Second-Life Batteries: Challenges and Opportunities
A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 130
Special Issue Editors
2. The Research Centre for Grid Modernisation, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
Interests: battery management; energy storage; electric vehicles; artificial intelligence; battery reuse
2. The Research Centre for Grid Modernisation, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
Interests: energy storage; battery management; artificial intelligence; data analytics
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2. The Research Centre for Grid Modernisation, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
Interests: machine learning; deep learning; lithium-ion batteries; battery management system; energy storage; integrated circuit modeling; battery charge measurement; computational modeling; feature extraction; predictive models
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems due to their high energy density, long cycle life and declining cost. As large numbers of EV batteries approach the end of their first service life, the reuse of retired batteries in less demanding applications has attracted increasing attention. Second-life batteries offer significant opportunities for reducing lifecycle cost, improving resource utilisation and supporting sustainable energy development. However, their large-scale deployment also faces many technical, economic and regulatory challenges. Compared with new batteries, second-life batteries often exhibit substantial heterogeneity in state of health, degradation behaviour, safety risk and remaining useful life, which makes accurate evaluation, sorting, repurposing and management more difficult. Advanced diagnostic methods, battery management systems, safety assessment approaches and techno-economic analyses are therefore essential to enable reliable and cost-effective second-life applications. This Special Issue aims to present the latest research advances in second-life batteries, covering battery health assessment, screening and sorting, safety management, repurposing strategies, system integration and real-world applications. It seeks to provide a platform for discussing both the challenges and opportunities associated with second-life battery technologies.
Relevant topics:
- State of health estimation and remaining useful life prediction for second-life batteries
- Screening, sorting and grading methods for retired batteries
- Safety assessment, fault diagnosis and risk management of second-life batteries
- Battery management systems for second-life battery applications
- Degradation modelling and lifetime prediction of repurposed batteries
- Reconfiguration, equalisation and pack integration strategies for second-life batteries
- Techno-economic analysis and lifecycle assessment of second-life battery systems
- Second-life battery applications in stationary energy storage and grid support
- Standards, regulations and policy issues related to second-life batteries
- Recycling–repurposing coordination and circular economy strategies for battery sustainability
Dr. Ruohan Guo
Dr. Jinpeng Tian
Dr. Guangcai Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- second-life batteries
- retired lithium-ion batteries
- battery repurposing
- battery reuse
- state of health
- remaining useful life
- safety management
- fault diagnosis
- battery sorting
- energy storage systems
- lifecycle assessment
- techno-economic analysis
- circular economy
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