Korean carmaker Kia and Deutsche Bahn have partnered up to increase the useable life of batteries used in electric mobility. Their solution is to re-use used lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles to create efficient and cost-effective energy storage systems for green electricity.
These second-life battery energy storage solutions are modular and can be used in a wide variety of different applications.
For example, they can save surplus electricity from photovoltaic systems or, as part of a distributed system, can supply power throughout the day to DB maintenance depots and depots where trains are prepared for operations.
That helps cut the cost of power peaks. encore, a corporate startup of DB Bahnbau Gruppe, is handling the process, from procurement of the used batteries to production.
Berthold Huber, member of the board of Deutsche Bahn for infrastructure, says: “It’s…
Deutsche Bahn and Kia give used electric car batteries a second life as stationary energy storage systems
