The Green March is accelerating – case for a circular economy
Miyelani Mkhabela says a circular economy will not only help SA meet the challenges of a more sustainable future; it would also provide much needed growth.
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Miyelani Mkhabela says a circular economy will not only help SA meet the challenges of a more sustainable future; it would also provide much needed growth.
Source: www.biznews.com
Ascend Elements, the vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered-materials company previously known as Battery Resourcers, announced it has entered into a contract with Navitas Systems, a U.S. leader in comprehensive energy storage solutions and a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contractor. According to the contract, U.S.-based Ascend Elements will deliver cathode active material made from recycled batteries and scrap to Navitas Systems in April 2022 for use in a DoD project. This is the first commercial sale of cathode active materials made with Ascend Elements’ patented Hydro-to-Cathode™ technology. “We see this as a milestone for the lithium-ion battery industry. With this agreement, Ascend Elements and Navitas will demonstrate how our Hydro-to-Cathode process elevates the value of recycled battery materials by transforming them into premium cathode active materials to be utilized in manufacturing new lithium batteries.
Industriens Pension, Copenhagen, Denmark, shifted 8.9 billion Danish kroner ($1.3 billion) between Pacific Investment Management Co.’s corporate bond strategies, a spokesman confirmed.PIMCO, which manages Industriens Pension’s largest external investment mandate, will run the money in…
The legislation banning plastic straws and cutlery was introduced on Thursday in South Australia, making it the first Australian state to ban the products but the ban has been pushed back.
The production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for solar PV modules is a positive for domestic original equipment manufacturers and it would help improve cost competitiveness for the domestic industry, rating agency ICRA said on Monday. ‘The benefits available under the PLI scheme along with the imposition of basic customs duty (BCD) on imported solar PV cells and imported solar PV modules are likely to improve the cost competitiveness of domestic PV module manufacturers against imported modules by more than 10 per cent at the prevailing imported module prices, under assumption of backward integration up to cells,” it said in a statement.
EXCLUSIVE: By gamifying actions such as saving energy and using low-carbon modes of transport, PayPal has been able to “leverage” staff creativity and team spirit to reduce its environmental impact, the firm’s global lead for environment…
It’s helpful to take a closer look at a few lies about an increasingly popular topic: the Bitcoin circular economy.