What a difference a year makes! Our team in southwest #Kentucky continues building America's first commercial-scale #EV #battery #cathode precursor (pCAM) manufacturing facility. Thanks to our team members and construction partners like Turner Construction Company and Kokosing, a ton of progress has been made since this time last year. And we're not done yet. In Summer 2025, our Apex 1 facility will pump out over 33 tons of #decarbonized #pCAM every day...or about 1,000 tons per month. And that's just the start. In Summer 2026, we expect Apex 1 pCAM output to reach 2,000 tons per month! With up to 90% lower carbon emissions, our #sustainable pCAM battery material will help electric vehicle OEMs #accelerate their #netzero carbon goals. Check out the progress we've made so far! 👇 https://lnkd.in/e7TFaVJK
Ascend Elements
Services for Renewable Energy
Westborough, Massachusetts 27,450 followers
Sustainable engineered battery materials for the road to net zero. EV battery recycling & U.S.-made pCAM/CAM materials.
About us
Based in Westborough, Mass., Ascend Elements is a leading provider of sustainable, closed-loop battery materials solutions. From EV battery recycling to commercial-scale production of lithium-ion battery precursor (pCAM) and cathode active materials (CAM), Ascend Elements is revolutionizing the production of sustainable lithium-ion battery materials. Its proprietary Hydro-to-Cathode® direct precursor synthesis technology produces new pCAM from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in up to 90% lower GHG emissions. With fewer batteries going to landfill and a cleaner manufacturing process, Ascend Elements is taking the lithium-ion battery industry to a higher level of sustainability.
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http://ascendelements.com
External link for Ascend Elements
- Industry
- Services for Renewable Energy
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Westborough, Massachusetts
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Green Energy, Recycle, Batteries, and Energy
Locations
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Primary
133 Flanders Rd
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581, US
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9176 Industrial Dr NE
Covington, Georgia 30014, US
Employees at Ascend Elements
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Despite the tight venture capital market, unicorns are still being created every month. TechCrunch tracked down this year's newly minted #unicorns. Ascend Elements joins 37 other startups on the 2024 unicorn list. Congratulations to them all! Aven Flo Health Inc. Altana Technologies Chainguard Harvey Saronic Technologies Huntress xAI BillionToOne Altruist WEKA Farcaster Sigma Computing Humanity Protocol https://lnkd.in/gMDbdE6m
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We all understand the #environmental benefits of buying #local food and products. Turns out this #BuyLocal philosophy applies to lithium-ion #battery materials too. 🔋 ♻ Many #lithium-ion #batteries are recycled in the U.S. and then the output materials (black mass or metal salts) are shipped to Asia to be processed into an engineered #cathode particle. Some of that engineered battery material may eventually make its way back to battery manufacturers in the U.S. Technically, that's a closed loop, but it’s unnecessarily large with thousands of extra miles of shipping and carbon emissions. The environmental impact of a #closedloop battery #recycling system depends largely on the size of the loop. Ascend Elements CEO Mike O'Kronley discusses the role of local #pCAM and #CAM processing for a truly closed-loop battery ecosystem. Soon, EV manufacturers in the United States won’t need to purchase cathode material in Asia and ship it 7,000 miles around the world to make an electric vehicle battery. Ascend Elements’ Apex 1 facility in #Kentucky will begin producing #decarbonized cathode precursor (pCAM) in early 2025! As North America’s first commercial-scale pCAM manufacturing facility, Apex 1 will be a milestone for our company and the entire #EV battery industry. Check out the latest video of our Apex 1 project. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gqzmnj7f
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NPR correspondent Camila Domonoske and photojournalist Amanda Andrade-Rhoades took a long road trip in an #electricvehicle earlier this summer to see how difficult it is to charge on the road. Along the way, they stopped by our #EV #battery #recycling 🔋 ♻ R&D Center in Westborough, #Massachusetts to talk with Ascend Elements Co-founder and CTO Eric Gratz and witness a milestone shipment of decarbonized EV battery #cathode material. What did they learn during the 1,000-mile road trip? Charging an EV on the road isn’t as difficult as they’d imagined. Listen to Camila’s report on the EV road trip. 👇 https://lnkd.in/g8sehbEm Listen to Camila’s report on her visit to Ascend Elements. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gnz_SXWH
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Want to be part of America's electric vehicle transition? Our team members share why they are proud to work at Ascend Elements. Watch the full video and check out open positions at Ascend Elements! 👇 https://lnkd.in/eiHggnaq
