Cleaning up the world’s battery supply chain with a drop-in solution
The European Parliament’s decision to introduce tougher sustainability and labelling requirements for batteries and electric vehicles could set a benchmark for the entire global battery market.
This increased global focus on supply chain due diligence will highlight that graphite anode is one of the leading causes of carbon dioxide emissions in battery production.
CarbonScape - pioneering green batteries
“Electric vehicles are a massive part of the global effort to tackle climate change. But the batteries that power them are big polluters, too.”
CarbonScape’s world-first solution to this problem has been featured as a New Zealand Tech & Innovation Story. Read the article and watch the video.
The ‘seismic change’ to net zero and the growing graphite dilemma
We all know by now that burning fossil fuels is bad for the environment.
But, people like driving cars. That’s unlikely to change.
Electrification of the world’s transport fleet is key to reducing fossil fuel emissions. Electric cars, currently a consumer choice, will eventually become the only choice.
This transition can only be sustainable if the materials used for EV batteries are sourced sustainably too. Especially graphite anode.
Freedom from the chain - a change of direction for global graphite anode supply
The headwinds for the current global supply of graphite anode for electric vehicle batteries are undoubtedly strengthening.
Demand for electric vehicle (EV) battery-grade graphite is growing at an eye-watering pace. But, with China controlling most of the world’s anode production, governments of other growing EV regions are investing in bringing battery raw material supply chains onto home shores.
CarbonScape has the sustainable solution to free the chain.
The timber trail to a sustainable battery
People often ask us, understandably, “are you cutting down trees to make batteries?”
No.
There’s no need!
Decarbonizing US battery supply chains with biographite anode
No American EV manufacturer can claim a local supply chain for battery anode. Graphite, which is not produced in the US but comprises 25% to 30% of a lithium-ion battery, is a particular sticking point.
How can the US create its own supply chain, while meeting clean energy and decarbonization goals?
CarbonScape CEO Ivan Williams brought real solutions to this question at the Credit Suisse Carbon Negative Conference 2.0.