The importance of recycling is understood; the lead battery industry has known it for many years, the lithium-ion sector is steadily accepting it also needs a comprehensive, large-scale recycling scheme. Paul Crompton explores how the use of old battery packs in second-life energy storage systems is helping to delay the inevitable.
The usefulness of second-life battery storage depends on two things: its application-suitability and cost. Today, repurposing lithium-ion battery packs remains a cheaper option than recycling. For example, lithium obtained through mining is around 20% the cost of extracting . . .
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