Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:35:10 +0000
Redwood Materials founder JB Straubel says in an interview that learning how to recycle batteries is essential to human survival.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2022 03:30:58 +0000
Lithium-ion batteries are essential for decarbonizing transportation through electric vehicles and building a resilient, renewable energy grid through energy storage batteries. The grid energy storage industry represents a much smaller fraction of the lithium-ion battery market than electric vehicles, but it too has a responsibility to ensure batteries are responsibly and sustainably produced and then […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 21:09:17 +0000
Redwood Materials has selected South Carolina as the site of its next battery recycling facility as it scales up production in the US.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 04:50:55 +0000
The short answer is yes. But this is a complicated question, so let’s dig in further. The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is necessary to decrease climate-changing emissions. As deployment increases, so will the demand for EV battery materials such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel. These materials are primarily supplied through two sources: 1) newly mined […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:33:37 +0000
Panasonic has agreed to purchase cathode materials and copper foil from Redwood Materials for its battery factories in Nevada and Kansas.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 19:00:53 +0000
6K’s new microwave plasma process takes on multiple sustainability challenges for EV batteries including carbon emissions, energy use, water conservation, waste management, supply chain security, and equitable workforce development.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 21:30:41 +0000
The US car buying public loves big vehicles, and now they are going to love big electric vehicles.
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:50:21 +0000
A big issue amongst those of us with environmental concerns is: What happens to the batteries? It is a fair question and one that deserves to be taken seriously and answered properly. Even RedEarth, which supplies stationary home batteries, finds this the most common customer concern. We can point to large firms like Redwood Materials […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2022 14:58:19 +0000
Redwood Materials Is close to choosing a location for its first battery recycling factory in Europe. The cost of electricity will be a key factor.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:50:34 +0000
Redwood Materials is planning to expand its battery recycling operations in Nevada with a new 74-acre development.