28 DECEMBER 2022 BY EDEN YATES
As the year draws to a close, it’s important to recognise the individuals who have dedicated their time and energy to making battery circularity a reality in their respective fields. Their effort and dedication have made important strides in the development of
- State-of-health and remaining-useful-life models. Both through software and hardware
- Supply-chain business models and cross-industry partnerships
- Industrialised recycling processes to recover high rates of Co, Ni and Li
- Industrialised repurposing processes enabling MWh 2nd-life ESS, and using EV-batteries with <70% SOH
- Passports to make way for full lifecycle traceability
- In-depth market analytics on pricing, chemistries, technologies and timeline
- Battery regulations pushing for battery data transparency and progressive rates for collection, repurposing and recycling
It is important to note that the progress towards battery circularity has been achieved through incremental improvements and a willingness to continuously learn and adapt. These efforts serve as a model for how we can approach sustainability challenges in other areas and drive progress towards a wider circular economy. By supporting these individuals and their work, we can all help drive the progress of a more sustainable future.
Thank you all for this year, we can’t wait to continue the journey toward our common goal of sustainability in 2023.
The Cling team
(All names are hyperlinked to respective Linkedin profile)
| 1 | Gordon Gassmann | CEO | Mercedes Benz Energy |
| 2 | Emma Nehrenheim | Chief Environmental Officer | Northvolt |
| 3 | JB Straubel | Founder and CEO | Redwood materials |
| 4 | Matthew Lumsden | CEO | Connected Energy |
| 5 | Steven Meersman | CEO | Zenobe |
| 6 | Ajay Kochhar | Co-founder and CEO | Li-cycle |
| 7 | Kadri Simson | Commissioner for Energy | European commission |
| 8 | Sumreen Rattan | Co-founder and COO | Moment Energy |
| 9 | Leanne Kemp | CEO | Everledger |
| 10 | Kai-Philipp Kairies | Co-founder and CEO | Accure |
| 11 | Marcus Martinsson | Product Area Manager Batteries | Stena Recycling Group |
| 12 | Luise Müller-Hofstede | Director Of Business Development | Circulor |
| 13 | Ryan Melsert | CEO and CTO | ABTC |
| 14 | Hans Eric Melin | Managing Director | Circular Energy Storage |
| 15 | Inga Petersen | Executive Director | Global Battery Alliance |
| 16 | Sarah Montgomery | Co-founder and CEO | Infyos |
| 17 | Jeanette Duttlinger | General Manager | ICM AG |
| 18 | David Oudsandji | Founder and CEO | Voltfang |
| 19 | Stefan Bahamonde | CEO | Libattion |
| 20 | Mohamed Bensabban | General Manager | Econoili |
| 21 | Fredrik Andresen | CEO | Batteriretur |
| 22 | Jigar Shah | Director of Loan Programs Office | US Department of Energy |
| 23 | Radu Achihai | Co-founder and COO | Evyon |
| 24 | Meg Slattery | PHD Candidate | University of California David |
| 25 | Maitane Berecibar | Head of the Battery Innovation Center | BAT4EVER |
| 26 | Mike O’Kronley | CEO | Ascend Elements |
| 27 | David Klanecky | CEO | Cirba Solutions |
| 28 | Soufiane El Khomri | Energy business unit Director | Nissan |
| 29 | Inhee Chung | VP Corporate Sustainability Center | Samsung Electronics |
| 30 | Antony Stratakos | CEO | Element Energy |
| 31 | Sarah Fleischer | Co-founder and CEO | toZero |
| 32 | Rob Feldman | President & CEO | Interco Trading Co |
| 33 | Ilka von Dalwigk | Policy Manager | InnoEnergy |
| 34 | Tyler Armstrong | President & CEO | Lithion |
| 35 | Jon Asin | Co-founder and CEO | Bee Planet Factory |
| 36 | Irena Spazzapan | Managing Partner | Systemiq Capital |
| 37 | Laurent Segalen | Managing Partner | Megawatt-X |
| 38 | Linda Gaines | Transportation System Analyst | Argonne National Laboratory |
| 39 | Johan van Peperzeel | Managing Director | van Peperzeel |
| 40 | Xue Wang | CMO | Botree Cycling |
| 41 | Thore Sekkenes | Industry Director | European battery alliance |
| 42 | Veli-Erkki Ruotsalainen | Co-Founder and COO | Cactos |
| 43 | Ulderico Ulissi | Freelance consultant | Freelance consultant |
| 44 | Nishchay Chadha | CEO | Ace-green recycling |
| 45 | Gavin Harper | Research Fellow | University of Birmingham |
| 46 | Simon Moores | CEO | Benchmark Mineral Intelligence |
| 47 | Ane Dalum | Strategy and Business Owner High Voltage Batteries | Volvo Cars |
| 48 | Jessica Dunn | Lithium-ion battery sustainability researcher | Union of Concerned Scientists |
| 49 | Steve Levine | Editor | The Electric |
| 50 | Veronika Wright | Social Entrepreneur & Battery Expert | Electrified Veronika |
This list has been developed by the Cling team with inputs from its external industry partners. We believe it reflects people who indeed have made significant contributions to the pursuit of battery circularity. Nevertheless, we know there are many others out there who are making amazing and important work. If you believe we missed someone or if there is someone we should keep an eye on for next years list, do let us know at eden@clingsystems.com.
If you are involved in the end-of-life ecosystem of batteries and have business inquiries, please reach out directly to info@clingsystems.com or register to our trading platform at www.platform.clingsystems.com. Via the platform, you can among other things get daily notifications on the batteries coming available for recycling and repurposing.
