Global battery passport boost from pilot schemes
The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) has detailed the results of pilot schemes for its Battery Passport.
Ten consortia, led by the world’s leading battery cell manufacturers, successfully completed the largest pre-competitive effort to establish harmonized battery passport.
Cell manufacturers representing over 80% of global electric vehicle battery market share mobilised their supply chains from mining companies to refiners, manufacturers and recyclers to participate in the pilots, including Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) which led two pilot projects for its Shenxing and CTP batteries. Other major battery makers in the pilots included EVE Energy, Gotion, LG Energy, Samsung SDI, sk tes and Sunwoda Electronics.
CALB Group, Circularise, Circulor, FinDreams Battery, Glassdome, Li Auto, Minviro, Minespider, Nanjing Fuchuang Intelligent Manufacturing Technology., Shenzhen Dianlian Technology, Shenzhen Precise Testing Technology and SQM
The GBA published the world’s first battery passport proof of concept in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum meeting in January 2023. Seven projects determine the provenance and flow of seven materials: lithium, graphite (artificial), aluminum, cobalt, copper, iron phosphate, and nickel.
This has led to seven rulebooks which also covered Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Biodiversity, and Circular Design.
With separate passports for its Shenxing and CTP batteries, CATL was one of the first companies to share its results from the pilots with data verification by independent agencies. This showed an overall carbon footprint of 49 kgCO2eq/kwh across both pilots,
CATL sees the development of GBA battery passports as a tool to enhance product transparency, safety, and sustainability. Beyond passports, CATL is working on nine carbon-neutral factories and tools like CCMS and CREDIT to reduce its environmental footprint.
“We congratulate all participating organisations for this major achievement,” said Inga Petersen, Executive Director of the GBA. “Having the world’s leading cell manufacturers mobilize their supply chains, work pre-competitively and report on harmonised sustainability expectations represents an unprecedented commitment to greater transparency and sustainability in the battery industry as captured in the 2030 GBA Vision.”
The alliance has 175 supports with major battery makers, mining companies, refiners, car makers and governments.
Jiang Li, Vice President and Board Secretary of CATL, said: “The future of the battery industry lies in collaborative efforts to ensure sustainability and circularity. CATL is proud to be at the forefront of these efforts. Through our participation in the Battery Passport initiative and our active engagement in the GBA, we are shaping a more sustainable future for the battery sector.”
www.catl.com; www.glocalbattery.org
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