The number of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) will increase exponentially in the coming decade with the retirement of electric vehicles (EVs). There is a knowledge gap in assessing the environmental impact of different terminal disposal paths for EV LIBs in China.
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageIn the previous study, environmental impacts of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become a concern due the large-scale production and application. The present paper aims to quantify the potential environmental impacts of LIBs in terms of life cycle assessment. Three different batteries are compared in this study: lithium iron …
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageSecond life and recycling of retired automotive lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have drawn growing attention, as large volumes of LIBs will retire in the coming decade. Here, we illustrate how battery chemistry, use, and recycling can influence the energy and ...
About Photovoltaic Energy Storage2021-07-09 Galaxy Lithium, Environmental impact assessment study - Revised - Appendix J, July 2021, 120 pages (French only) 2022-03-31 Galaxy Lithium, Anwers to questions and comments, March 2022, 152 pages.
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageBattery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have been expected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental impacts. However, GHG emissions of lithium ion battery (LiB) production for a vehicle with recycling during its life cycle have not been clarified. Moreover, demands for nickel (Ni), …
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageFig. 2 presents the statistical analysis of these papers in the form of a heat map, which highlights the number of links between specific by-products and recycling applications. However, our analysis reveals that the LCA research is not balanced. As discussed in Section 3, there is a significant focus on by-products with higher production …
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageTo address climate change, the United States is offering consumers incentives to purchase electric vehicles containing domestically derived lithium batteries. New extraction facilities required to supply this lithium may have environmental impacts, including impacts ...
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About Photovoltaic Energy StorageThis review analyzed the literature data about the global warming potential (GWP) of the lithium-ion battery (LIB) lifecycle, e.g., raw material mining, …
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About Photovoltaic Energy StorageThe electrification transition will intensify the demand for lithium. The endowment in the Lithium Triangle is significant, and the expectations for the global supply are high in terms of resources and sustainability. In this paper, we investigate the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges to the future of sustainable …
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageIn this work, based on footprint family, resource depletion and toxic damage indicators, 11 types of EV bat-tery packs and five regions were selected to evaluate the environmental …
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageThe potential for environmental impact at the 72 proposed lithium extraction project sites examined in this study varied. Some project sites have hundreds of species observations, special status species, a wide array of habitat types, several land management designations, and lands mapped as having high conservation value.
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About Photovoltaic Energy StorageThe environmental impact assessment of battery recycling processes is also included in the life cycle assessment of electric vehicles (Yu et al., 2018) and batteries (Liu et al., 2021). Due to the broad life cycle boundaries, results focus primarily on how recycling contributes to overall life cycle environmental performance.
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageA life cycle assessment aims to assess the quantifiable environmental impacts of a battery, from the mining of its constituent materials required to the …
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageAs an important part of electric vehicles, lithium-ion battery packs will have a certain environmental impact in the use stage. To analyze the comprehensive …
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageLife Cycle Assessment of Lithium Ion Batteries with Silicon Nanowire Anode for Electric Vehicles Abstract: While silicon nanowires have demonstrated great potential for application on lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles, their environmental impacts have never been investigated. For a comprehensive environmental impact assessment, a life cycle …
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About Photovoltaic Energy StorageThe most relevant life cycle stages with characterization findings per functional unit 1 kWh with greater than 80 % cumulative contribution in absolute values indicate that the impact factor climate change (fossil) accounts for 45 % of raw material acquisition, 26 % of main product production, 17 % of use stage and 12 % of end-of-life.
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageThis paper presents the results of an environmental assessment of a Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt (NMC) Lithium-ion traction battery for Battery Electric Light …
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageThe implementation of an industrial scale plant for serial production of lithium-ion battery cells requires a full environmental impact assessment (EIA) or a screening decision in accordance with the EIA directive. This and other environmental, climate and social aspects will be appraised during project due diligence.
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageBusse et al. 2.1.2 Air Quality Emissions data for carbon dioxide as well as toxins and criteria pollutants on a facility emitted basis were collected from California Air Resources Board (CARB) reporting. These were compared to estimates of air emissions from point
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageHere, we analyze the cradle-to-gate energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of current and future nickel-manganese-cobalt and lithium-iron-phosphate …
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageEstimating the environmental impacts of global lithium-ion ...
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageThe Ecoinvent database was used as the source of background data for carrying out LCA analysis [26].The model in this paper considered four different recycling methods for LFP batteries, including two hydrometallurgy processes and two pure physical processes.. The first hydrometallurgy process is represented by Anhui Daoming Energy …
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageA sustainable low-carbon transition via electric vehicles will require a comprehensive understanding of lithium-ion batteries'' global supply chain environmental impacts. Here, we ...
About Photovoltaic Energy StorageThe LCIA methodology used in this study began with an assessment of the overall material and primary energy input flows to the automotive lithium-ion battery life cycles (see …
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