Techno-economic Evaluation of a Second-life Battery Energy Storage System Enabling Peak Shaving and PV Integration in a Ceramic Manufacturing Plant

The possibility to use second-life spent batteries represents a global challenge for protecting the environment and promoting economic development. The present study aims to present an overview of available options for reusing EV batteries as storage system in a factory environment and to evaluate the techno-economic feasibility of a second-life battery energy storage system (BESS) enabling the electricity peak shaving strategy and/or the storage for standalone photovoltaic system in a modern ceramic manufacturing plant. Results show that spent batteries, derived from electric vehicles, can be used to store enough energy as BESS for a small-scale industrial application; furthermore, due to their low cost, spent batteries represent a favorable option in economic terms.