CHARGED Electric Vehicles Magazine – July-August 2019

The US Department of Energy is sponsoring a competi-

tion to encourage the development of a process to recycle

90 percent of the content of lithium-ion batteries. The

$5.5-million Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize, which

launched earlier this year, is split into three phases.

Phase I: Conceptual Development and Incubation –

Applicants submit a plan to collect, sort, separate, store,

and transport spent lithium-ion batteries while render-

ing the batteries safe or inert. Up to 25 winners will be

selected to received cash awards of at least $40,000 and

enter Phase II.

Phase II: Prototyping and Partnering – Winners from

Phase I will design, simulate, and prototype a proof-of-

concept solution. Up to 10 winners will be selected to

receive at least $250,000 and enter Phase III.

Phase III: Pilot Validation – Winners from Phase II

DOE holds lithium-ion battery

recycling competition

Image courtesy of Department of Energy

will develop their proof of concept into a pilot technolo-

gy. Up to four winners will be selected to receive at least

$500,000.

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