The consumption of rechargeable batteries has been increasing rapidly. High demand on
specific metals for battery manufacturing and environmental impacts from battery disposal …

Electric vehicles (EVs) are experiencing a rise in popularity over the past few years as the
technology has matured and costs have declined, and support for clean transportation has …

As attractive energy storage technologies, Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely
integrated in renewable resources and electric vehicles (EVs) due to their advantages such …

With the rapid development of electric vehicles, the safe and environmentally friendly
disposal of retired lithium batteries (LIBs) is becoming a serious issue. Echelon utilization of …

Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are powerful companions for solar photovoltaics
(PV) in terms of increasing their consumption rate and deep-decarbonizing the solar energy …

The large-scale retirement of electric vehicle traction batteries poses a huge challenge to
environmental protection and resource recovery since the batteries are usually replaced …

Alongside the concern for environmental sustainability, the concept of Circular Economy, a
term for an economic system designed to regenerate itself, has gained momentum …

Facing increasingly severe climate change, countries and regions around the world are
actively promoting the electrification of the transportation sector and encouraging the use of …

Lithium-ion battery elevated upfront cost is considered one of the major barriers hampering
the mass market adoption of electric vehicles. In this context, second life use of electric …

Under the carbon neutrality targets and sustainable development goals, emergingly
increasing needs for batteries are in buildings and electric vehicles. However, embodied …