Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla cofounder and longtime CTO JB Straubel sent a warning to automakers that are making announcements about timelines to go all-electric: “Make sure you do the math when it comes to your supply chain.” In a new episode of “This Week in Startups,” Straubel discussed his early days at Tesla and how he is proud that the company achieved its mission to accelerate the industry’s…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Hexicon’s tilted towers floating wind power platform earns a European patent. The Solar Energy Industries Association launches a new diversity certification program. The Argonne National Laboratory is offering a free 15-minute webinar about threats to rare earth minerals. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…

CATL, the leading battery manufacturer in China, has shared new plans to create a $5 billion facility to recycle used batteries for their earth materials such as cobalt and lithium. The facility will be erected as a joint venture at a time when EVs are becoming more and more in demand globally. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd, better known as CATL, is a global energy technology company…

Electrek spoke with Rick Bohan, VP of sustainability at the Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents 92% of US cement manufacturing production capacity and has distribution facilities in every continental US state. Cement is the second-most-used construction material on the planet. In November 2020, PCA announced an industry-wide ambition to develop a road map by the end of 2021 to…