Ascend Elements @AscendElements
Ascend Elements makes sustainable EV battery cathode material from recycled batteries. Engineering sustainable battery material for a clean-energy future. ascendelements.com Westborough, Massachusetts Joined October 2021-
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Thanks to @WBJournal for naming our CEO, Mike O'Kronley, to the annual Power 100 list. wbjournal.com/article/2024-p…
We were honored to host #Kentucky legislators and community leaders at our Apex 1 construction site in #Hopkinsville yesterday. This 1 million-square-foot advanced pCAM manufacturing campus will begin producing #decarbonized #EV #battery pCAM in less than a year!
We're collaborating with @EYnews to plan for the Q1 2025 startup of our Apex 1 EV battery pCAM plant in Kentucky. Read about our new logistics simulation project with EY. ascendelements.com/ey-logistics-s…
"It's quite ironic that #batteries are helping support an energy transition to reduce carbon emissions, but the manufacturing of these batteries is actually quite energy intensive..." That's why we need #decarbonized battery materials made from #recycled batteries. @TF_Ecosperity
How can American battery materials (cathode) manufacturers compete with China? #Innovation. CEO Mike O'Kronley talks to CNBC International anchor Lin Lin earlier this week. cnbc.com/video/2024/04/…
Big thanks to @MassGovernor Maura Healey for visiting our R&D Center in Westborough, Massachusetts this week. We appreciate your support of #climatetech and our mission to #decarbonize the #EV battery materials supply chain. 🔋♻️
It was a real honor to host @MassGovernor Maura Healey, Secretary Yvonne Hao and Secretary Rebecca Tepper at our Westborough, Massachusetts R&D Center yesterday. Also thanks to Sen. Michael Moore and Rep. Kate Donaghue for joining us!
It was a real honor to host @MassGovernor Maura Healey, Secretary Yvonne Hao and Secretary Rebecca Tepper at our Westborough, Massachusetts R&D Center yesterday. Also thanks to Sen. Michael Moore and Rep. Kate Donaghue for joining us!
Electric vehicles are a critical part of the clean energy transition. At @AscendElements, they’re developing cleaner ways to make EV batteries. With the Mass Leads Act to help more climatetech companies start and scale in our state, we can lead the clean energy revolution.
Gov. Maura Healey was in Central Massachusetts Tuesday highlighting the ways an economic development bill will grow the state’s economy, support businesses and attract talent. specne.ws/96Cg8e
Governor Maura Healey visited Westborough on April 16 to tour Ascend Elements along with Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao. The tour is part of an effort to promote the Mass Leads Act which aims to bolster MA economic development efforts with a focus on climate technology
Our co-founder and CTO Eric Gratz was interviewed by a major national news network recently. Stay tuned for the story!
Going to #ISRI2024 next week? Don't miss this panel discussion on the economics of EV battery recycling. isri2024.org
Solar is the cheapest form of energy now. Since the sun doesn't always shine, demand for lithium-ion batteries and battery recycling will continue to grow. Interesting piece from @JulianSpector at @CanaryMediaInc canarymedia.com/articles/solar…
Great reporting by Nick Carey of @Reuters. We're excited to introduce @AEelemental, a new EV battery recycling joint venture in Europe. reuters.com/business/autos…
Join our team and help us revolutionize production of #EV #batterymaterials for a cleaner and more sustainable electric vehicle #battery supply chain. Grow you career with Ascend Elements in Kentucky, Georgia and Massachusetts. ascendelements.com/careers/
Bring your resume and meet with hiring managers on April 10. We're hiring 40 people in Hopkinsville, Kentucky! Read more in today's @HoptownChron hoptownchronicle.org/ascend-element…
An animated and wildly simplified explanation of our patented Hydro-to-Cathode® direct precursor synthesis process, which we are commercializing to manufacture EV battery cathode materials in the United States. youtu.be/7Ojpe3s1asE?si…
Our team in Kentucky hosted community leaders last week for a tour of our Apex 1 site in Hopkinsville. Open in early 2025, this advanced manufacturing campus will be America's first commercial-scale, EV battery cathode precursor (pCAM) plant. @WHOPradio whopam.com/2024/03/22/eco…
If we were to make 10,000 metric tons of NMC 622 cathode material using our patented Hydro-to-Cathode® process with recycled materials, the GHG emission reduction would be equal to removing 45,000 ICE vehicles from the road for one year. ascendelements.com/ascend-element…
For the second year in a row, Ascend Elements has been named to @FastCompany's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies. We landed the #1 ranking in the Automotive category! Congrats to all the companies on the list. #FCMostInnovative fastcompany.com/91034077/autom…
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Governor Maura Healey visited Westborough on April 16 to tour Ascend Elements along with Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao. The tour is part of an effort to promote the Mass Leads Act which aims to bolster MA economic development efforts with a focus on climate technology
Electric vehicles are a critical part of the clean energy transition. At @AscendElements, they’re developing cleaner ways to make EV batteries. With the Mass Leads Act to help more climatetech companies start and scale in our state, we can lead the clean energy revolution.
