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Second-life EV batteries get tick from US data center operator Solar-plus-storage gets a tick to directly supply data centers in this expansion of a microgrid deal that ties in second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Mar 25, 2026

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Epic Energy, REFNIC partner for lithium-ion battery recycling and second-life facility in India Epic Energy has selected REFNIC as the technical partner for setting up a lithium-ion battery shredding facility with an installed capacity of 500 kilograms per hour of black-mass production, and a second-life battery assembly plant with an installed processing capacity of approximately 10 MWh per month.

Feb 03, 2026

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French grid operator taps recycled batteries to lower energy bills In Morbihan, in the northwest of France, the local network operator is turning to recycled batteries to to reduce electricity costs for municipalities in the region.

Jan 06, 2026

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Carmaker uses repurposed EV batteries to help power production plant Repurposed electric vehicle batteries have been used for the energy storage component of a solar and battery project that is now helping power operations at carmaker Nissan Australia’s aluminium casting plant in Victoria.

Jan 02, 2026

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OMC Power, Honda Motor partner on energy storage solutions from repurposed EV batteries OMC Power, a distributed renewable energy (DRE) company targeting 1 GWp clean energy portfolio in India, and Honda Motor have partnered on innovative business models in energy storage and battery repurposing from the electric mobility ecosystem.

Oct 28, 2025

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Voltfang opens second-life storage fab in Aachen, billed as Europe’s largest The company said the site is the largest battery storage factory of its kind in Europe and is expected to reach 250 MWh of annual production capacity next year, rising to 1 GWh before 2031.

Sandra Enkhardt

Aug 21, 2025

Policy

OLADE: Latin America, Caribbean has 2.5 GW of energy storage Technical note 10, published by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), collated the figure and makes recommendations for operational and planned projects in nations including Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina.

Jul 24, 2025

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All Second-life batteries news

Second-life batteries

Second-life EV batteries get tick from US data center operator Solar-plus-storage gets a tick to directly supply data centers in this expansion of a microgrid deal that ties in second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Mar 25, 2026

Second-life batteries

Epic Energy, REFNIC partner for lithium-ion battery recycling and second-life facility in India Epic Energy has selected REFNIC as the technical partner for setting up a lithium-ion battery shredding facility with an installed capacity of 500 kilograms per hour of black-mass production, and a second-life battery assembly plant with an installed processing capacity of approximately 10 MWh per month.

Feb 03, 2026

Second-life batteries

French grid operator taps recycled batteries to lower energy bills In Morbihan, in the northwest of France, the local network operator is turning to recycled batteries to to reduce electricity costs for municipalities in the region.

Jan 06, 2026

Second-life batteries

Carmaker uses repurposed EV batteries to help power production plant Repurposed electric vehicle batteries have been used for the energy storage component of a solar and battery project that is now helping power operations at carmaker Nissan Australia’s aluminium casting plant in Victoria.

Jan 02, 2026

Second-life batteries

OMC Power, Honda Motor partner on energy storage solutions from repurposed EV batteries OMC Power, a distributed renewable energy (DRE) company targeting 1 GWp clean energy portfolio in India, and Honda Motor have partnered on innovative business models in energy storage and battery repurposing from the electric mobility ecosystem.

Oct 28, 2025

Second-life batteries

Voltfang opens second-life storage fab in Aachen, billed as Europe’s largest The company said the site is the largest battery storage factory of its kind in Europe and is expected to reach 250 MWh of annual production capacity next year, rising to 1 GWh before 2031.

Sandra Enkhardt

Aug 21, 2025

Policy

OLADE: Latin America, Caribbean has 2.5 GW of energy storage Technical note 10, published by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), collated the figure and makes recommendations for operational and planned projects in nations including Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina.

Jul 24, 2025

Grid-scale

General Motors to supply Redwood Materials with new and second-life batteries for stationary storage US President Donald Trump has declared his disdain for electric vehicles (EVs) and with sales disappointing, carmakers who invested heavily in battery production could follow General Motors' (GM) lead and diversify into stationary battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Jul 23, 2025

Second-life batteries

Redwood, Crusoe deploy second-life batteries at AI data center for 63 MWh storage The second-life project represents the second largest deployment in North America, and the largest battery-powered microgrid.

Jun 27, 2025

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