Battery upcycling startup Circu Li-ion aims to help solve this challenge.
The company has raised 8.5mn in seed funding to create a fully circular battery value chain for Europes growingEVmarket.
Circu Li-ion builds its hardware and software in-house and offers a Machine-as-a-Service product.
Thestartupclaims that its upcycling solution can save up to 48% of CO2 emissions compared to conventional recycling.
Its ultimate goal is to upcycle three billion batteries by 2035.
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Meanwhile, it aims to improve battery sorting techniques usingAIand research ways to innovatedirect recycling.
Its more than creating relevancy its about pioneering flexible solutions that carve out new possibilities for cleaner battery recycling.
Batteries are key to the decarbonisation process and the EUs shift towards zero-emission modes of transport.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
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