Why the development of the new energy car industry is the result of the recycling of used power cells

"At present, end-of-life power batteries for new energy vehicles have begun to appear one after another, but there is no standardized power battery recycling enterprise in Hebei Province. On June 26, Zhoujunjun, assistant general manager of Hebei Shijiazhuang Green Recycling Resources Co., Ltd., told reporters that if end-of-life power batteries are improperly handled, harmful substances will seriously pollute the environment.

By the end of 2017, China had 1.8 million new energy vehicles. The service life of power batteries is generally 4 to 5 years. For electric vehicles that have been put into the market early, batteries will be scrapped.

At present, there are two main ways to deal with power batteries after they are scrapped, namely dismantling and recycling and terracing, said Nanpuyi, deputy director of the planning and development department of Beijing Beiqi Penglong Automobile Service Trading Co., Ltd.. After the end-of-life battery is recovered, the dismantling, residual life detection, sorting, and system integration are carried out. If there is no recycling value, the valuable elements are broken and recovered. For recycling, it is integrated according to different needs, applied to energy storage equipment in a ladder utilization manner, and placed in commercial residential energy storage stations, electric vehicle charging storage stations, and telecommunications base stations.

Professionals expect this year to be the starting point for the first batch of auto-powered batteries to retire. According to statistics, from 2018 to 2020, the total number of end-of-life power batteries in China will reach 120,000 tons to 200,000 tons, and the front end will be hot, and the space for recycling and utilization of the back end will be equally broad.

However, in reality, the recycling process of power batteries is relatively slow. Many end-of-life power batteries did not enter the regular channels, but fell into the hands of recycling "guerrillas" and small workshops; Some enterprises are still using manual dismantling methods, and recycling technology needs to be upgraded; Dealing with used power batteries requires the purchase of expensive equipment, and some companies are deterred by financial pressure. Zhoujunjun told reporters that the technology and environmental protection issues in recycling have not yet been solved, the recovery model is unclear, and the industrial chain is not complete. Not only leads to the low recovery and utilization of raw materials, but also makes the market chaotic, leaving behind safety, environmental protection and other hidden dangers.

In order to ensure that decommissioned power batteries continue to exert residual heat, prevent their positive materials, electrolytes, etc. from flowing into the natural ecosystem to pollute the environment, and make full use of the recycling value of rare metals such as cobalt and nickel in their components. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other seven departments jointly issued the "Pilot Implementation Plan for the Recovery and Utilization of New Energy Vehicle power battery" and decided to carry out pilot projects for the recovery and utilization of new energy vehicle power batteries in selected areas such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Central China. The pilot projects include building a recycling system, exploring diversified business models, promoting advanced technology innovation and application, and establishing a sound policy incentive mechanism.

Experts said that the recycling and utilization of new energy vehicle power batteries is an important link in the development of the new energy vehicle industry. As a region with relatively concentrated new energy vehicle holdings in China, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei has jointly carried out pilot work through the advantages of the three places. We will explore ways to recycle power batteries that are technologically economical and resource-friendly, and solve the safety, environmental protection and resource problems involved in recycling. It is very important to implement the strategy of coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, promote the healthy and sustainable development of the new energy automotive industry, and promote the construction of regional ecological civilization.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has recently held a coordination meeting on the recycling and utilization of new energy vehicle power batteries in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in order to promote the joint implementation of three pilot projects for the recycling of new energy vehicle power batteries and accelerate the establishment of a system for the recycling and utilization of new energy vehicle power batteries in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Gaoyunhu, director of the Department of energy conservation and comprehensive utilization of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that the three places should work together to promote the recycling and utilization of used power batteries. The three competent departments should focus on top-level design, strengthen coordination and communication, do a good job of overall planning, and establish a cooperation mechanism. We will give full play to the leading role of the enterprise body and the government, speed up the establishment of a recycling system, encourage the development and innovation of enterprises, and properly control the number of dismantling enterprises in the light of the actual situation in the new energy vehicle areas, and strictly control the scale and distribution of the back-end wet smelting. Reasonable layout of related industries.

According to the request, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei government will further improve the pilot implementation plan for the recycling and utilization of new-energy automotive power batteries, adhere to high starting points and strict requirements, break geographical boundaries, and clearly identify key enterprises and projects participating in the pilot work, so as to fully reflect regional cooperation. Try to be a national demonstration. We will speed up the establishment of a traceability management system, implement traceability management for the recovery and utilization of new-energy automotive power batteries, and launch the traceability management platform.

Nanpuyi told reporters that the company is actively participating in the three places to carry out the new energy vehicle power battery recycling pilot work, in Huanghua City to set up a power cell ladder utilization and resources project, specializing in the recovery and utilization of new energy vehicle power batteries, is expected to be put into production by the end of 2019. The year can handle power batteries 10.5 GWh.

Facing the huge market potential of power battery recovery and utilization of new energy vehicles, and the opportunity for the three places to jointly carry out the trial of power battery recovery and utilization of new energy vehicles, Shijiazhuang Green Renewable Resources Co., Ltd., Hebei Yinlong New Energy Co., Ltd. and other Hebei Province enterprises are also actively planning to participate. Zhoujunjun said that after the establishment of the power battery recycling system for new energy vehicles in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the three places can achieve complementary advantages, so that used power batteries are properly disposed of, and bring certain benefits to enterprises to achieve win-win results.

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