Trusted and Reliable Lead Batteries are Essential Everywhere, Everyday

Look around. No matter where you are, there are countless ways innovative lead batteries benefit us. They are an essential energy storage solution for ensuring our nation’s critical security, safety and prosperity – and for creating a carbon-free future.

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Regaining Supply Chain Leadership Requires Cooperative...

Guest blogger Dr. John Uhrie directs The Doe Run Company's efforts to advance new technologies and acquire mineral resources. Using his...

Thought Leadership / Essential Insights
September 3, 2021

Lead Battery Research Underway in National Labs

In this Part 2 blog, our guest blogger Dr. Matt Raiford, manager for the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI), delves into the...

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August 26, 2021

An Innovation Wave: Lead Battery Research Driven by...

In this Part 1 blog, our guest blogger Dr. Matt Raiford, manager for the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI), takes us through the...

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August 18, 2021

Essential Energy Everyday Website Captures Two Golds...

While athletes were being awarded in Tokyo, another big winner was accepting gold closer to home. Essential Energy Everyday (EEE), the...

News Release
August 12, 2021

Synergistic Science: When Industry and Academia Meet

Our guest blogger, Dr. Cora Lind-Kovacs, is an academic researcher, professor and associate chair of The University of Toledo’s...

Thought Leadership / Essential Insights
August 10, 2021

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September 17, 2021

For over a century, #leadbatteries have been a reliable source of #energy and ... #power. But did you know the lead battery lifespan has increased by 30-35% in the last 20 years? Learn more about #leadbattery energy storage solutions: https://bit.ly/2XiIJcJ

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September 14, 2021

#DYK: The #leadbattery industry is a leader in circularity and #recycling with ... 99% of lead batteries being recycled in the United States? As a result, new lead batteries are typically comprised of more than 80% of recycled lead. https://bit.ly/3lpF8BT

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September 13, 2021

“If the U.S. is to regain its position as a leader in mineral extraction, ... processing and manufacturing, we need a paradigm shift to regulation, permitting, research and development.” Dr. John Uhrie speaks on how America can become an #energystorage leader. https://bit.ly/3E7rdsZ

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September 9, 2021

September is #NationalPreparednessMonth. When a natural disaster strikes, lead ... batteries can provide support for backup power systems to help safeguard lives, investments and data. Learn more about the uses and applications of essential #leadbatteries. https://bit.ly/3Ecfnhg

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A Model for Sustainability

The circular infrastructure of lead batteries makes them the most environmentally sustainable battery technology. Click the image to see why.

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STEP 1:

Manufacturing

STEP 2:

Use

STEP 3:

Collection

STEP 4:

Recycling

STEP 5:

Sourcing &
Materials
Efficiency

Lead from lead
batteries can be
infinitely recycled
with no loss of
performance.

Worldwide, lead
batteries are used
in virtually every
hybrid and
electric vehicle.

Modern, closed-loop
recycling in the U.S.
keeps 130 million
lead batteries from
landfills each year.

Lead batteries
have a 99%
recycling rate, the
highest of any consumer
product in the U.S.

U.S. lead battery
manufacturers source
approximately 73% of
lead from domestic
recycling facilities.

Benefits of Essential Lead Batteries

Essential Energy for Today and Tomorrow

Lead batteries are an essential, irreplaceable link to connect, power and protect our daily lives. This established, economical technology...

A Model of Sustainability and Circularity

Today’s innovative lead batteries are key to a cleaner, greener future. They’re also the most environmentally sustainable battery...

Safe and Trusted Energy Storage Technology

Lead batteries are a safe, reliable and trusted technology for everyday energy storage. The lead battery industry is one of the most highly...

Innovative Advanced Lead Batteries

Lead battery technology has long been proven and reliable for traditional applications. And now, lead battery innovation is further...

Reliable and Proven Track Record

Unlike newer battery technologies, lead batteries have a long history of reliable use in vital industries such as transportation,...

Cost Effective Energy Storage Solutions

The lead manufacturing and recycling industries’ solid manufacturing base and coast-to-coast recycling network are models of efficiency...

American Infrastructure Ensures Reliability

North America’s lead battery industry is ready to “Build Back Better.” It thrives on an established domestic infrastructure that...

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I was fascinated by the many facets of lead batteries that I never knew existed…

Dr. Cora Lind-Kovacs, Professor, UToledo Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Trusted and Reliable Lead Batteries are Essential Everywhere, Everyday

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A Model for Sustainability

STEP 1:

Manufacturing

STEP 2:

Use

STEP 3:

Collection

STEP 4:

Recycling

STEP 5:

Sourcing &MaterialsEfficiency

Benefits of Essential Lead Batteries

Dr. Cora Lind-Kovacs, Professor, UToledo Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Sourcing &
Materials
Efficiency