Coda Launches Energy Arm; Nissan, ABB to Use EV Batteries for Electrical Storage

EV makers are moving in on the energy storage market, with Nissan North America and ABB partnering to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs, and Coda Holdings launching an energy business.

Nissan and ABB are teaming up with Sumitomo Corporation of America and 4R Energy – itself a joint venture between Nissan and Sumitomo – to test the commercial and residential applications of energy storage systems or back-up power sources using lithium-ion battery packs reclaimed from the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. The team plans to develop a Leaf battery storage prototype with a capacity of at least 50 kWh, enough to supply 15 average homes with electricity for two hours.

Electric vehicle batteries have up to 70 percent capacity after 10 years of in-vehicle use, Nissan says, allowing them to be used beyond the lifetime of the vehicle for applications such as smart-grid community energy management systems or battery energy storage.

Meanwhile, Coda’s new business arm will use the company’s existing Li-ion battery system, coupled with its battery management system and active thermal management system, to offer products for generation, distribution and behind-the-meter applications. These will serve commercial and industrial needs, as well as microgrids, the security sector, the transportation sector and EV-fleet management, the company says.

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Source: Environmental Leader