Relectrify Second-Life Battery Trial
- $1.48m Funded by ARENA
- $3.3m Total project cost
Summary
The Relectrify Second-Life Battery Trial will develop and demonstrate a second-life battery product which showcases Relectrify’s advanced Battery Management System and inverter solution (BMS+Inverter).
Need
The Relectrify Second-Life Battery Trial acknowledges that battery storage is expected to play a crucial role in supporting the transition to renewable energy. Despite this, battery storage is generally not yet commercially viable. Cost reductions are required to close the commercialisation gap and ensure that firming of variable renewable energy generators can be cost effective.
Second-life batteries have significant potential to drive cost reductions. The BMS+Inverter technology used in this project will provide a potential pathway to use second-life batteries and transform them into a valuable asset.
Learn more
Video: Relectrify Launches Revolutionary BMS+Inverter
Media Release: New life for electric vehicle batteries
ARENA announced funding to Relectrify to advance their commercial scale battery and inverter system using repurposed second-life electric vehicle batteries.
Action
Relectrify will develop a 36kW / 120kWh modular battery product, which uses second-life Nissan Leaf battery packs. The product will then undergo certification testing and Relectrify will manufacture and sell 20 units. Sales will target utility, commercial and industrial customer applications.
Outcome
Energy storage plays a number of key roles in supporting renewable energy integration, including in providing outage support and in shifting variable renewable energy generation into more valuable evening peak pricing periods, improving its value and in doing so improving competitiveness. Specifically, this project will:
- reduce barriers for customers procuring second-life battery products by exploring how customer concerns and needs can be addressed
- increase knowledge of second-life battery costs, applications and value proposition for customers
- reduce the cost of battery storage products through using second-life batteries and the BMS+Inverter technology.
ARENAWIRE Blogs
End-of-life EV batteries live on in commercial-scale storage
Second-life electric vehicles (EVs) will power 20 industrial and commercial sites.
Melbourne battery storage pioneers plug into US market
Melbourne startup Relectrify has launched a new cost-effective technology which dramatically improves the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries.
How to use an electric car battery to power your home
A start-up launched by two Melbourne University students (Relectrify) is set to make electric cars even greener, thanks to an innovative technology that allows electric car batteries to power your home.
