Battery Pollution is progressing the development of a hybrid business model which has 2 central functions. The immediate recycling of battery waste and secondly the investment into the technologies of tomorrow relating to the treatment of battery waste and waste by-products.
With its humble beginnings in Australia the Company is being designed for a borderless business application.
The use of batteries is a growing "evil" of a modern world, and following refinement of the business model in Australia a South East Asian initial cross border strategy will be pursued.
The pursuit of cutting edge technology is not without risks. As such Battery Technology will seek out academic & industrial partners with whom commercialisation activity can be advanced. We seek to engage with researchers in the global community - simply because this is a global problem - and have a particular focus on cobalt & rare earths recovery from spent battery materials.
Nicholas Assef is the Founder & CEO of Battery Pollution.
A staunch environmentalist, with a particular focus on both oceans and land, Nicholas was previously a lawyer with Allen Allen & Hemsley before changing careers to investment banking in 1998 and subsequently founding the award-winning boutique investment bank LCC Asia Pacific in 2004.
Nicholas has worked in the engineering and technical services sector for over 20 years, including in renewables development. He is also the Founder of Halo Renewable Energy which is developing various renewable projects – including the Utility Scale Dumaresq Solar Farm in Northern NSW.
With extensive academic credentials, Nicholas has also undertaken specialist studies at each of Harvard Business School, the University of Cambridge and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence). He is currently working towards his Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Nicholas has spoken at numerous conferences in Australia and overseas and writes frequently on subject matter that includes growth strategy, optimising shareholder value and the boosting of industrial performance as a result of technology (including through automation).
Nicholas is an active philanthropist and has been named a “Gamechanger” For Asia by the London based ACQ5 Industry Awards for each of 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021.
Chris is an Advisory Board member and specialist consultant to Battery Pollution - with a focus on assisting in the development of domestic & international government relations and commercial execution.
Chris has more than 25 years’ experience in the development and funding of large scale infrastructure and industrial projects.
For the past five years Chris has served in role of Managing Director at the Commonwealth Government’s Infrastructure & Project Financing Authority leading an in-government financial and commercial advisory team for high priority projects.
Chris’ extensive experience enables the provision of valuable strategic commercial and financial advice, particularly with regard to large scale acquisitions, divestments and restructurings, project and structured finance and capital raisings for the development of large scale projects.
Dr. Scott Donne is an Advisory Board Member and specialist consultant to Battery Pollution - with a focus on assisting in the development of proprietary recycling technology in relation to batteries in general and cobalt / rare earths specifically.
Dr Donne is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Newcastle, Australia and a recognised leader in the field of chemical engineering in relation to batteries and energy storage (amongst other fields). Scott has over 30 years combined industrial and academic experience researching materials for energy storage and conversion systems, including batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells. Scott was the University Medallist in his Honours Year and obtained his PhD in 1996 from the University of Newcastle, focused on manganese oxides for energy storage systems. This was followed by stints at the University of California, Santa Barbara (post-doctoral research fellowship), and Eveready Battery Company (Staff Technology Engineer). In 2001 he returned to Australia to take the Delta EMD Australia Lectureship in Applied Chemistry again at the University of Newcastle. Scott has also been a visiting professor at the University of Nantes, France, Beijing Institute of Technology, China, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. Most recently, he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar, enabling him to visit Argonne National Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles. Scott consults to a number of leading international battery manufacturers.
Nicholas Herps has acted as a Special Advisor to LCC Asia Pacific since 2013 and has had a personal & business relationship with its founder for more than 25 years.
Nicholas is an Advisory Board Member and specialist consultant to Battery Pollution - with a focus on the development of scientific & commercial relationships.
Nicholas’ career has included roles as Senior Investment Advisor to a senior member of the Abu Dhabi Royal Family for a decade, including the role of Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Capital.
He has also had a variety of specialist leadership roles in the property sector, including as an Independent Property Developer and as Chief Operating Officer of Villaworld, a large Australian Stock Exchange listed property company.
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