VIRTUAL MEET 'FOCUS' SESSION HOSTED BY BIYAT - 'GIGAFACTORY IN-HOUSE BATTERY RECYCLING: THE BUSINESS CASE.'

Fantastic virtual session last week discussing 'Gigafactory In-House Battery Recycling: The Business Case'.

Attached outputs for your viewing pleasure, here,

Key takeaways include:
- Fantastic potential to include re-pair, re-manufacturing, re-cycling* facilities on EV battery producer sites with financial and IP protection benefits among others. *(Pre-treatment 'zero voltage discharge>semi-auto disassembly>crushing/separation')

- Opportunities for on-site re-cycling centres to support pre-treatment capabilities, plus incorporate waste storage & thermal runaway quarantine facilities.

- To maintain focus on core business activities (I.e. production); Off-site 3rd party collaborations should be encouraged to include second-life re-purposing and downstream recycling aligned to the 'circular economy' mantra; Including thermal pre-treatment and final stage hydrometallurgical treatment to maximise material recovery.

Much appreciation to all attendees for their amazing participation, plus special thanks to Ecobat's Tom Seward for acting as esteemed guest speaker.

Watch this space for follow-up focus sessions under the theme of 'Sustainable Gigafactories: Design & Build'.
- ‘Facility EHS considerations at cell manufacturing level'
- 'Hot spot detection & monitoring approaches'
- 'Energy optimization during regenerative battery test cycling'
- 'Anode + cathode recycling'

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