General Motors collaborated with Redwood materials to data centers with EV batteries

The two companies announced today that General Motors sends new and ancient EV batteries to recycle Redwood materials, which restart packages to store fixed energy.

The second life batteries of General Motors have already crossed their way during the Redwood operation and at the MicroGrid 12 -megawatts headquarters in the sparks of the company, Nevada, the headquarters. The electricity then flows from this installation to the near GPU data center.

MicroGRID Part of Redwood’s New Energy Storage Department It was publicly launched in June and focuses on reusing EV batteries to store energy. Through the test, the company found that many cells that have reached its facilities still have a great deal of remaining life in it.

Instead of recycling the compact materials, the company kept the beams intact, then connected to the creation of a large energy storage system that can store excess electricity, and often created by solar energy and wind, for later use. CRUSOE project batteries are fed with solar panels.

“I think this has the ability to grow faster than basic recycling,” said JB Straubel, one of the founders of Redwood, JB Straubel. Redwood already regains about 70 % of all the batteries used or neglected in the United States, the company plans to deploy 20 gigawatts of power storage by 2028.

Redwood is not the only company that follows the PlayBook book, although its ability to integrate a variety of packages – from various manufacturers and chemistry – can give it an advantage over competitors.

Both GM and Redwood have a current agreement, but the new cooperation is an expansion.

One of the prominent details: General Motors’s willingness to supply Redwood with new batteries, not only old, gives it a hedge against uneven growth in EV sales. New sales decreased by 6.3 % in the second quarter of this year, According to To Cox Automotive, although it is expected to increase before the gradual disposal of tax credits on September 30.

Energy storage, on the other hand, was Growth constantly In recent years. In the first quarter of this year, the new establishments recorded a new record, an increase of 57 % on an annual basis.