The transport sector is one of the principal producers of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. This, and the UK government’s pledge to reach net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, has catalysed the expansion of the electric vehicle (EV) market in recent years.
Due to this increase, the number of end-of-life EV batteries are predicted to surge in the coming years.
An EV battery is generally considered to be ‘end-of-life’ when its capacity has declined to approximately 80% of its original value.
However, these spent batteries are now attracting attention from battery manufacturers and start-up companies, with their significant remaining capacity offering huge potential for use in a secondary application.
Due to the current economic and infrastructural issues faced of widespread lithium-ion battery (LiB) recycling, the second life battery (SLB) market provides a promising opportunity to deal with early generations of spent EV batteries – particularly in stationary energy storage (SES) applications.
Why do we need stationary energy storage?
SES is vital in times where electricity supply is in substantial demand.
SES can be used commercially, residentially, and industrially, in applications including charging infrastructure, off-grid energy supply, or even street lights.
SES ensures energy can be bought and stored in periods of low demand, when it is cheap, to then be used in times of high demand.
Though they are not currently using SLBs, Pivot Power, a UK-based start-up SES company, are committed to developing the world’s largest battery storage and EV charging network using stationary technology.
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