Rethink Energy 160: Europe's impractical battery recycling requirements, German skilled workforce shortage affects renewables
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Europe's goal to source 15% of battery raw materials from recycling is proving unworkable as today's batteries are increasingly different from the old stock being recycled, and hydrometallurgical capacity is lacking; Over one-sixth of Germany's entire skilled workforce shortage for all industries can be attributed to the wind and solar sectors; and HIF Global's synthetic gasoline is a decarbonisation red herring.
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