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BMW tackles e-car batteries with SK tes

Battery recycler SK tes has struck a strategic partnership with BMW Group. The German carmaker will help establish a pan-European…

Toyota and partners gain multi-million funding for batteries

Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America has received US$ 4.5 million (EUR 4.3 million) in funding from the US Department…

SK tes makes move on batteries ‘right on time’

‘There are many complexities when we’re talking about battery recycling,’ said coo Thoms Holberg at the grand opening of the…

Partners join forces to recycle 30 000 e-car batteries

Ascend Elements is collaborating with non-profit Call2Recycle to enable customised electric vehicle (EV) battery management across North America. The partnership aims to collect…

‘Holistic’ answer for spent batteries

German start-up Cylib’s pilot battery recycling plant in Aachen has completed nearly a year of trials. Cylib reports that all…

Nuclear experts target dead e-batteries

The French atomic and alternative energy commission (CEA) is hoping to improve the recycling of e-car batteries, solar panels and…

EV batteries offer back-up solution for steel mill

Swedish steelmaker Björneborg is investing in a battery park using reused batteries from end-of-life electric vehicles. As well as improving…

Saft teams up with Singapore start-up to tackle batteries

Singapore start-up Neu Battery Materials has joined forces with French battery producer Saft to boost LiFePO4 (LFP) battery recycling. They…

KIT scientists reclaim lithium from spent batteries

Recovering valuable metals from battery waste has long posed a headache to recyclers but a German consortium led by the…

Recycling batteries – efficient use of valuable raw materials

The new partnership between battery specialist RET and recycling solution specialist Barradas aims to recycle end-of-life lithium-ion batteries (LIB) using…

Recycle batteries locally, research suggests

Researchers in Japan are proposing more localised recycling for obsolete alkaline batteries using small-scale microwave technology. The report from academics…