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John Connell Crown Battery
Stop Landfilling Batteries (Part 2): How to Reduce Battery Waste to Near-zero

John Connell of Crown Battery explains the importance of a battery’s supply chain footprint in preserving...

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June 20, 2023

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Stop Landfilling Batteries (Part 1): How to Build Near-Zero-Waste Energy Storage

John Connell of Crown Battery discusses how advancing toward a zero-waste, zero-carbon society can’t start...

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June 7, 2023

Roger Miksad executive vice president of Battery Council International
Establishing a Circular Battery Economy in North America

Roger Miksad, executive vice president and general counsel for Battery Council International, discusses key...

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April 16, 2023

In the Fight Against Climate Change, Household Batteries Could Hold the Key

John Barton, CEO of Gridtential Energy indicates how the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is...

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February 22, 2023

Top Three Focus Areas to Advance the Lead Battery Industry

Our guest blogger, Mike Judd, is President and Chief Operating Officer of Stryten Energy shares how the lead...

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July 26, 2022

Thea Soule, Ecobat
Cross-Industry Collaboration on Circularity and Recycling

Our guest blogger, Thea Soule, is the Chief Commercial Officer at Ecobat shares her experience as a panelist...

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April 7, 2022

On-Demand Briefing on EVs and the Role of Lead Batteries
On-Demand Briefing #2: Vehicle Electrification & the Essential Role of Batteries

Battery Council International has released the second in its multi-part, on-demand briefing series on how to...

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February 15, 2022

On-Demand Briefing: Critical Minerals & Supply Chains for U.S. Energy Storage

Battery Council International has released the first in its multi-part, on-demand briefings to help policy...

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November 1, 2021

Dr. John Uhrie, The Doe Run Company
Regaining Supply Chain Leadership Requires Cooperative Changes

Guest blogger Dr. John Uhrie directs The Doe Run Company's efforts to advance new technologies and acquire...

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September 3, 2021

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Venkat Srinivasan from the Argonne Collaborative Center

The lead acid battery ... is legendary. We can recycle 95+ percent of [these] batteries all across the world. It's a very safe chemistry, ... [and] we understand how to use it very, very well.

Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, Director, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science