Eco Innovation

University of Birmingham researchers have announced a new approach for recycling the highest value component of end-of-life electric car batteries, the battery cathode, that is less energy-intensive and uses less hazardous chemicals than current recycling methods. 

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, are now presenting a new and efficient way to recover metals from EV car battery recycling.

Laird Thermal Systems announces the official approval of its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Primary and second-level students are placing 300 specially adapted RFID-enabled pebbles at Killiney Beach (Dublin) and Raghly Beach (Sligo) in a project to track coastal erosion.

Weald Electronics has completed the installation of a 63kW solar PV installation at its Slinfold Lodge HQ. Working with the Brighton Energy Cooperative it received a grant towards the costs from the Community Solar Accelerator programme and were the first business applicants in the area to complete such an installation.

Parker Hannifin, the global specialist in motion and control technologies, will present a hydrogen special ‘Expert Insights’ tech talk on 17th October 2023.

For International E-Waste Day (14th October) – part of the possibly more familiar Recycling Week – Gavin Miller, CEO, Asurion Europe is offering tips on dealing with unused tech at home or in the workplace.

 A survey of homeowners has underlined the sheer size of the solar and heat pump opportunity for installers. Almost two thirds, 60%, say they are planning to invest in solar panels. And more than a quarter, 26% say they have already considered a heat pump – with 39% saying they are familiar with heat pump technology.

£89 million of funding has been awarded to 20 net zero tech projects including hydrogen-powered offroad vehicles, a new lithium scale-up plant, and revolutionary new EV battery systems, reinforcing the UK as a world leader in zero emissions vehicle technology.

In2tec Ltd brings circularity to the electronics industry, having developed the solution for the removal and reuse of electronic components from Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs).