Focus on the recycling and utilization of power batteries
Editor's note
With the vigorous development of the new energy vehicle market, the importance of the power battery recycling industry is becoming increasingly apparent. The rapid expansion of the market has not only attracted the attention of many enterprises and capital, but also revealed the huge business potential and social value of this field. However, behind the prosperity of the industry, there are also a series of problems and challenges, such as the proliferation of "small workshops", the difficulty of managing the flow of batteries, the confusion of recycling prices, and technical and safety risks. In order to gain an in-depth understanding of the current situation of the power battery recycling industry, the problems it faces and explore possible solutions, a reporter from the China Economic Times recently visited and interviewed a number of individual recycling business owners, power battery production and recycling enterprises, new energy vehicle manufacturers, industry associations and experts to discuss how the power battery recycling industry should develop in a healthy and orderly manner.
Journalists observe
■China Economic Times reporter Wang Xiaoxia
With the vigorous development of the new energy vehicle market, the power battery recycling industry is gradually entering people's field of vision. This emerging industry not only bears the heavy responsibility of environmental protection and resource recycling, but also contains huge market potential. However, a reporter from the China Economic Times found in an investigation that this seemingly "unlimited" industry needs to be standardized and developed.
From a market point of view, the potential of the power battery recycling industry is undoubtedly huge. The rapid growth of new energy vehicles has driven a large demand for power batteries, and the life of power batteries is limited. Some institutions predict that the market size of the power battery recycling industry may reach 100 billion yuan around 2030. This means that the power battery recycling market will usher in huge business opportunities.
However, just like the two sides of the coin, there are also hidden dangers under the huge business opportunities. Power battery recycling is not a simple dismantling and processing process, it involves multiple links such as dismantling, classification, and reuse of batteries, which requires professional technology and equipment support. However, many unqualified "small workshops" and factories have poured into this market, which not only disrupts the market order, but also brings great hidden dangers to public safety and the environment.
What's more, the existence of these "small workshops" also hinders the healthy development of the power battery recycling industry. They compete at low prices, making it difficult for formal businesses to survive. In the long run, it will not only affect the overall image of the power battery recycling industry, but also endanger the sustainable development of the new energy vehicle industry.
From this point of view, the standardized development of the power battery recycling industry is very urgent. Driven by the policy, the government and relevant departments should strengthen supervision, raise the threshold for entering the industry, and crack down on illegal recycling. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of laws, regulations and supervision systems for power battery recycling, formulate relevant policies to clarify the recycling responsibilities and obligations of enterprises, and establish a unified recycling channel and management platform to ensure the standardized recycling and treatment of batteries. More importantly, we should encourage and support enterprises to carry out technology research and development and innovation in power battery recycling, pay attention to environmental protection, and promote the secondary use of power batteries.
Only when the government, enterprises and consumers work together to create a development pattern with strong supervision, orderly market and rational consumption, can they enter the track of a virtuous circle. It is foreseeable that driven by the development of norms, the power battery recycling industry will usher in a broader market prospect, and the spring of the industry will really come.
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Chief Producer丨Wang Hui Che Haigang
Producer丨Li Piguang, Wang Yu, Liu Weimin
Editor-in-Chief丨Mao Jinghui Editor丨Chen Shuhan