European UnionBatteries and Waste Batteries Act(hereinafter referred to as the "New Battery Law") has officially entered into force and will be implemented on February 18, 2024. The New Battery Law requires that from July 2024, power batteries and industrial batteries sold in Europe must be declaredProduct carbon footprint；From 2026, the power battery must be held".Battery passport" in order to be able to sell in the EU market;After July 2027, power batteries and industrial batteries must still be metCarbon footprint-related limitsRequest. This will pose a huge technical challenge for Chinese battery companies investing, producing or marketing to Europe.
December 2023,Global Battery Alliance (GBA).Shanghai Carbon Balance Technology was officially approved to join, and Carbon Balance Technology became a new member of the global organization. As a digital technology provider partner, Carbon Balance Technology will actively participate in GBA projects and contribute scientific and technological strength to jointly build a global circular, responsible and just battery value chain.
Carbon Balance Technology officially became a partner of the Global Battery Alliance.
Global Battery Alliance (GBA).Officially established in 2017, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is the first global battery association. At present, the GBA has attracted more than 150 enterprises, ** and non-** institutions around the world such as the United Nations (UNEP and UNECA, etc.), the World Bank, Eurasia Resources Group, Vale, BP, Glencore, BASF, LG, CATL, Volkswagen, Tesla, etcCovering all aspects of the battery industry chain。The GBA is actively engaged in battery passports, traceability systems, ESG and other aspects, aiming to promote the establishment of a system by 2030ResilientSustainableLoop(resilient, sustainable and circular)the global battery industry chain
The development history of the GBA is derived from the information provided by the GBA.
In 2019, the GBA released its Vision 2030 report and proposedBattery passportconcept and was first presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2023Battery Passport Proof of Concept Results, published three battery passports. The Battery Passport establishes a digital twin of the physical battery, conveying information about sustainability and life cycle requirements based on a comprehensive definition of a sustainable battery.
The GBA Battery Passport is a battery digital twin technology derived from the information provided by the GBA.
The battery passport records the three batteries that are loaded on Audi and Tesla carsBattery informationMaterial InformationESG Information(Contains GHG Product Carbon Footprint Data) andData source information。This article takes Tesla's NMC-M50 battery as an example to show its battery information and ESG information.
Battery informationYesBattery passport identification information(Automatically generated unique identification ID, battery model, battery sequence, battery status (including original, reused, **, etc.)).Basic information about the manufacturer(Name and country of electric vehicle manufacturer, battery pack manufacturer, battery cell manufacturer, etc.)Battery performance information(Total energy, energy density, rated capacity, life expectancy, temperature range, etc.).
The battery passport - battery information page released by GBA and Tesla, from the official website of GBA.
ESG InformationIt includes the ESG score of the battery as wellGreenhouse gas emissionsCarbon footprint information）。The company's ESG score for this battery chose not to be disclosed, but it published its greenhouse gas emissions, with 74kg kWh and 77kg kWh referring to BCF (battery carbon footprint) calculated based on the HMA and PMA methods, respectively.
The battery passport - ESG information page released by GBA and Tesla is from the official website of GBA.
By the end of 2022, the cumulative installed capacity of new energy storage in the world has reached 457gwh1。According to **2, the demand for lithium batteries will grow by more than 33% per year, reaching 4,700GWh by 2030 (about 700WGH in 2022), and their value will exceed $400 billion. It is expected that by 2035, the automotive industry will be largely electrified3. As the key to starting the energy transitionThe battery industry occupies an important ecological niche in the ecological network of carbon neutrality transition in industries such as energy, automobiles, and transportationHeavy responsibilities.
Source: GB 2030 Vision page 2
The battery industry is a material- and resource-intensive industry, and from the perspective of the life cycle of battery production-use-cycle, the upstream mainly includes the production of positive and negative electrode materials, electrolytes and separators, and the remote end can be extended to the mining industryThe midstream includes the production of battery cells and battery packs;The downstream is the application of batteries and the utilization of battery materials, and the current batteries are mainly used in energy storage, automobiles and other fields.
The whole life cycle diagram of the battery, derived from the information provided by GBA.
For enterprises, in order to meet the requirements of the European Union's "New Battery Law" and other relevant legislation to adapt to a greener and low-carbon international situation, it is necessary to efficiently manage the social, environmental and governance impacts of fast-growing battery industry enterprises and enhance their corporate imageDeclare the carbon footprint of the battery and give the battery a "passport"., thusResponsibly communicate sustainability and life cycle information to consumers
However, at present, there are still great difficulties in carbon footprint accounting and key information disclosure in the battery industry. On the one hand, the battery industry chain is complex, and in the process of mining-material production-battery production-battery application-** cycle, there are many upstream and downstream enterprises involved, and the data is huge and complex, the data quality is different, the data is missing or difficult to obtain, and the local applicability of foreign activity factors is poorThe comparability and authenticity of the resulting battery carbon footprint needs to be optimized。On the other hand, at present, the battery industry has insufficient experience in data disclosure, there is a lack of unified standards for data disclosure in the industry, and the international mutual recognition mechanism has not yet been unified. In addition, most companies are reluctant to disclose too much information due to the need to protect technical and trade secrets (e.g., Tesla chooses not to disclose its ESG scores). The lack of transparency of the battery chain and the degree of key information disclosure need to be strengthened
Digital technology empowers low-carbon management of enterprises in the battery industry。Although the whole life cycle carbon footprint core involves multiple subjects and dimensions, which is difficult, the use of big data, AI, blockchain and other technologies can efficiently achieve refined management of carbon data, accurate modeling, and accurate carbon footprint results. The use of blockchain technology is open and transparent, non-tamper-proof and forged, traceable, etc., under the premise of ensuring data security, it can achieve high transparency of key battery information disclosure, data traceability and data authenticity and reliability.
According to the New Battery Act, one copyUser-friendly battery passportThere are about 90 mandatory data attributes such as battery and manufacturer information, compliance and certification, carbon footprint, **chain due diligence, battery materials and composition, cycle and resource efficiency, performance and durability, as well as voluntary recommendations, which need to be documentedBattery passports will play an important role in the field of battery compliance and import/export**
Global Battery Alliance (GBA).Originating from the World Economic Forum, the "battery passport" introduced has a high degree of overlap with the battery passport and battery label required by the European Union's "New Battery Law". As a digital technology supporter, after joining the GBA, Carbon Balance Technology will fully express its scientific and technological genes, contribute digital technology to the low-carbon transformation of the global battery industry, and escort the environmental compliance and import and export of battery enterprises.
References:
1] "2023 Energy Storage Industry Research***
2] "GBA 2030 Vision", which can be obtained by contacting the backend.
3] "2023 New Energy Lithium Battery Industry Plan***
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