Second-life Lithium-ion batteries
Description
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During the next decades, the strong uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) will result in the availability of batteries that can no longer be used in EVs but are still useful for stationary applications. Extending the lifetime of EV batteries has significant economic and environmental benefits and is an important piece of Africa’s energy transition. This factsheet reviews the potential for use of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) second-life batteries (SLBs) in the context of sustainable energy solutions currently emerging in the African context. It sums up key technologies, business models, and impacts, and presents examples of SLB use across the continent.
Dealing with the End-of-Life Problem of Electric Vehicle Batteries – Insights and Recommendations for Kenya
A comprehensive e-mobility strategy requires the management of batteries after the end of their use in EVs. Smart reuse and recycling systems need to be put in place as they can help to prolong the life cycle of such used batteries and provide significant business opportunities. This short paper gives an overview of the topic and ties it to the Kenyan context.
https://changing-transport.org/wp-content/uploads/202107_GIZTraCS_DealingwithEoLLiBs-1.pdf
Battery Second-Use Repurposing Cost Calculator
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy developed a calculator for the determination of repurposing costs for the second use of EV batteries. The tool accounts for factors such as module ownership, transportation, handling and testing time as well as costs, staff and required revenues.
https://www.nrel.gov/transportation/b2u-calculator.html
Repurposing of Lithium-Ion Batteries – Technology & Market Insights
This study identifies the key drivers and barriers for adoption of Second Life Batteries (SLB). The challenges include handling the diversity of electric vehicle (EV) battery packs in the market, costly battery transportation, development of grading and disassembly processes, difficulty in accessing historical data of used batteries, and the lack of unified standards for used battery repurposing. The study examines 33 case studies of SLB implementation in various applications, such as reuse by EV OEMs, energy storage systems (ESS) for grid stabilization, back-up power systems, smart grids, home ESS, EVs, and portable power.
https://www.batteryconsortium.sg/sites/default/files/2021-04/REPURPOSING%20OF%20LITHIUM-ION%20BATTERIES.pdf
