Second Life EV battery energy storage: making a sustainable impact

Matthew continues: “Early end-of-life battery recycling is a waste of resources, by putting repurposing first we can get the maximum value from a battery, reducing the environmental impact and decreasing our reliance on natural materials throughout the supply chain.

“A lot of people – from vehicle manufacturers, fleet owners and those who finance fleets – own a lot of batteries that will come to the end of their first life within the next five years. They are going to be looking for somebody who will be able to extract the most environmental and financial value from them.

Most noteworthy, second life battery application does not reduce a battery’s recycling value. Furthermore, due to the speed at which recycling processes are improving—yielding higher-quality recyclate—using a battery for a second time means that in the long term, more value will be gained from recycling it.

Connected Energy is committed to driving this sustainable transformation. The company has built partnerships with industry and policymakers to build a robust ecosystem for second life batteries. We are also partnering to support on developing the third life of EV batteries – recycling. Find out more in our recent announcement with Altilium on researching battery recycling.

This is a prime example of the circular economy in action and forms a key part of our company’s longstanding aim to tackle climate change.