National Clean Energy Week 2022

National Clean Energy Week 2022: Panel Discussion Includes Supply Chain and Metals Expert from East Penn Manufacturing

At the 6th Annual National Clean Energy Week (September 26–30) panelists included Jordan Geist, senior director of the Metals Division of East Penn Manufacturing Company. He spoke in detail on lead battery recycling and the secure lead battery supply chain. The company is the largest, single-site privately held lead battery manufacturer in the world.

During the session, the group explored many major issues affecting the clean energy transition using technologies like EVs and renewable energy. Read our blog to learn more about the 2022 panel discussion.

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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