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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements. Earlier post.)The Earlier post.)The Idaho National Laboratory.

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Groundbreaking for Mercedes-Benz battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

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Mercedes-Benz is investing a double-digit million Euro amount in the construction of the balance sheet CO 2 -neutral plant, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection as part of a scientific research project.

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The Importance of Recycling and Repurposing EV Batteries

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Climate: Extreme temperatures can degrade battery performance. Valuable materials such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, and copper are then extracted and refined, removing impurities to meet quality standards for reuse. They replace worn-out parts, giving these batteries a new lease on life for various applications.

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Verifying the origin of EV battery materials at the source: Traceability challenges, Part Two

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Bureau Veritas handles on-site verification and third-party independent auditing, and OPTEL (see Part One of this series ) provides a digital platform that companies and government regulators can use to follow products through their supply chains, from extraction of the raw materials to final assembly. Why in the 1980s? You have Industry 4.0

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