Cars That Think
JANUARY 7, 2022
million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019, up more than 21% over five years, according to the United Nations’ most recent assessment. Only about 17% of that e-waste was recycled, and what happens to the rest can be detrimental for both human health and privacy. The world generated a record 53.6 We have so, so, so many devices.
Green Car Congress
MAY 22, 2014
Researchers at MIT and Stanford University have developed new battery technology for the conversion of low-temperature waste heat into electricity in cases where temperature differences are less than 100 degrees Celsius. C, which accounts for a large proportion of potentially harvestable waste heat. Batteries Waste Heat Recovery'
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2017
A team of scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) working in collaboration with Tohoku University, Tokyo City University and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency has proposed a novel, more efficient method to reduce radioactive waste.
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
According to OSPL, Attero currently has a facility capable of processing 1,45,000 metric tonnes of e-waste and 11,000 metric tonnes of battery waste annually. Under the collaboration, OSPL, along with e-waste management firm Attero, plans to recycle over 100MWh of batteries in the next 3-4 years, OSPL said in a statement.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2017
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have used waste glass bottles and a low-cost chemical process to fabricate nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Changling Li, Chueh Liu, Wei Wang, Zafer Mutlu, Jeffrey Bell, Kazi Ahmed, Rachel Ye, Mihrimah Ozkan & Cengiz S.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 11, 2010
A team at the University of Leeds (UK) is investigating hydrogen production from waste tires using a two-stage pyrolysis-gasification reactor and Ni-Mg-Al (1:1:1) catalyst. The generation rate of waste tires is increasing, especially with the continued increase in production of cars and trucks, the authors note.
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 30, 2023
In another recent article, I explored how Ford is taking the Tesla approach to EVs, not only with its recently announced adoption of Tesla’s NACS plug, but also in a previously-discussed approach to vehicle efficiency. Ford isn’t going to waste time and money trying to offer 600-mile EVs, but it is going to focus on […]
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