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RecycLiCo Battery Materials and Zenith Chemical announce US$25M Li-ion battery recycling JV in Taiwan

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The initial plant, estimated to cost US$25 million, will be dedicated to processing and converting lithium-ion battery waste into resources such as lithium-ion battery precursor cathode active material, lithium hydroxide monohydrate, and lithium carbonate. Additionally, Zenith collaborates, through a joint venture, with Central Glass Co.,

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

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The semi-conductor shortage, sourced largely from problems at the world’s biggest semi conductor maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), due to a reported water shortage, and a huge boost in home electronics demand due to Covid, has crippled car production in the US and in Europe and Asia for the last few months.

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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China’s e-bus prices have declined, while annual sales have slowed due to the decrease in purchase subsidies as well as market saturation in large cities. Biomass and waste-to-energy financings were down 3% at $10 billion. Commercial EV investment declined from $12 billion in 2016 to $4 billion in 2020. billion, down 12%.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

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Unsurprisingly: apart from some occasional optimizations (less chemicals, better waste recycling), processes haven’t changed. There is a massive waste, alerts Alchemie Technology: About 30 tons of water is used to dye a single ton of fabric. The first one in Taiwan (global capital of finishing treatments).

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