The standardized management of power lithium-ion battery cascade utilization

Recently, the 'Administrative Measures for the Echelon Utilization of Power Batteries for New Energy Vehicles (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Draft for Comments') was released to the public for comments from the whole society. The echelon utilization of power lithium batteries, which has been concerned by the industry for many years, has finally received attention and support from the policy level. With the rapid development of the new energy vehicle market, the echelon utilization of decommissioned battery systems has always been the focus of attention both inside and outside the industry. Echelon utilization can not only better utilize the reutilization value of power lithium batteries, help save resources and protect the environment, but also have active promotion uses in reducing the cost of new energy vehicles. However, in the past pilot exploration process, the echelon utilization has always been in a state of 'looks beautiful' but not easy to implement. There are still many loopholes in the actual operation, allowing the black recovery point to take advantage of the loopholes and disrupting the power lithium to a certain extent. Orderly development of the battery market. The 'Draft of Opinions' makes clear provisions in many aspects. If it can be effectively implemented, the use of power lithium batteries is expected to be gradually standardized. At the source, the 'Draft Opinions' emphasizes that tiered utilization companies should perform their main responsibilities, follow the concept of full life cycle, implement the processor responsibility extension system, and ensure the quality of tiered products processed by the company, as well as standardized recycling and environmental protection after scrapping. It can be seen that the 'Draft Opinions' does not only require power lithium battery processing manufacturers or car companies to bear the extended responsibility of processors, but includes echelon utilization companies, which can prevent unsupervised power lithium batteries after retiring to a certain extent. In order to ensure the quality of the products used in the cascades, prevent bad products from flowing to the market. At the same time, the 'Draft of Opinions' encourages the use of the company to develop and process echelon products suitable for base station backup, energy storage, charging and swapping, and requires not to develop echelon products that are not easy to recycle, such as power banks and handheld lighting equipment. This can not only improve the safety of the cascade products to a certain extent, but also make the cascade products more environmentally friendly and prevent secondary pollution. However, although the 'Draft of Opinions' plugs and fills in the gaps in many aspects, there are still some things that need to be improved. For example, when cascading utilization companies are required to engage in cascading utilization of waste power batteries, they should coordinate with new energy vehicles and power battery processing companies to resolve intellectual property issues in accordance with relevant national regulations. This requirement itself is not problematic and can effectively prevent intellectual property disputes, but it is very difficult to implement. In reality, vehicle companies and power lithium battery companies generally do not provide relevant information to echelon utilization companies. There are numerous hurdles in many links, from the authorization of intellectual property rights to the confidentiality of core technologies. Therefore, it is difficult to resolve intellectual property issues only by relying on the provisions of the 'Draft Opinions'. At least the authorization and confidentiality of related technical products must be clarified. This also means that the 'Draft Opinions' will have to implement supporting measures. The 'Draft Opinions' also requires that the owner of the cascade product should hand over the scrapped cascade product to the recycling service network established by the cascade utilization company or the recycling company for standardized treatment, and shall not discard or dispose of it at will. This regulation is too general and lacks operability. The Interim Measures for the Management of Recycling and Utilization of Power Batteries for New Energy Vehicles, which have been implemented for more than a year, have long stipulated that tiered utilization companies, as processors of tiered utilization products, shall bear the responsibility for the recycling of waste power batteries that they appear to ensure standardized transfer and disposal. However, in practical applications, the problem of the loss of retired power lithium batteries is still relatively serious. If the 'Draft Opinions' still only have similar general provisions without strict supervision, restraint and punishment clauses, it is difficult to eliminate the same problems. Therefore, more enforceable supporting measures or detailed rules must be introduced to make the provisions effective and detailed. Place. The echelon utilization of retired power lithium batteries has broad development prospects and value, and the industry is still in its infancy. The 'Draft Opinions' was also launched on the basis of previous partial trials. In the future, the echelon utilization of decommissioned power lithium batteries needs to be further explored, and the formulation of management measures requires all parties to work together and gather wisdom to make the relevant provisions more perfect to promote the healthy and sustainable development of the industry. It can be said that the echelon utilization of power lithium batteries has just started, whether it is industry development or the formulation of related management policies and standards, it must be continuously regulated. Disclaimer: Some pictures and content of articles published on this site are from the Internet. If there is any infringement, please contact to delete. Previous: Japan launches high-performance battery development strategy