Supply Chain: Recycling & Secondary Markets

Second-life Batteries: Development/Scale Up Pain Points & Challenges 2/2 ID

Challenge Category

List of Challenges

Logistics Challenges

EOL Batteries transportation cost and Risk during transportation Lack of safe handling and storage over logistics & value chain

Data Challenges

Data availability on real-life battery operational conditions Data for battery aging models

Startups and new entering plays

Providing the needed eco system for

Business case development

Startup Ecosystem requirements

Ecosystem & Market

Ecosystem & market maturity maturity

Including localized of transportation supply chain from 1st life battery end-owner to 2nd life enabler (e.g. Repurposing Company)

Exclusive contracts between 1st & 2nd life key stakeholders

Wellness of OEMʼs to step into the 2ndl life value chain stage and cover it totally for relevant end-customers

Case Study: Redwood Energy “Redwood has already deployed its first microgrid powered by upcycled EV batteries. The grid, with 12 MW of power and 63 MWh of capacity, is located at the companyʼs campus in Nevada and is being used to power a 2,000GPU modular data center for AI infrastructure company Crusoe. Redwood calls it the “largest second-life battery deployment in the worldˮ with enough energy to power “9,000 homes, support 20 Amtrak trips between New York and Washington, D.C., or charge an EV for a 240,000-mile journey - the distance to the moon.ˮ

Source: Taqa BelArabi, Redwood Materials is giving old EV batteries a second life as microgrids | The Verge

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