Industry news

Informal recyclers in India processed more than a million tonnes of scrap lead-acid batteries as they continue to flout environmental rules governing the disposal of used batteries, an India-based think tank has reported. 

A series of major fires at waste recycling facilities has led Germany’s lawmakers to investigate the introduction of a compulsory deposit return scheme for lithium-ion batteries.

Tenders for solar and diesel power generation including 28MW of battery storage has been floated by Omani power company Rural Areas Electricity Company (Tanweer)— a first for the Arab nation.

US-based lead-acid battery maker Enersys plans to also the defence and aerospace sectors as it pushes deeper into the lithium-ion battery storage market, the company’s CEO has said.

A Japanese company that reuses electric vehicle batteries in second-life energy storage systems has become the first to be certified to UL 1974— an evaluation standard for repurposing batteries.

Swiss researchers have lifted the lid on electromechanical processes that take place in solid-state batteries in a move they say could make the technology safer and more efficient for use in electric vehicles.

India has called on auto industry bosses to help tackle battery waste and come up with proposals to recycle more of the raw materials needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Leading multinationals and financial institutions have been ‘learning the lessons of lead’ at a sustainability and circular economy summit in the US.

China’s Ganfeng Lithium has finalised a US$160 million investment deal to raise its stake in Argentina’s Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine project to 50%.

Global vehicle OEM brands Daimler and China’s state-owned BAIC Group have entered into a development partnership to establish Beijing’s first second-life energy storage system facility.