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#27: Future-Proofing Batteries the EV Battery with Virginia Klausmeier
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Hello Earthlings! In today’s episode, our host Lisa Ann Pinkerton (CEO of Technica Communications), and our guest Virginia Klausmeier (President and CEO of Sylvatex) dive into how to prepare the electric vehicle industry now for the revolution that’s coming, by rethinking one component of EV lithium-ion batteries - cathodes. They explore how costs and carbon emissions could be brought down and make scaling EV battery manufacturing more sustainable in preparation for the demand that’s expected in the near future.
Virginia outlines how cathodes could be manufactured reduce costs and carbon emissions, as well as water consumption. These innovations hold the promise of not only streamlining production but also making battery manufacturing more sustainable and recyclable, but also fit into the ESG mandates automotive OEMs are focused on achieving.
The Earthling we are spotlighting this week to restore our faith in humanity, is artist Oscar Olivares who has completed what he says is one of the world’s largest ecological murals made entirely out of bottle caps, in Guatire, Venezuela.
This episode is the second in our series on electric vehicles. The first one was in Season 1, Episode 2 “Your Next Car will be an EV.”
Join us as we explore the transformative potential of these advancements in lithium-ion battery components, envisioning a more eco-conscious and efficient future.
Key Topics:
- Future-proofing battery material manufacturing for electric revolution
- Scaling up sustainable battery technology for electric vehicles
- Why focusing on cathode material to reduce carbon emissions and costs in battery production is the next step for the industry
- Sylvatex’s development of a more sustainable cathode active material for electric vehicle batteries
- How a rethinking of cathode material fits with automotive OEMs' ESG mandates
- Battery technology, recycling, and market trends
- Sustainable battery production and its impact on society
Web Resources:
- First episode in the exploration of EVs “Season 1, Episode 2 “Your Next Car will be an EV”
- Restoring Faith in Humanity Spotlight: Oscar Olivares website and article in The World
- Sylvatex website
- Our podcast website
- To support the show, head over to our Patreon Page!
- Thanks to Resource Labs for having us on the network!
- Technica's website
Women in Cleantech & Sustainability website
🚀 Calling all Earthlings…
Visit our website for more episodes!
Are you new to Earthlings 2.0 and don’t know where to get started? Check out our Life at 3C episode on our website
Thanks for tuning in! If you like what we’re doing over at Earthlings 2.0, you can support us by heading over to our Patreon Page.
Let’s stay connected! Follow Earthlings 2.0 Socials for the latest updates and news:
- Follow us on LinkedIn
- Follow us on Instagram
- Follow us on our Facebook Page
- Follow us on X
Thanks to Resource Labs for having us on the network!
73 episodes
Manage episode 380043661 series 3293263
Hello Earthlings! In today’s episode, our host Lisa Ann Pinkerton (CEO of Technica Communications), and our guest Virginia Klausmeier (President and CEO of Sylvatex) dive into how to prepare the electric vehicle industry now for the revolution that’s coming, by rethinking one component of EV lithium-ion batteries - cathodes. They explore how costs and carbon emissions could be brought down and make scaling EV battery manufacturing more sustainable in preparation for the demand that’s expected in the near future.
Virginia outlines how cathodes could be manufactured reduce costs and carbon emissions, as well as water consumption. These innovations hold the promise of not only streamlining production but also making battery manufacturing more sustainable and recyclable, but also fit into the ESG mandates automotive OEMs are focused on achieving.
The Earthling we are spotlighting this week to restore our faith in humanity, is artist Oscar Olivares who has completed what he says is one of the world’s largest ecological murals made entirely out of bottle caps, in Guatire, Venezuela.
This episode is the second in our series on electric vehicles. The first one was in Season 1, Episode 2 “Your Next Car will be an EV.”
Join us as we explore the transformative potential of these advancements in lithium-ion battery components, envisioning a more eco-conscious and efficient future.
Key Topics:
- Future-proofing battery material manufacturing for electric revolution
- Scaling up sustainable battery technology for electric vehicles
- Why focusing on cathode material to reduce carbon emissions and costs in battery production is the next step for the industry
- Sylvatex’s development of a more sustainable cathode active material for electric vehicle batteries
- How a rethinking of cathode material fits with automotive OEMs' ESG mandates
- Battery technology, recycling, and market trends
- Sustainable battery production and its impact on society
Web Resources:
- First episode in the exploration of EVs “Season 1, Episode 2 “Your Next Car will be an EV”
- Restoring Faith in Humanity Spotlight: Oscar Olivares website and article in The World
- Sylvatex website
- Our podcast website
- To support the show, head over to our Patreon Page!
- Thanks to Resource Labs for having us on the network!
- Technica's website
Women in Cleantech & Sustainability website
🚀 Calling all Earthlings…
Visit our website for more episodes!
Are you new to Earthlings 2.0 and don’t know where to get started? Check out our Life at 3C episode on our website
Thanks for tuning in! If you like what we’re doing over at Earthlings 2.0, you can support us by heading over to our Patreon Page.
Let’s stay connected! Follow Earthlings 2.0 Socials for the latest updates and news:
- Follow us on LinkedIn
- Follow us on Instagram
- Follow us on our Facebook Page
- Follow us on X
Thanks to Resource Labs for having us on the network!
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