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A bright vision for the recycling of rare earth magnets

Professor Allan Walton, a Founding Director of HyProMag, details their pioneering short loop magnet recycling HPMS technology and how their partnerships and collaborations can...

Australia’s battery manufacturing opportunity

Shannon O’Rourke, CEO of FBICRC, shines a light on Australia’s abundance of battery raw materials and argues for the need to adopt a growth...

EIT InnoEnergy receive €10m to bridge skills gap within battery value chain

The European Commission is set to grant EIT InnoEnergy, the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe, €10m in funding towards the European Battery...

REIA leads collaboration to assess rare earth sustainability

REIA partners with four organisations to develop a blockchain based circular system to help strengthen transition into a circular economy, through tracking and traceability...

Britishvolt collaborate with Glencore to build battery recycling ecosystem

Battery pioneer and the UK’s foremost investor in battery cell technologies, Britishvolt, enter an industry leading battery recycling ecosystem venture with strategic partner, Glencore. Britishvolt...

Establishing critical minerals supply chains in the circular economy

Donald Bubar, President and CEO of Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. discusses establishing critical minerals supply chains in the circular economy. Critical minerals supply chains are...

Worrying study confirms the safe planetary boundary for pollutants is surpassed

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have discovered that the safe planetary boundary for pollutants has been exceeded. In a first of its kind study, an...

European Commission takes steps to combat environmental crime 

The European Commission has proposed to strengthen the protection of the environment and combat environmental crime through criminal law.  The Commission has adopted a novel...

Repurposing used electric vehicle batteries for renewable energy storage

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a method of reusing old electric vehicle batteries for renewable energy storage. Cornell University researchers, partially funded by the...

Groundbreaking technique for sustainable extraction and separation of rare earth elements

Researchers at Penn State have developed a new technique for the environmentally friendly extraction and separation of rare earth elements.

Reducing food waste with $15m grant from the National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation has awarded $15m in grants in the fight towards reducing food waste and increasing food security.

EIT InnoEnergy reveals significant investment in battery recycling start-up

EIT InnoEnergy has announced a substantial investment in MECAWARE, a French battery recycling start-up that aims to provide electric vehicles with recycled batteries.

NextGenerationEU green bonds for a more sustainable future

The European Commission has taken considerable steps towards the issuing of €250bn of NextGenerationEU green bonds to support green projects.

Addressing the threat of lithium battery fires in electrical waste

The Batteries Roundtable outline the key advice in their recent report aiming to reduce lithium battery fires and improve the environmental impact of electrical waste and its processing.

Investigation finds troubling level of chemicals in plastics

Researchers at ETH Zurich have studied the chemicals in plastics worldwide, discovering surprisingly excessive levels of substances of potential concern deliberately used in everyday plastic products.

Verkor announces €100m funding for developing sustainable battery cells

Verkor has revealed it has raised €100m of funding, which it will utilise for the research and production of sustainable battery cells.

Producing sustainable bioplastics with agriculture byproducts

Researchers at Texas A&M have discovered a way to use agriculture byproducts to produce sustainable bioplastics.

Using ultrasonic waves for electric vehicle battery recycling

Researchers have devised an electric vehicle battery recycling technique that utilises ultrasonic waves to recover valuable materials.

Achieving a more competitive and sustainable EU battery value chain

BATT4EU: a significant breakthrough in the attainment of a more competitive and sustainable EU battery value chain.

The barriers obstructing a circular economy for electronic waste

Researchers have developed a framework to achieve a circular economy for electronic waste, a key objective in achieving a sustainable planet.

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