The use of second-life batteries of EVs is a sustainable way to expand the life cycle of a battery before being recycled. Image source : Shutterstock (#321671597)
Connected Energy and Groupe Renault installed two fast charge EV charging stations on highways in Germany and Belgium – motorists there are the first to benefit from the new technology. The stations based on the E-STOR energy storage technology developed by Connected Energy uses second-life batteries from Renault electric vehicles. The E-STOR system allows the batteries to recharge at low power, whereas the stored energy is then released with high power to charge EVs.
The second- life of EV batteries alongside with the E-STOR system offers an economical as well as ecological benefit – the energy used to recharge the batteries is from onsite solar PV, or micro wind turbines, storing and releasing energy directly into site systems avoiding exporting to the grid.
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