$30M battery recycling plan breaks ground east of Reno

RENO — A California-based company has broken ground on a $30 million battery recycling plant that federal officials say will be the first of its kind in the world. AquaMetals is building the plant at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center east of Reno where Tesla Motors is building its electric battery factory. The U.S Department of Agriculture guaranteed a $42 million business loan for the Oakland-based company to complete the world’s first commercial-scale electro-chemical lead battery a