Battery recycler Cirba Solutions, Charlotte, North Carolina, is the recipient of a $7.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Recycling and Second Life provision. The company says the funds will support the scalability of lithium-ion (LIB) processing out of its Lancaster, Ohio, facility for the evaluation of approaches to advancing cost-effective LIB processing and recycling technologies.
At full operation, Cirba says the Lancaster plant will be one of the largest commercial-scale electric vehicle (EV) material recycling facilities in North America, producing enough battery-grade critical minerals to power more than 200,000 new EVs annually.
In October, the company announced the expansion of the Lancaster facility, followed by a $75 million grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing provision to increase LIB recycling in the U.S.
“We are focused on developing and providing battery grade raw material feedstock from recycled EV batteries to support the growing demand for battery manufacturing in North America,” Cirba President and CEO David Klanecky says. “Our efforts are centered on helping our partners reach their sustainability goals with high quality recycled materials that complete a closed-loop supply chain for North America.”
The company says it has partnered with strategic companies such as Dallas-based Momentum Technologies and North Andover, Massachusetts-based 6K Inc. to integrate an array of technologies to provide a wide range of product offerings to the LIB manufacturing supply chain. The company adds that the transformation of the EV market is growing year-over-year, and EV recycling will support a viable and sustainable resource for critical materials.
“We are proud to support a circular battery supply chain, while also creating sustainable solutions for future generations,” Klanecky says.
In September, Cirba announced plans for its Heritage Battery Recycling affiliate to construct a LIB processing facility in Eloy, Arizona, which the company says it expects to manufacture enough battery material to power 50,000 EVs per year. The company currently has six operational facilities, and says it expects that number to grow to an estimated 13 facilities before 2030.
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