Remember that there was an advertisement for the Nanfu dry battery at that time: do not lose the battery used up by the remote control car, and continue to use it in the remote control.
This is ladder utilization.
For the power battery of electric vehicles, thanks to the use of the highest research and development and manufacturing standards on the market, even if the battery is no longer in the "best condition", that is, it cannot meet the stringent requirements of electric vehicles. It still has "second life cycle" value elsewhere.
For power batteries that still have use value, they usually refer to decommissioned batteries with 30% to 80% performance, and will be considered as other uses.
Recently, Jaguar Land Rover announced that it has partnered with Pramac, a global leader in the energy sector, to launch a portable and zero-emission energy storage system through the recycling of batteries in its electrified models. You can understand it as a large "charging treasure".
Jaguar Land Rover's battery recycling and recycling program plans that up to 85% of used battery components can be used directly in energy storage systems, and materials that are not directly utilized can be recycled and re-entered the supply chain.
The technology, known as the Off Grid Portable Battery Energy Storage System (ESS) with a maximum capacity of 125 kWh, is manufactured based on lithium battery modules for Jaguar I-PACE prototypes and engineering test models.
So what does this large charging treasure do? It can meet the home's one-week electricity needs.
Now large villas in Europe are particularly popular to build integrated roof photovoltaic systems, in addition to environmental reasons, there are also higher electricity prices in Europe. The solar panels installed on the roof generate electricity, and then the electric energy lithium battery storage system is put through the inverter (this system supplier is mostly Huawei and other manufacturers in China).
The Off Grid portable battery energy storage system can act as this large battery, equipped with a Type 2 charging interface with dynamic control function, which can provide up to 22kW of power, charge electric vehicles, and other home power needs.
It is worth mentioning that this battery energy storage system has been tested and used by the Jaguar FE Formula E team.
The situation is that the Jaguar TCS team, which was used at the UK and Spain circuits during pre-season testing in the 2022/23 season, powered the team's analysis computer and also served as an auxiliary energy source for the Jaguar team's pit stops. But it is not clear whether the main game is used or not.
In addition, at the world's largest Jaguar Land Rover Experience Centre in Johannesburg, the system addresses the instability of the main energy supply.
Jaguar Land Rover expects the global supply of recycled batteries to exceed 200 gigawatt hours per year by 2030, creating more than $30 billion in global value.
However, there are not many successful examples of secondary utilization of power batteries, in addition to the cost of disassembly, there are also inconsistencies in old batteries that can also lead to safety problems. Maintaining these old battery energy storage systems also increases costs.
We know that if the waste power battery is not properly disposed of, there will be a huge environmental and safety hazards. However, with the soaring price of lithium batteries, more and more people are now involved.
Because when recycling batteries becomes profitable, the industrial chain will naturally form.