Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Increasing the reuse and recycling of batteries at their end of life is essential to increasing the sustainability of batteries and creating a circular economy. Recycling must ramp up. There are huge opportunities for recycling to decrease the need for newly mined materials in batteries. Source: Courtesy of Li-Cycle.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 27, 2022
Luckily, lithium-ion battery recycling research and development has been going on for years and there is an existing and growing repurposing and recycling system in North America for these components. Current lithium-ion battery collection, repurposing, and recycling network in North America. Slattery et al.
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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.
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Now, more than 25% of its purchased electricity comes from clean energy. The post Dow Is Buying Renewables and Cutting Waste In Its Environmental Quests appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. To reach its goal, access to renewables grew by 900 megawatts.
Environmental Leader
JULY 5, 2022
As Starbucks has grown into one of the world’s premier coffee stores, it has been challenged to deal with its carbon footprint, waste, and recycling. The post Starbucks Runs 66% of its Stores Globally With Clean Energy. The Goal is 100% appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. How is it doing?
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 2, 2023
With a portfolio of 8 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects and a development platform of over 24 GW, RWE Clean Energy has one of the largest development platforms in the US.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2022
The wind is in our sails on the voyage towards a clean energy future. Wind energy is currently the largest renewable energy source in the US, and the industry is growing fast. A large rare earth element waste lake is located twenty minutes from the city center. Recycling rare earth elements.
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