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"Nissan Australia says it has completed a solar and battery development at its
casting plant in Victoria which is using recycled end-of-life Nissan Leaf
batteries as the energy storage component.
The project was first announced in September, 2022, and will use nine
repurposed Gen 1 Nissan Leaf batteries that will be charged by the adjacent
solar array and provide power to the Dandenong plant, including for two EV
chargers on site.
The project is estimated to reduce Nissan Casting Australia’s annual CO2
emissions by 259 tonnes and save 128 megawatts hours (MWh) of energy every
year.
“This isn’t just a hugely exciting project, but an important step into the
future for end-of-life EV batteries,” said Andrew Humberstone, managing
director of Nissan Oceania.
“As an early pioneer of the electric vehicle both globally and locally, we can
also demonstrate leadership in second-life battery initiatives.”
The project was carried out in partnership between Nissan and Melbourne-based
battery technology company Relectrify.
Relectrify has developed a battery management and inverter technology that
dramatically extends of the life of batteries, reduces battery system costs,
and enables the repurposing of high-quality end-of-life batteries from electric
vehicles."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
