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What\\u2019s it all about?
Batteries, glorious batteries. With the exponential growth of battery demand for both electric vehicles, and grid storage, we\\u2019re already seeing resource challenges as mining and supply of materials tries to ramp up with this demand.\\xa0 Given batteries are lasting in EV\\u2019s far longer than many expected, I thought large scale recycling of batteries was some time away, but it isn\\u2019t for an interesting reason, and it\\u2019s not to do with end of life batteries. Take a listen to what, and enjoy the episode.

About Mike O\\u2019Kronley:\\xa0
Michael O\\u2019Kronley was named CEO of Ascend Elements in March 2020 and has served on the company's board since 2017. Before Ascend Elements, he was Head of Corporate Strategy at A123 Systems. He has worked in the automotive and EV battery industries for over 25 years with previous business development, operations and engineering roles at Metaldyne Corp. and Robert Bosch. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Engineering from the University of Michigan.

About Ascend Elements:
Based in Westborough, Mass., Ascend Elements is revolutionising the production of lithium-ion battery materials by establishing a clean and sustainable supply chain using recycled feedstock. Its patented Hydro-to-Cathode\\u2122 technology directly synthesises new cathode active materials from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in reduced cost, improved performance, and lowered 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 with a truly sustainable, closed-loop battery economy.

Social links:\\xa0
Mike O\\u2019Kronley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-o-kronley-32173715/\\xa0
Ascend Elements website: https://ascendelements.com/\\xa0
Ascend Elements on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AscendElements\\xa0
Ascend Elements on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/battery-resourcers/\\xa0


About Hyperion Cleantech Group:
Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership development. working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM, with teams based in the UK, Germany and the US.

Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of\\u2026 level www.hyperionsearch.com\\xa0

Fully Charged Recruitment is a contingent recruitment firm operating in the Mid/Senior level. www.fullychargedrecruitment.com\\xa0


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