Advances in battery recycling technologies are extracting more critical minerals using less energy. Recycling the batteries in electric vehicles can be energy intensive, produce emissions, and imperfectly recover the critical minerals intended for capture. Recycling facilities generally extract minerals through pyrometallurgy (heat), hydrometallurgy (liquid chemical extraction), or a combination of the two. Alternative methods in development now require less energy, emit fewer greenhouse gases, or eliminate refining requirements. Direct recycling, electro-extraction and other methods may be queued up for mainstream deployment.
This Engineering for Change Webinar video outlines the trends propelling this dynamic sector and introduce startups developing alternative methods to the status quo. Watch for presentations by Parker J. Bovée, an analyst at Cleantech Group and Fatih Bosna, Co-Founder of the EV battery recycling startup Novocycle. The session is moderated by Dr. Ahmad Pesaran, Chief Engineer of Energy Storage at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
View this webinar video to:
- Gain contextual understanding of the established and novel methods of electric vehicle battery recycling
- Learn trends underlying EV battery recycling businesses and technologies
- Hear from the startups developing new recycling processes
- Discover the EV battery recycling startups and larger companies seeking technical talent
Battery recycling is a sector that is expected to grow as EVs gain traction. In preparation, startups are expanding now through favorable policy and public and private investment. Learn more about this thriving sector.
Presenters
Parker Bovée is an Associate in Waste and Recycling at Cleantech Group and is based in the United States. He tracks innovation in wastewater management systems and recycling technology. Prior to joining Cleantech Group, Parker developed satellite analysis software with VegaMX, launched a wildfire risk software tool at Corylus, and researched California’s wildfire policies at Duke University. Parker earned a Bachelor’s in History and Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley where he specialized in the history of American environmental entrepreneurship.
Fatih Bosna is Co-Founder and CTO of Novocycle. Mr. Bosna is a materials engineer with a specialization in functional materials, modeling and simulation. He is based in Gebze/Kocaeli, Türkiye.
Moderator
Dr. Ahmad Pesaran is the Chief Engineer of Energy Storage and Distinguished Member of the Research Staff at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. Dr. Pesaran holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA and has dedicated over 40 years to advancing renewable and energy-efficient technologies at NREL. His work has been pivotal in the development of electrified vehicles and their battery systems.
Until 2017, Ahmad led the Energy Storage Group, where he spearheaded research on high-energy anodes and cathodes, battery thermal management, 3D electrochemical-thermal modeling, safety and thermal runaway analysis, second-life applications, recycling, and techno-economic evaluations of EV batteries. In 2017 and 2018, Ahmad served as a technical advisor at the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office, where he supported research on battery materials and recycling. He also served as the Administrator for the first phase of the DOE Battery Recycling Prize.
Dr. Pesaran is now researching battery thermal runaway and fires, recycling, and the lithium-ion battery supply chain. He contributes to USABC’s Technical Workgroups and NAATBatt’s subcommittees on battery safety, second life, and recycling, and provides expert technical advice to both the DOE and DOD as a subject matter expert in battery technology.
