This Week in Cleantech (5/10/24) — The giant battery boom is here

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This Week in Cleantech — May 10, 2024

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Lara Hamsher, Director of Stakeholder Relations, Social Impact and Sustainability for AES Clean Energy!
1. Battery Recycling Shatters the Myth of Electric-Vehicle Waste — Bloomberg
2. Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply — The Guardian
3. A Century-Old Company The Government Owns Wants To Solve A Big Energy Problem — HuffPost
4. Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity — New York Times
5. Biden's tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel allow a big role for corn ethanol — Semafor
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