Second life principle

Efficient use of raw materials as an important component of the energy transition

Think Green aspects

Continuous climate change is originally a completely natural process that has accompanied the earth since its formation. There have been and still are numerous natural causes for climate fluctuations on our planet. However, the majority of scientists doing research in this field now agree that there is also a so-called anthropogenic climate change, for which human activities and actions are responsible. A major factor in this man-made climate change is the emission of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide (CO₂), which is produced, for example, when fossil fuels are burned. At the international climate conference in Paris in 2015, almost all countries agreed that to limit mean global warming to a maximum of 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels by the year 2100. Generating energy from renewable energy sources as a substitute for generating energy by burning fossil fuels is one of the key milestones in sustainably reducing CO₂ emissions, making them climate-neutral in the long term and thus achieving the climate goals set in Paris. An important part of this process is both the storage and the controlled release of renewable energies. Among other things, lithium-ion accumulators are used for this purpose, such as those developed and produced by E-Stream GmbH & Co. KGaA. Generating energy from renewable energy sources as a substitute for generating energy by burning fossil fuels is one of the key milestones in sustainably reducing CO₂ emissions, making them climate-neutral in the long term and thus achieving the climate goals set in Paris. An important part of this process is both the storage and the controlled release of renewable energies. Among other things, lithium-ion accumulators are used for this purpose, such as those developed and produced by E-Stream GmbH & Co. KGaA. Generating energy from renewable energy sources as a substitute for generating energy by burning fossil fuels is one of the key milestones in sustainably reducing CO₂ emissions, making them climate-neutral in the long term and thus achieving the climate goals set in Paris. An important part of this process is both the storage and the controlled release of renewable energies. Among other things, lithium-ion accumulators are used for this purpose, such as those developed and produced by E-Stream GmbH & Co. KGaA. An important part of this process is both the storage and the controlled release of renewable energies. Among other things, lithium-ion accumulators are used for this purpose, such as those developed and produced by E-Stream GmbH & Co. KGaA. An important part of this process is both the storage and the controlled release of renewable energies. Among other things, lithium-ion accumulators are used for this purpose, such as those developed and produced by E-Stream GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Especially in the course of the topic of electromobility, e-batteries are an important element, which, however, does not only receive positive feedback. A major point of criticism in connection with the ultimate environmental balance of electromobility are the raw materials that are required for the production of the batteries. Because components such as lithium, cobalt, nickel or copper are only available to a limited extent and their extraction is complex and sometimes very harmful to the environment. Also, recycling and recovering these materials from spent batteries is still relatively difficult and inefficient. That's why we at E-Stream have taken one step back to take two steps forward. Because the optimization of use should come first before recycling. The service life of existing energy storage should therefore be used in its entirety before it is broken down into the starting materials and the starting materials are reintroduced into the production process. For E-Stream, the optimal use of resources is the basis of sustainability and climate protection and was therefore integrated into the underlying business model from the start with the second-life principle. The modular construction technology we developed for our energy storage systems based on this contributes in many ways to climate-neutral energy generation, storage and use, and ultimately to the preservation of our beautiful planet. For E-Stream, the optimal use of resources is the basis of sustainability and climate protection and was therefore integrated into the underlying business model from the start with the second-life principle. The modular construction technology we developed for our energy storage systems based on this contributes in many ways to climate-neutral energy generation, storage and use, and ultimately to the preservation of our beautiful planet. For E-Stream, the optimal use of resources is the basis of sustainability and climate protection and was therefore integrated into the underlying business model from the start with the second-life principle. The modular construction technology we developed for our energy storage systems based on this contributes in many ways to climate-neutral energy generation, storage and use, and ultimately to the preservation of our beautiful planet.