Discarded e-scooter batteries turned into 70 kWh energy storage system
German startup EDENenergy has built an industrial energy storage system from 112 batteries and delivered it in mid-October to an enterprise with a solar power plant.
The storage system is rated for 70 kWh. Some of the batteries in it retain over 90% of their original capacity, although many such batteries are discarded prematurely.
Thanks to power electronics, batteries of different types and designs operate together in a single system, and no disassembly is required. Individual modules can be replaced while the system is running, and their condition can be monitored remotely.
EDENenergy expects that after 10 years of operation, the storage system will retain its full capacity. Currently, the startup is targeting medium-sized businesses with solar power plants and aims to increase the capacity of its systems to 300 kWh.
