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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

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

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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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Voltfang opens ‘Europe’s largest second-life battery factory’ The German company raised €15 million ($17.3 million) in Series B investor finance and has expanded its battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing facility in Aachen so it can now be scaled up to 1 GWh per year.

Jun 13, 2025

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Enel inagurates 10 MWh second-life battery project at Italian airport Enel's Pioneer project is expected to last 10 to 15 years and has been integrated with Rome-Fiumicino airport's Solar Farm, self-consumption PV system.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Jun 04, 2025

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Falling li-ion battery prices mirror solar photovoltaics trends: Is there a role for second-life batteries before recycling? Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, powering everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles, residential PV storage systems, and, more recently, mitigating curtailment in large-scale wind and solar power plants. EVs are driving large-scale demand for Li-ion batteries which will result in substantial volumes of spent batteries in the near future. This scenario highlights the potential for repurposing EV batteries for second-life stationary applications, which could maximise their value before recycling. However, to fully realise this opportunity, several economic, technical, and regulatory challenges must be addressed and resolved.

International Solar Energy Society

May 22, 2025

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Tesla mulls Australian battery repurposing fab The headline-grabbing US company also made enquiries about building a Megapack remanufacturing site in Collie, Western Australia (WA), two months ago.

Apr 10, 2025

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Moment Energy gives a second life to spent EV batteries The British Columbia-based startup creates custom BESS using retired modules from Nissan and Mercedes-Benz and is gearing to launch large-scale manufacturing.

Mar 14, 2025

Manufacturing

What’s next for American battery manufacturing Industry experts at Intersolar and Energy Storage North America explained that cooperation between companies, favorable policy and smart site selection are key to expanding domestic battery production.

Mar 14, 2025

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Canada’s Moment Energy lands $15m for US second-life battery gigafab The Vancouver-based company, which repurposes used electric vehicle (EV) batteries for stationary energy storage sites, wants to open a site in the United States.

Feb 06, 2025

Policy

Germany’s DIN and DKE offer guidance for companies preparing for EU battery passport The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (DKE) have developed a standard that defines the data attributes of battery passports, which will become mandatory.

Jan 16, 2025

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Port of Alicante to rent batteries made from used EV devices The port will install three 7 MW systems, each comprised of hundreds of 14 kW modules assembled by startup GDV.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jan 06, 2025

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Boralex plans li-ion and vanadium flow hybrid in France, Acciona colocates new and second-life EV batteries in Spain Canada's Boralex will combine two battery types at an innovative site in France and Acciona Energía will study the performance of new, versus second-life, electric vehicle (EV) batteries at a stationary storage site in Badajoz, Spain.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Dec 20, 2024

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Webasto harnesses second life batteries for its German site Christian Gallner, plant manager at Webasto's Schierling battery manufacturing site, said the decision to power the plant using second-life batteries was an important part of its commitment to the circular economy.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Nov 27, 2024

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