Sunrise brief: EV battery recycling startup claims 95% recovery yield using 10 times less energy

Also on the rise: Minnesota’s value-of-solar law helps protect consumers from rising natural gas prices. Massachusetts bill would eliminate clean energy choice. And more.

July 13, 2022 pv magazine

LFP cells. (Ionblox pre-lithiated anode not pictured.)

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Canadian government awards Peak Power $765,000 to deploy 117 EV chargers The electric vehicle chargers will reduce range anxiety while also encouraging adoption of zero-emission vehicles.

Minnesota’s value-of-solar law helps protect consumers from rising natural gas prices, says group As utility customers face the higher costs of gas-fired generation, Minnesota’s approach to valuing community solar will help protect customers from price volatility, said a director with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

EV battery recycling startup claims 95% recovery yield using 10 times less energy An MIT spinoff, SiTration, uses a novel conductive membrane that recovers critical materials from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries using up to 10 times less energy than conventional thermal and chemical applications.

Equinor acquires energy storage developer in the US Battery storage is key to Equinor’s strategy of supporting its portfolio of offshore wind, upstream oil and gas, as well as future opportunities in the hydrogen and renewables space.

Massachusetts bill would eliminate clean energy choice Thousands of Massachusetts residents have signed a petition to block the bill and retain choice over their electric provider. Proponents of the bill say it may reduce predatory contracts, but opponents argue it reestablishes monopoly control of utilities.

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