraft and Sustainable Aviation Fuels appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The coalition's mission is to accelerate the deployment and use of sustainable aviation fuel technologies to reach 10% of the global jet aviation fuel supply by 2030.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The post Air Canada Aims to Decarbonize Using Electric-Hybrid Aircraft and Sustainable Aviation Fuels appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The coalition's mission is to accelerate the deployment and use of sustainable aviation fuel technologies to reach 10% of the global jet aviation fuel supply by 2030.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

They demand electricity to charge while climate-fueled disasters are jeopardizing energy reliability. And there is a snowball of retired EV batteries on the horizon without a responsible party in charge of recycling them. EVs are abundant in much of the state, but polluting, old vehicles remain in lower-income neighborhoods.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 27, 2023

As electric vehicle adoption grows, an increasing number of batteries will reach the end of their useful life and require an alternative recycling solution to prevent them from being discarded in landfills, according to a report from Guidehouse Insights. Read the full story at Automotive Dive.

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 30, 2022

It also hopes to ensure its product supply chain only uses renewable electricity by 2030. . The post Apple Is Tackling Climate Change by Using Renewables, Increasing Recycling, Limiting Waste appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 20, 2022

As the world rolls out more solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, we’re cleaning up electricity — and generating a lot of equipment that will ultimately need to be recycled.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 16 PA Bulletin prohibiting the sale of electronic devices by Wiltronic Corp (IVIEW) as a result of violations of the Covered Device Recycling Act-- Pennsylvania’s electronics waste recycling law. ( Read more here. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 24, 2024

Over the past year, I have written a lot about electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling, answering common questions , reviewing the European Union’s gold standard battery recycling policy , and establishing principles for strong EV recycling policy generally. Electric vehicles are the future.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On February 8, the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority announced it will soon make the switch to solar with the help of the nonprofit Pennsylvania Solar Center’s G.E.T. Businesses that go solar are hedging against volatile electricity pricing because the cost of solar, once the upfront equipment costs are paid, is nearly free.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 3, 2023

The joint venture will help recover valuable reusable materials from batteries as electric vehicles and clean energy use increase in the region.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

On October 2, the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority announced it has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the West Penn Energy Fund to support the upcoming solar PV array installation. Visit the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority website for more information on recycling and waste services in Centre County.

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Physics World

JUNE 30, 2021

Researchers at the Empa in Dübendorf, Switzerland, have made a high-performance supercapacitor entirely from recyclable, non-toxic materials. While these batteries perform well, they contain toxic materials that need to be collected at the end of their life and then recycled using special processes. Onto the compost heap.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 30, 2022

GW in 2000 to 760 GW in 2020, and solar power now generates almost 4% of the world’s electricity, according to the International Energy Agency. But experts say this astonishing growth in low-carbon power is also a … Continue reading Solar panels face recycling challenge. Global photovoltaic capacity grew from 1.4

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Inhabitant

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Electric vehicles (EVs) are taking to the roads in record numbers. Car manufacturers drive huge sums into innovating better solutions for range and battery recyclability.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 3, 2024

Sales of electric vehicles are surging and firms in Asia, Europe, and North America are building large facilities to recycle the valuable metals in those cars’ lithium-ion batteries, which start to show declining performance after a decade or 2 of use. Read the full story in Chemical & Engineering News.

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Physics World

JUNE 28, 2021

A device that can generate electricity while desalinating seawater has been developed by researchers in Saudi Arabia and China, who claim that their new system is highly efficient at performing both tasks. However, this has typically resulted in a trade-off between efficient electricity generation and efficient desalination.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2022

The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority celebrated 50 years this month. In honor of the 50th Anniversary, the Centre County Commissioners dedicated Proclamation 22 of 2022 – Proclaiming the 50th Anniversary of Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority in Centre County.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 5, 2024

Used lithium-ion batteries from cell phones, laptops and a growing number of electric vehicles are piling up, but options for recycling them remain limited mostly to burning or chemically dissolving shredded batteries.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Last December, the European Union (EU) agreed on a comprehensive battery policy that aims to make electric vehicles (EVs) more sustainable. Included in the regulation are requirements for mineral sourcing, life cycle emissions, information sharing, and recycling.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2023

The PA Solar Center is hosting a March 17 webinar on Opportunities for Pennsylvania In The Solar Supply, Solar Recycling and Reuse from Noon until 1:15 p.m. We’ll be joined by We Recycle Solar and SolarRecycle.org to describe the current solar recycling and reuse landscape as well as emerging innovations in the solar recycling industry.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 23, 2022

However, when it’s time to replace the huge turbine blades that convert wind into electricity, disposal is a problem. Now, scientists report a new composite resin suitable for making … Continue reading Wind turbine blades could someday be recycled into sweet treats.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Tesla released its 2020 Impact Report this week, in which the electric vehicle (EV) automaker claims it has the capacity to recover approximately 92 percent of battery cell materials thanks to ongoing improvements to its recycling process.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 12, 2023

Electric-vehicle demand is accelerating rapidly and so is the need for EV batteries. As these batteries reach end-of-life, significant growth opportunities in the recycling space are emerging. Read the full story from McKinsey & Company.

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