During the Battery & Energy Storage Tech Expo in Barcelona, Spain, Energy-storage.news spoke with Ken Davies, chief commercial officer at Digital Product Passport (DPP) provider DigiProd Pass and conference program director of the event, about the upcoming implementation of the EU Battery Passport.

How can the industry prepare for when the first wave of utility-scale BESS projects begin to reach end-of-life?

As Australia accelerates its transition toward renewables, demand for reliable & sustainable energy storage solutions has never been higher.  

Two US-headquartered solar and sustainability-focused investors have launched GSSG Chikuden, a utility-scale battery storage developer, in Japan.

Juan Ceballos, Trina Storage head of sales for Europe, tells ESN Premium how one of solar’s big players aims to become a major presence in energy storage.

California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has commenced the permitting process for a 265MWh hybrid solar and BESS project.

Battery recycling firm Livium, via its wholly owned subsidiary, Envirostream Australia, has partnered with Chinese battery manufacturer Hithium Energy to recycle lithium-ion batteries from Lightsource bp’s Woolooga solar-plus-storage site in Queensland.

The accelerating global demand for battery storage is driving the construction of factories in Southern Europe, and Soria, a province in the northeast of Spain, welcomes your proposals. 

While contractual parties are rarely ironing out end-of-life provisions for BESS, those that do are keeping their options open with the future value of degraded batteries far from clear, a UK-based lawyer said.

The forthcoming introduction of the European Union (EU) Battery Passport could result in a 2-10% reduction in procurement costs, according to the consortium tasked with its implementation.