Links of the Week
LINKS OF THE WEEK: Feb 12, 2024
Interesting stats on EVs and energy use in the US, developments in wind and tidal power, a plastic recycling microfactory, and an "unprecedented collapse" in EU fossil fuel generation.
batteries
If you want to store and transport energy, you've got to have batteries! They're more important than ever in our increasingly electrified future.
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Climate Solutions
7 potentially game-changing stories to follow in 2024
Trends and developments that could play a role in creating our awesome future in the years to come.
renewable energy
You'll never guess where the first LEEDS-certified residential development is
Or maybe you will because you're better at stopping yourself from leaping to assumptions than I am... 😅
Energy
LA TIMES: California's Salton Sea has enough lithium to power 382 million EVs
A new study funded by the US Department of Energy says the Salton Sea has much more lithium than originally thought.
Sustainability
EV batteries made from used tires??
Check out this CBS News story about Chilean company T-Phite, which makes EV batteries with a substance called carbon black
batteries
US government announces $3.5B in funding for domestic battery manufacturing
The race to become a global battery manufacturing power continues apace.
batteries
An eco-friendly way to recycle 98% of battery metals in 20 minutes
Given how many batteries will need to be recycled in our very near future, this seems like good news.
Energy
US Department of Energy commits $400 million loan to zinc battery maker Eos
The company makes zinc-halide batteries that could offer more affordable energy storage than existing lithium-ion batteries.
Transportation
EV batteries with recycled materials to be made in US starting 2024
Using recycled instead of mined materials could lead to a 25% drop in CO2 emissions in the battery production process.
Energy
Could sand be the next lithium?
Start-ups around the world are exploring the possibility of creating large-scale energy storage batteries using natural heat-storing materials such as sand, salt, and rock.