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EV critics often point to the scarcity of battery materials and the environmental impact of #lithium, #nickel and #cobalt mining as the fatal flaw of #electricvehicles. These are legitimate concerns, but the #battery materials, #mining and #recycling industries have already tackled some of the most challenging issues. Julian Spector of Canary Media Inc. details a few of the reasons to be optimistic about the electric vehicle #EV transition. "Chemistry and design improvements can reduce total mining needs, but recycling can take things even further. Battery recycling facilities are up and running around the world, and a cadre of new technologies are under development to improve recovery rates and bring down costs. China has already taken a lead on battery recycling buildout. In the U.S., companies like Ascend Elements and Redwood Materials have invested a few billion dollars in the last few years to build new facilities focused on novel techniques." https://lnkd.in/gByPrK3H
An optimist’s guide to the EV battery mining challenge
canarymedia.com
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U.S. military veterans fill many important roles at Ascend Elements -- from entry level maintenance technicians and engineers to vice president level positions. We wouldn't be here without our veterans. #HireAVeteranDay Every day, hundreds of our military personnel leave the service in search of civilian employment. On July 25, National Hire a Veteran Day reminds employers to consider veterans to fill their open positions. As highly trained, qualified individuals, they are ideal for numerous trades and professional roles. Learn more about careers at Ascend Elements. https://lnkd.in/eiHggnaq
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Exciting news! Ascend Elements has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). 🌍 We are pleased to announce we have committed to setting science-based, near-term and #netzero emissions reductions, aligning with the latest climate science and the #ParisAgreement goals. By committing to these targets, Ascend Elements proudly joins the United Nations’ Race to Zero campaign, reinforcing our role in the global effort to combat the climate crisis. CEO Mike O'Kronley says, "We’re working to make EV battery materials more #sustainable, which helps EV OEMs accelerate their net zero goals. At the same time, we’re taking aggressive steps to achieve net zero in our own operations. Part of that involves setting science-based net zero targets that exceed the minimum requirements." 🔍Why are we committed to setting a science-based target? To address the current climate crisis, we need to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and reduction targets must be aligned with the latest climate science. The SBTi aligns with the Paris Agreement goals to limit global temperature rise to below 2°C. 💡Why is climate action crucial for us? We provide engineered #EV #battery materials to power the #cleanenergy transition, producing end-products with lower carbon emissions. This will help #electricvehicle OEMs meet their #climate targets and accelerate the global transition to net zero. Learn more about science-based emissions targets. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gYimgFKB #ESG #climateaction
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Check out the #construction progress at our Apex 1 #EV #battery #cathode precursor (pCAM) manufacturing facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky! The 150-acre site is taking shape and on track for commercial production startup by Q2 2025. In less than a year, we’ll be making #decarbonized #pCAM at an unprecedented scale in the United States! The #sustainable, engineered battery materials produced in Hopkinsville will power up to 750,000 #electricvehicle battery packs per year. Dozens of Ascend Elements team members…and hundreds of construction workers and engineers have been working on the project for 18 months. Thanks to Turner Construction Company, Kokosing Construction Co., Inc., and many other contractors and suppliers. It's worth repeating that this project is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the DOE Manufacturing & Energy Supply Chains Office (MESC) with funds from the #Bipartisan #Infrastructure Law (#BIL). Thank you! Want to join us? We’re hiring in #Kentucky! 👇 https://lnkd.in/eiHggnaq
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Proud of our team in Covington, Georgia! Thanks for sharing the news, Battery Industry! Mike Maupin Leila Moeini-Nombel
DQS Inc., an independent certification body, recently certified Ascend Elements’ electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. to the ISO 9001:2015 standard for Quality Management Systems. ISO 9001 is a globally recognized standard for quality management, helping organizations of all sizes and sectors improve performance, meet customer expectations and demonstrate a commitment to quality.
Ascend Elements battery recycling facility in Georgia Earns ISO 9001 Certification - BatteryIndustry.tech
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