Ascend Elements

We're pleased to introduce the 2024 Summer Internship class at Ascend Elements. This year, 10 outstanding college students are working with us to learn about their chosen fields and the #EV #battery #materials industry. With their drive, education and intelligence, our 2024 interns will help support our efforts to decarbonize the EV battery #supplychain and accelerate the global #cleanenergy transition! Please join us in welcoming: Clarke Donaldson of Howard University Grace Dziedzic of North Carolina State University Jacob Furman of University of Florida Aanan goyal of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alexander Greally of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jacob Khim of Vanderbilt University Cameron Moini of Bentley University Madhav Sampath of University of Massachusetts Lowell Paige Scully of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sean Wang of Worcester State University

Innovations in #EV #batterymaterials and #batteryrecycling are getting some respect as part of the global "energy systems revolution." 🔋 ♻ We're pleased to see Ascend Elements as well as our friends at Cirba Solutions, Redwood Materials and Northvolt on the new "Sustainability 77" list from Canaccord Genuity - Global Capital Markets. Get in touch w/ George Gianarikas to learn more about the report.

We are honored to be among the finalists in three categories of the 2024 #VoltasAwards from Fastmarkets. The awards "recognize and celebrate pioneering companies, leaders and innovators who have demonstrated excellence and groundbreaking achievements across the battery raw materials supply chain, and those who are paving the way to a more sustainable future." Congratulations to all of the finalists! Our team members David Scoppa and Anton P. will be in Las Vegas on June 25 to meet and celebrate with the other finalists. Learn more about the 2024 Voltas Awards. 👇 https://lnkd.in/g8PJUrYh

On Memorial Day 2024, we remember America’s fallen servicemen and women with a visit to the Korean War Memorial in our hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts. The memorial, located at the corner of Front and Foster Streets near Washington Square, honors the 191 young soldiers from Worcester County who gave their lives in the Korean War. The site features a bronze statue of an American GI and a Korean child, symbolizing bright prospects for the future of Korea and an enduring friendship between nations. Learn more about Worcester’s war memorials or take time to visit a memorial park near you. https://lnkd.in/gmhfx7Z5

Thanks to CFI.co - Capital Finance International for recognizing Ascend Elements as a Sustainable Supply Chain Pioneer. “Ascend Elements’ process is poised to revolutionise the industry by providing a low-cost, environmentally friendly solution for battery [materials] production, crucial for the future of electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. The big benefit from its efficient process is the reduction of carbon emissions of battery materials by 49 percent today, with a target of 90 percent by 2030.” Read more! 👇 https://lnkd.in/ghK2_e_n

America is investing in infrastructure, including massive #EV #battery 🔋 materials and #cleanenergy infrastructure projects. Newsweek recently named our Apex 1 Project in #Hopkinsville, Kentucky as one of the 5 biggest megaprojects in the United States. Apex 1 is a 150-acre advanced #manufacturing campus currently under construction in #Kentucky. Opening in Q1 2025, the Apex 1 site will be North America's largest commercial-scale facility making #decarbonized EV battery #cathode precursor (pCAM) for use in new #electric vehicle batteries. ♻ Made from recycled batteries with our patented Hydro-to-Cathode® direct precursor synthesis technology, the 1 million square foot facility will produce #sustainable, #engineered battery materials to power up to 750,000 #electricvehicles per year. The $1 billion project is partially funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (#BIL) via grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). https://lnkd.in/gYzV8NvS

Our joint venture with elemental strategic metals sp z oo and Elemental Group is building a new, state-of-the-art EV battery recycling facility in Saxony Anhalt, near Wernigerode, Germany! The AE Elemental joint venture will begin construction in 2025. When complete, the new facility will recycle up to 58,000 EV battery packs per year! Read the latest news from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Let's go behind the scenes with NBC Nightly News! A few weeks ago, Garrett Haake of NBC News visited our #EV #battery #recycling facility in Covington, Georgia. While reporting on new jobs created by the #electricvehicle industry, the Capitol Hill correspondent interviewed several Ascend Elements team members, including Eric Gratz, Christopher James Bryant and Tracy Ellis. In case you missed it, check out the segment as it aired on Friday, May 10. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gJjRkesd

We're staffing up in Hopkinsville, Kentucky to make #decarbonized cathode precursor (pCAM) and cathode active material (CAM) at an unprecedented scale in the United States. In any #manufacturing operation, #maintenance #technicians are often the unsung heroes of the plant. We're excited to welcome our first crew of maintenance techs to the Ascend Elements/Apex 1 family! Want to join our team? Check out available positions. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eiHggnaq Apex 1 is a 1 million-square-foot, advanced manufacturing campus on 150 acres in Christian County, Kentucky. Commercial-scale operations will begin in Q1 2025. The project is funded in part by grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). When fully operational, Apex 1 will make #sustainable, #engineered #EV #battery materials for up to 750,000 #electric #vehicles a year. #madeinamerica

The Advanced Automotive Batteries Conference (AABC) Europe is underway in Strasbourg, France. #AABCEUROPE2024 Ascend Elements and our new joint venture partner elemental strategic metals sp z oo premiered the new AE Elemental brand at this year's show along with a showcase of our new #EV #battery #recycling facility in Zawiercie, Poland. VP of Strategy Tomasz Poznar and Chief Commercial Officer Ian Braime presented on the latest developments in engineered battery materials, including a heavy duty cathode (CAM) engineering project with Kevin Dahlberg and Freudenberg e-Power Systems.