The Battery Industry Group
Globally, a circular value chain for batteries could achieve 30% of the emissions reduction needed in the transport and power sectors to meet targets under the Paris agreement.
We’re acting now to deliver a product stewardship scheme that enables the innovation and collaboration needed to make large energy storage batteries a valuable resource in New Zealand’s circular economy.
Phase two of the project has now been completed and the application for accreditation as a regulated scheme has been circulated to impacted stakeholders.
Transitioning away from fossil fuels to energy systems which use batteries can’t just be about reducing emissions during use but must take a holistic approach. This means reducing a battery’s environmental impact from the extraction of the materials which make it up, through to how it’s dealt with at the end of life.
To find the most sustainable solutions we must turn to the waste hierarchy.
Ever heard of a passport for a battery? The European Union this month announced regulations requiring large batteries to have one. And where Europe goes, very often, so does the rest of the world, including Aotearoa New Zealand.
Proposal for a circular product stewardship scheme for large batteries.
Detailed research into key aspects of the battery value chain that would interact with the scheme.
Background research of scheme elements, New Zealand value chains and context.
Voluntary guidelines for the safe handling, transportation and storage of large batteries.
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