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@PRBA_BATTERY
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PRBA serves as the voice of the rechargeable #battery industry, representing its members on policy issues at the state, federal and international level.
Washington, D.C.
Joined March 2015
@PRBA_BATTERY supports @SenAngusKing bipartisan battery recycling bill that will boost clean energy and decrease U.S. dependence on critical mineral imports. Details on recycling bill here.
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@PRBA_BATTERY filed petition backing Biden ExOr for agencies to develop US sustainable supply chain for high-capacity batteries. Petition seeks reg relief for cos shipping lithium batteries as part of normal biz operations. See:
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@PRBA_BATTERY.Fire Code Com working on .@NFPA.and International Fire Code battery storage proposals. It's a big deal with possible impact on all battery chemistries. More info here: .
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@PRBA_BATTERY files 3 co-authored proposals to amend @unitednationun lithium battery transport regulations, including new test summary requirements. For more
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RT @TonyClarkEnergy: Several of my pro-utility dereg friends have responded to my tweets regarding restructuring saying (basically), "Tony,….
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RT @IATA: Shipments of rogue LI batteries put aircraft & pax at risk & must be criminalized! 🚫🦹♂️. @tiacaorg @fiatainternati1 @Shippers_Fo….
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George Kerchner, executive director of @PRBA_BATTERY, named by @USDOT Secretary Elaine L. Chao to the new 20-member Lithium Ion Battery Safety Advisory Committee #LBSAC. More here:
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#NobelPrize2019 What an accolade for #lithiumion batteries. "They have laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society, and are of the greatest benefit to humankind." More here:
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A great day for lithium ion batteries. Congrats to the winners of the @NobelPrize for Chemistry awarded to the inventors of the lithium ion battery #lithiumbattery. A great headline too. "Lithium Batteries Finally Get their Due with Nobel Prize Win."@UCSUSA.
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@PRBA_BATTERY looks forward to expressing our lithium ion battery safety concerns tomorrow @FTC Nixing the Fix workshop on consumer and unauthorized third-party repairs of consumer products with lithium ion batteries. #NixtheFixFTC.
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ICYMI: @IATA highlights challenges with non-compliant shippers of lithium ion batters #lithiumion and disappointing lack of government enforcement. Check out this story here @PRBA_BATTERY endorses IATA's position.
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@PRBA_BATTERY + 7 trade groups have sent a letter to @PHMSA_DOT supporting its IFR harmonizing air shipment safety regs with @icao rules but urging a delay in enforcing new package labeling rules for lithium batteries shipped by highway and rail.
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ICYMI: @OSHA_DOL has issued has issued a bulletin on preventing fires and injuries from small lithium-powered devices. It includes lithium battery safety guidelines that employers could use as part of their safety and health program. For more info:
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@PRBA_BATTERY has filed comments @PHMSA_DOT on the agency's harmonization regs. We support PHMSA’s efforts to harmonize U.S. hazardous materials rules with international dangerous goods regulations but also identified two concerns. PRBA comments:
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Wow. The numbers for lithium ion batteries are incredible. New study by Global Markets Insight predicts global lithium-ion battery market to exceed $60B by 2024. For more:
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ICYMI: US DOE to spend $21.5 million to boost recycling of lithium ion batteries.
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@PRBA_BATTERY urges passengers traveling by air with #lithiumbatteries and consumer products powered by those batteries to heed @FAAsafety guidelines. More info here
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@PRBA_BATTERY ED George Kerchner addresses concerns with 'right to repair' at task force hearing in Vermont: “Consumers, unauthorized facilities pulling cells out and not fully understanding the risks is a very significant concern.”
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