J. B. Straubel

ARC Strengthens Leadership Team, Appoints Tesla Veteran Greg White President of Manufacturing Operations

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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ARC (American Revitalization Company), a real estate and business development company committed to preserving historic properties, today named Greg White, a Tesla veteran, President of Manufacturing Operations.

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  • ARC (American Revitalization Company), a real estate and business development company committed to preserving historic properties, today named Greg White, a Tesla veteran, President of Manufacturing Operations.
  • With this strategic move, ARC strengthens its operational capabilities and advances its mission of revitalizing American legacy manufacturing facilities.
  • White will spearhead critical initiatives, including supporting due diligence activities for acquisition opportunities, overseeing manufacturing operations across ARC's portfolio of facilities and providing essential operational support from acquisition transition to ongoing business growth.
  • White brings a wealth of expertise to his new position, having 35 years of manufacturing experience in leadership roles at Natera, Tesla and Toyota.

Panasonic Launches Takeback Program to Save Consumer Electronics from Landfills, Advance Circularity

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today, Panasonic announced the Take Back for Tomorrow program to promote recycling of certain consumer electronic devices. The pilot program will start with electronic personal care devices such as shavers and trimmers, which represent a huge opportunity to recycle components that would otherwise end up in landfills.  

Key Points: 
  • LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today, Panasonic announced the Take Back for Tomorrow program to promote recycling of certain consumer electronic devices.
  • Panasonic's program aims to start diverting this e-waste to an important input stream for a more circular supply chain – and pay consumers to do it.
  • Panasonic's vision with this program is to advance circularity within its U.S. supply chain where components from its consumer electronics, starting with personal care devices, are recycled by ERI.
  • "We are proud to partner with ERI, Redwood Materials, and MRM on this pilot program to help save personal care products from landfills."

ERI’s John Shegerian Points to FTX Failure as Prime Example Why Qualified, Ethical Governance is Essential in Business

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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FTX collapsed earlier this month after a run on deposits exposed a deep financial hole in the business.

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  • FTX collapsed earlier this month after a run on deposits exposed a deep financial hole in the business.
  • The collapse has jeopardized the savings of hundreds of thousands of customers who deposited their crypto holdings on the FTX platform.
  • The subsequent bankruptcy filing offered the first detailed look at FTXs business and a disastrously high level of dysfunction.
  • What happened with Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX should serve as a warning sign to all businesses, said Shegerian.

Rotary Club of Carroll Creek Hosts Battery Drop Off Event

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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FREDERICK, Md., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Rotary Club of Carroll Creek will host a battery collection event on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Triangle Motors (1790 N Market St, Frederick, MD 21701) from 9AM - 1PM.

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  • FREDERICK, Md., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Rotary Club of Carroll Creek will host a battery collection event on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Triangle Motors (1790 N Market St, Frederick, MD 21701) from 9AM - 1PM.
  • The Rotary Club of Carroll Creek is proud to partner with Redwood Materials to offer this event to the community.
  • For more information on the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek, visit carrollcreekrotary.org.
  • The Rotary Club of Carroll Creek is one of six Rotary clubs in Frederick County, Maryland within District 7620.

Blue Whale Materials Expands Leadership Team

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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Blue Whale Materials (BWM) a developer of state-of-the-art li-ion recycling plants, is pleased to announce several new appointments to its expanding leadership team.

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  • Blue Whale Materials (BWM) a developer of state-of-the-art li-ion recycling plants, is pleased to announce several new appointments to its expanding leadership team.
  • He joins Blue Whale from Sapphire Gas Solutions where, as CFO, he successfully led several mergers and acquisitions.
  • Blue Whale is thrilled to welcome Cory, Brian, Christina, and David to the team, said Robert Kang, BWMs CEO.
  • Blue Whale Materials is a portfolio company of Ara Partners, a private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments.

Toyota to Collaborate with Redwood Materials on a Sustainable, Closed-Loop Electrified Vehicle Battery Ecosystem

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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PLANO, Texas and CARSON CITY, Nev., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor North America (Toyota), as part of its commitment to reduce its environmental footprint year after year and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, has embarked on a mission to create a sustainable, closed-loop battery ecosystem for its electrified powertrains. This mission focuses not only on the collection, testing and recycling of batteries into raw materials to create a sustainable supply chain, but also aims to develop second-life opportunities for remanufactured and repurposed Toyota hybrid electric vehicle batteries by leveraging battery health screening tools and empowering data from its vehicles. 

Key Points: 
  • In connection with these goals, Toyota and Redwood Materials (Redwood) will explore a series of end-of-life battery solutions for Toyota's proposed battery ecosystem.
  • Together, Toyota and Redwood will investigate ways to seamlessly incorporate battery recycling through domestic battery materials manufacturing into Toyota's battery production strategy, beginning with North America.
  • Recently Toyota announced an investment of $1.29 billion in a new North American battery plant, Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC).
  • Redwood receives more than ~6 GWh of end-of-life batteries annually for recycling, which are then refined and remanufactured into critical battery materials.

Top minds gather in Northwest Arkansas at UP.Summit to 'Transform the Moving World'

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Monday, June 6, 2022
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More than 250 guests will descend on Northwest Arkansas today for the opening of the 2022 UP.Summit.

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  • More than 250 guests will descend on Northwest Arkansas today for the opening of the 2022 UP.Summit.
  • Their shared objective is this years UP.Summit theme Transforming the Moving World.
  • Arkansas leaders recently staked a claim to be the global leader in next-generation transportation by 2030.
  • UP.Summit is an annual, invitation-only gathering of the worlds most innovative minds rethinking the future of transportation.

Cleantech Company Summit Nanotech Closes US$14M Series A Round to Advance Sustainable Lithium Extraction

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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Their denaLi H technology is also being developed to recover lithium from battery recycling streams to support the circular economy.

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  • Their denaLi H technology is also being developed to recover lithium from battery recycling streams to support the circular economy.
  • Its not an overstatement to say that we are on the doorstep of a massive problem with lithium demand.
  • This financing will enable us to scale our denaLi technologies to make lithium mining more efficient and sustainable, said Amanda Hall, CEO and Founder of Summit.
  • Summit Nanotech Corporation, founded in 2018 by geophysicist Amanda Hall, has developed direct lithium extraction (DLE) processes to economically and sustainably unlock lithium resources globally.

QuantumScape Appoints Three New Members to Board of Directors

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Thursday, February 10, 2022
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The appointments were approved by a unanimous vote of existing board members.

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  • The appointments were approved by a unanimous vote of existing board members.
  • Also, long-time director John Doerr, chairman of Kleiner Perkins, is retiring from the QuantumScape board after over a decade of service.
  • Their extraordinary accomplishments and perspectives will add new and valuable depth to our world-class board, especially as we scale up manufacturing.
  • She is currently on the Board of Directors for KLA Corporation, a leading supplier of equipment to the semiconductor industry.

Ford, Ford Credit Introduce Sustainable Financing Framework Prioritizing EV, Clean Production, Community Investments

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Thursday, November 4, 2021
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Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, today introduced the North America auto industrys first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.

Key Points: 
  • Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, today introduced the North America auto industrys first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.
  • The potential positive environmental and social influence of projects described in Fords sustainable financing framework earned an advanced rating the highest possible from Vigeo Eiris.
  • The framework will also govern how the proceeds will be managed and how Ford and Ford Credit will report results.
  • More information about the company, its products and Ford Motor Credit Company is available at corporate.ford.com .