UK-based clean technology group Altilium has launched a new online platform that offers businesses a way to sell spent EV batteries.

Altilium’s Recell.store provides an online interface for UK businesses looking to sell used batteries for recycling or second-life applications. Users can register their details in Recell.store’s database and get a quote for their battery packs. Once a sale is agreed, Altilium will arrange for collection of the battery for recycling at its UK facilities.

Once EV battery packs are collected, they are dismantled and shredded before being processed to recover critical battery metals, as well as graphite. Altilium says its EcoCathode technology can recover over 95% of the battery metals from an end-of-life EV battery, reducing the cost of battery raw materials by up to 20% and cutting greenhouse gas emissions by up to 74% compared to virgin materials.

Business can also register to join Altilium’s network of affiliated recyclers. The company says it has “extensive relationships with vehicle dismantlers, automotive OEMs and insurance companies,” which helps to reduce the pressure of EV battery storage and the associated costs.

“By facilitating the recycling and reuse of these batteries, we are helping to reduce waste and conserve valuable resources,” said Rod Savage, Altilium’s Programme Director, Batteries and Black Mass. “By registering with Recell.store, users can have full peace of mind knowing we will handle the collection of these hazardous materials and the recycling of the battery in a way that is safe and environmentally friendly.”

Altilium says it is already collecting end-of-life EV batteries from multiple automotive OEMs in the UK, in addition to partners such as Synetiq and Connected Energy, for recycling at its facilities in Devon. To handle the growing volume of battery waste, the company is planning to build a huge EV battery recycling plant in Teesside, which will have the capacity to process batteries from over 150,000 EVs per year.

Source: Altilium