A new recycling agreement between Ascend Elements, a Massachusetts-based provider of sustainable, closed-loop battery material solutions, and Call2Recycle, a Georgia-based non-profit organisation and a specialist on safe and responsible end-of-life battery management, shows the wide scope of today’s battery industry.
A battery was once a storage for electrical energy, ready to release power when needed until the end of its physical life. Today batteries are a central part of a huge ecosystem including customised battery lifespan management, various battery chemistries, recycling properties and even logistics for used batteries.
Ascend Elements works in multiple fields, from EV battery recycling to commercial-scale production of lithium-ion battery precursor (pCAM) and cathode active materials (CAM). Their Hydro-to-Cathode® direct precursor synthesis technology is said to produce new CAM from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in improved economics and lowered GHG emissions.
The cooperation agreement combines the EV battery recycling infrastructure and advanced technologies of Ascend Elements with the collection, logistics and tracking capabilities of Call2Recycle. The cooperation offers online access to GreenTraxEV, the all-in-one cloud-based platform from Call2Recycle designed to seamlessly ship mid-life, end-of-life, and damaged-defective EV batteries. Working together, the companies aim to collect and recycle the equivalent of over 300,000 EV battery packs by 2030.
Customers are welcome with lithium-ion batteries from battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, hybrid vehicles, electric buses, electric aircraft, stationary energy storage units, outdoor power equipment, e-bikes, e-scooters, hoverboards and power tools.
“We are pleased to continue our partnership with Ascend Elements so that together we can make strides in building an infrastructure for Electric Vehicle battery transportation and recycling,” said Leo Raudys, CEO of Call2Recycle.
“This new program will help automotive dealerships, repair shops and recyclers prepare for the wave of EV batteries that is expected in the coming years” said Ian Braime, Chief Commercial Officer at Ascend Elements.