Two US battery recycling companies, Redwood Materials, and Ascend Elements, are in less than optimal situations, with Redwood laying off 135 employees, and Ascend filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Critical minerals manufacturer and lithium-ion battery recycling company American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) has been selected to recycle batteries from the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Monterey County, California, US.
Suriya Edwards and Deborah Harvey, partners specialising in battery energy storage at law firm Freeths LLP, analyse new EU battery regulations around suppliers’ responsibility for collecting, treating and recycling collected batteries.
Ex-Tesla CTO’s battery recycling and materials company Redwood Materials has launched a new business unit to repurpose second-life EV batteries for energy storage.
Battery recycling firm Livium, via its wholly owned subsidiary, Envirostream Australia, has broadened its recycling deal with BYD Australia to include battery energy storage systems (BESS).