Great reporting by Nick Carey of @Reuters. We're excited to introduce @AEelemental, a new EV battery recycling joint venture in Europe. reuters.com/business/autos…
There are five Turner business units participating in this project, making it a true collaboration among our experts in this field. Congratulations to our trade partners and the @AscendElements team. We look forward to project completion just around the corner!
Work began on the project in 2022 and Ascend is set to begin operations in spring 2025. When additional phases of the campus are complete, the facility will produce enough sustainable material for 750,000 electric vehicles per year.
Turner, @Kokosing1951, and SSOE Group celebrated this week with the topping out of the third building of the @AscendElements production facility in Hopkinsville, Ky. The building will use a specialized process to produce sustainable EV battery materials from recycled feedstock.
We've got our sights set on one of @POTUS’ most ambitious climate goals—deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030. We’ve teamed up with @Interior to catalyze Atlantic offshore wind energy, create jobs, and power homes with clean energy. ⚡️ energy.gov/articles/biden…
.@AscendElements' advanced technology is elevating e-waste into critical battery materials. CEO Mike O'Kronley talks with @JudyKShaw about its Hydro-to-Cathode® process and how it enhances economic efficiency and carbon reduction. #NYSEFloorTalk
🪨 ⚡️ Mining is essential to enabling the energy transition and achieving a net zero economy. 📈 And demand for materials like cobalt, copper, lithium, graphite, and rare earths is only rising as we shift our economy from one reliant on oil & natural gas power, to one reliant on…
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Latest story for @grist examines whether the US is doing enough to ensure every EV pack is recovered, reused and recycled. A domestic recycling industry is growing fast, but there is no law requiring it. grist.org/technology/the…
Another @fifthwallvc portco @AscendElements engineers spent batteries into new materials. x.com/brendanfwallac…
10x increase in battery demand over the next 30 years means…a lot of dead batteries. @AscendElements is up-cycling those batteries into valuable new battery materials. Excited about this one! @fifthwallvc
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SUSTAINABILITY Clean Energy Winners: Gold: Infinitum - Aircore EC Silver: Ascend Elements - Hydro-to-Cathode™ technology Bronze: Qnergy - CAP3Nano
.@AscendElements' new recycling plant can process 30,000 metric tons of input each year, breaking down old batteries and prepping the most valuable materials inside to be processed and turned into new batteries. bit.ly/3MvvVXR
.@AscendElements says it has the capacity to break down the battery packs of 70,000 electric vehicles annually in its new recycling facility. bit.ly/3MvvVXR
@AscendElements Opens North America’s Largest Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Facility in Georgia lnkd.in/ddZtCXUR #newsmedia #news #industries #readmagazine #electricvehicle
Georgia companies are closing the loop on the battery supply chain! @AscendElements Base 1 lithium-ion battery recycling facility will be the single-largest battery recycling facility in North America with an annual processing capacity of 30,000 metric tons.