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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

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Aqua Metals has pioneered a new electro-hydrometallurgy process that uses renewable electricity and recycles the chemicals used. Several companies are developing chemical processes, but these are still at pilot scale, and Aqua’s execs see serious challenges in delivering the required product purity and dealing with waste streams.

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Strong support for EV ambitions | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Originally targeting three industries, the scheme was later expanded to include 14 sectors including automobiles, auto components, electronic products, solar PV modules, advanced chemistry cell (ACC) battery among others. It aims to promote import substitution besides generating employment opportunities.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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Integrated renewable hydrogen systems and public-private community-based partnerships. Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis has the potential to be a useful means of storing excess electricity generated using wind, solar, and other intermittent renewable energy. Analysis of excess and/or waste hydrogen sources.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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The platform will have algorithms that analyze applicants’ creditworthiness and their eligibility for EV incentives in order to offer them the most affordable EV auto loan on the market. Hago Energetics, Inc aims to help farms become more profitable by converting farm waste to high-value products, such as hydrogen and valuable carbons.

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The EV Transition Explained: Battery Challenges

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Even for the large auto suppliers, the transition to EVs will not be an easy road. other renewable energy sources and military systems , who are competing for the same materials, have several complications to overcome. Tesla is moving towards the use of lithium-iron phosphate batteries, as is Ford for some of its vehicles.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Renewable Power (4 projects). Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). Planar Na-beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications. General Motors will develop a shape memory alloy (SMA) energy recovery device that will convert waste heat from car engines to electricity. Earlier post.) Carbon Capture (5 projects).

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

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It’s getting cleaner and prospects are improving BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. UCS also reported that once the grid is fully renewable, the number for EVs is reduced to 41 g CO2 eq./km. years if the car is charged using renewable energy.

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