As industry moves toward greater sustainability, its increased electrification and reliance on digital technologies is along for the ride. But both incur new sustainability challenges in the shape of batteries—to accommodate mobility, the intermittent nature of most renewables as well as the proliferating wireless devices that characterize the Industrial IoT. Read on to learn more about the strides being made to close the loop on battery and lithium recycling as well as capitalize on faster, more efficient networks and even battery-less energy harvesting technologies.

   — Keith Larson, Market Leader