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LITHIUM AUSTRALIA TAKES MAJOR STAKE IN BATTERY RECYCLER |
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Lithium Australia NL (ASX: LIT) has extended its equity in Envirostream Australia Pty Ltd (‘Envirostream’), the nation’s first mixed-battery recycler, to 90% (see ASX announcement).
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STRONG SUPPORT EMERGING FOR THE PROPOSED BATTERY STEWARDSHIP SCHEME |
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This week BSC provided an update on support leading up to the ACCC application for authorisation of the proposed Battery Stewardship Scheme.
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VIC GOVERNMENT CREATES WASTE CRIME BODY TO CLEAN-UP INDUSTRY |
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This Inside Waste article discusses the $71.4 million funded Waste Crime Prevention Inspectorate to be created within the Environment Protection Authority.
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E-WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS |
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Round two of Sustainability Victoria’s E-waste Infrastructure Grants is now open for applications.
There is up to $2 million available to improve the capability and capacity of the industry to reprocess e-waste and further fund facilities that ensure the safe collection and storage of e-waste across the state.
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CAN BATTERY RECYCLING BE SUSTAINABLE? |
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Very interesting video podcast from Austin with industry experts discussing the issues around mineral security, innovation, and much more! You will need a spare 45 minutes, but has some interesting insights.
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GOVERNMENT-BACKED CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP AUSTRALIAN TRAM BATTERY |
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In Australia, an ambitious $5 million project to develop a fast-charge battery for transportation applications, trams in particular, has commenced.
Lithium Australia NL (ASX: LIT) announced to the ASX that the consortium involved – which includes CSIRO, Australia’s leading scientific research organisation, and Lithium Australia subsidiaries VSPC and Soluna Australia – is to be co-funded by the Australian federal government through its Co-operative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) programme.
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FROM PROFLIGATE WASTE TO NEW-GENERATION BATTERIES ~ LITHIUM AUSTRALIA CAN PROVIDE THE SOLUTIONS |
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Right now the lithium industry has a problem (perhaps more than one!): production of lithium, from the ore through to the end product (that is, commercial spodumene concentrates), is less than ideal; indeed, lithium recoveries as low as 50% are not uncommon. Why?
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HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT BECOMING AN ABRI MEMBER? |
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ABRI members are actively involved at the forefront of developments in industry and government to address the rapid expansion in the market and ensure that solutions to battery stewardship are practical and far reaching. Together, we influence policy, participate in research, facilitate trials and develop best practices to ensure that battery handling and recovery options are safe, efficient and business friendly. Our members represent the entire supply chain – importers, retailers, energy providers, recyclers, as well as government and research. We rely on member support to provide the latest information, events, best practices and industry trends. If your organisation finds these activities relevant, now is a good time to become involved.
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8 STAR ENERGY, EVERGEN PARTNER UP ON BATTERIES |
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Evergen and 8 Star Energy have entered into a partnership that will see the two organisations become exclusive optimisation software partners.
8 Star Energy is the sole licensee for Energizer and Eveready branded products in the portable power, containerised and home battery energy storage system categories, and has been appointed as the sole global provider of the new Energizer batteries into 56 countries.
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US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT HELPING INDUSTRY UNDERSTAND THE RULES ON HANDLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES |
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Batteries from consumer electronics are being increasingly regulated because they can be a problematic material in the recycling stream. United States experts recently laid out federal rules for transporting lithium-ion batteries destined for recycling or disposal.
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TECHNICAL AND COST ISSUES POSE CHALLENGES TO THE RE-USE AND RECYCLING OF SPENT BATTERIES FROM PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES. |
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A recent study commissioned by API appraised the nascent business of recycling and reusing batteries from electric vehicles (EV) in North America. The effort involved an extensive literature search as well as interviews with industry representatives to: (a) identify the processes employed for the reuse and recycling of EV batteries, and (b) evaluate available information on the technical, environmental, energy and cost issues associated with EV battery reuse and recycling.
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