Critical Materials News

AL Circle: CMR bags $500,000 from DOE for its eco-friendly Wind Turbine Recycling Process

CMI Team member TdVib subsidiary Critical Materials Recycling is in the news for U.S. Department of Energy funding through the Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize

Des Moines Register: Iowa company wins prize for recycling rare earth materials from wind turbines, electronics

CMI Team member TdVib subsidiary Critical Materials Recycling is in the news for U.S. Department of Energy funding through the Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize

Energy News Network: Iowa company recycles rare earth materials from wind turbines, electronics

CMI Team member TdVib subsidiary Critical Materials Recycling is in the news for U.S. Department of Energy funding through the Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa company recycles rare earth materials from wind turbines, electronics

CMI Team member TdVib subsidiary Critical Materials Recycling is in the news for U.S. Department of Energy funding through the Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize

Ames Lab, CMI technologies score two R&D 100 Awards

Ames National Laboratory and the Critical Materials Innovation Hub (CMI) have won two 2024 R&D 100 awards.

New lithium-ion battery recycling method is earth-friendly and more economical

Recently, a team of scientists from the U. S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory developed a new recycling process that eliminates the need for chemicals and high heat. This process, the Battery Recycling and Water Splitting (BRAWS) technology, uses only water and carbon dioxide to complete the process.

Photo of recovered items using BRAWS technology.