A “second life” for lithium-ion battery modules

“SECOND LIFE” applications 

TÜV SÜD has evaluated modules from battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to determine their feasibility in so-called "second life" applications. Preliminary results suggest that used BEV battery modules may possess sufficient energy storage capacity to provide backup capacity for residential systems intended to store electrical energy generated from photovoltaic (PV) solar panels.

This thesis is currently being evaluated under real world conditions in the "Efficiency House Plus" experiment in Germany, where a unit comprised of used BEV battery modules has been installed to store energy generated by the house’s solar panel installation.

Why download the white paper?

• Learn more about the current technologies used for stationery battery storage
• Access the key research findings from the study
• Find out the "second life" potential of lithium-ion batteries for home energy storage applications

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