Battery Technology

Note: As of Fall 2024, this program has been suspended due to lack of funding. These pages remain as an archive of the program and its resources.

Renewable Energy Equipment Recover-Reuse Program Battery Technology Goals:

• Create stakeholder partnerships and conduct yearly stakeholder meetings to evaluate issues and solutions for the next 5-10 years
• Conduct outreach to scrapyards, the energy utility sector, and others utilizing large battery storage systems
• Creation of a repository of recycling and reuse processes and technologies
• Coordinate with counties and local governments on decommissioning planning to evaluate recovery efficacy for specific regions across the state
• Create guidance documents for generators and other stakeholders on safe and efficient retrieval of batteries for end-of-life recycling and reuse
• Identify optimal collection and transportation options for reuse, recycling, and secondary material markets in Illinois

Explore Battery Technology Context, Initiatives, & Resources

• Renewable Energy Equipment Recover-Reuse Program: Energy Storage and Electric-Drive Vehicle Battery Management (TAP Factsheet, 2021)
• EDV and Energy Storage Equipment End-of-Life (EoL) Working Group
• EDV and Energy Storage Battery EoL Material Management Issues/Concerns
• End-of-life management of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles: Selected references on problem scope, regulatory environment, and circular economy opportunities
• UL 1974: Creating a Safe Second Life for Electric Vehicle Batteries
• Explore the ISTC-curated “End of life management of renewable energy technologies” bibliography on Zotero online.