Energy

Plasma processing producing new cathode material from recycled batteries

Heritage and 6K say they plan to be making cathode from recycled content as early as Q1 2022.

By David Sickels
October 10, 2021

Heritage Battery Recycling, LLC and 6K, a company that uses advanced plasma processing and industrial systems, have an exclusive joint development agreement to produce new cathode material from recycled batteries. The companies say this process leverages Heritage’s established network infrastructure to collect, store and process end-of-life batteries, combined with 6K’s plasma technology.

Heritage says it will draw upon resources from its affiliate, Heritage Environmental Services, as well as its collaboration with Heritage Crystal Clean, to build a national collection network for sourcing battery feedstock.

Heritage and 6K say they plan to be making cathode from recycled content as early as Q1 2022.

The Electric Circuit rolls out power-sharing fast chargers

A total of 500 kW of power is distributed among up to three connected vehicles based on their respective charging capacities.

By Christian Hinton
September 13, 2023

The Electric Circuit is introducing new fast-charging stations with power sharing, making them available for the first time in Canada in the city of Rivière-du-Loup. The new satellite-based charging stations are manufactured by Kempower of Finland and distributed in Québec by Bornes Québec. Three dual-charging outlets share a total of 500 kW of power that is distributed among connected vehicles based on their respective charging capacities. Each charging cable can deliver up to 300 kW of power.