GS Alliance is developing next-generation material solutions for everything from EVs and agriculture to fuel cells and even beauty to address climate change.
By Daniel de Bomford
Developing new, sustainable technology is critical in meeting the environmental and economic challenges that humanity faces. The Green Science Alliance is laser-focused on developing new technologies, and President Ryohei Mori states the company aims to reduce CO2 and plastic pollution. The company has developed a process to recycle lithium-ion batteries that is simpler than conventional techniques and doesn’t rely on toxic chemicals. The company then makes new rechargeable lithium-ion batteries out of the “black-mass,” the material product of the recycling. Mori believes this is the world’s first recycled lithium-ion battery.
GS Alliance has recently established a new subsidiary, e-Gle Tech Co., in collaboration with Professor Hiroshi Shimizu of Keio University, a visionary who developed functional, groundbreaking electric vehicle prototypes, such as the Eliica, over 20 years ago. The company is developing and manufacturing EVs that combine Professor Shimizu’s in-wheel electric motors and GS Alliance’s recycled lithium-ion batteries. GS Alliance is also conducting research and development for new perovskite solar cells, platinum-free fuel cells and plant-based cellulose nanofibers that could be integrated into its EVs.
While GS Alliance’s lofty ambition to create the world’s most advanced EV in Japan is well underway, the company is also researching a myriad of other environmentally conscious products, from biochemical products to quantum dot-based fertilizer. Mori summarizes the very busy company, “Everything is based on the purpose for CO2 reduction and plastic pollution reduction, so I’m always chasing the same goal with different materials.”
Black Mass-Based Rechargable Battery
To hear more from President Ryohei Mori of Green Science Alliance, check out this interview with him.
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