Comments on: World Takes Baby Steps Towards A Lithium-Ion Recycling Infrastructure http://gas2.org/2009/09/24/world-takes-baby-steps-towards-a-lithium-ion-recycling-infrastructure/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: JJ http://gas2.org/2009/09/24/world-takes-baby-steps-towards-a-lithium-ion-recycling-infrastructure/#comment-12482 JJ Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:06:25 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3611#comment-12482 Well I was going to say not a bad idea but then.. I thought the utilities wanted those batteries after they reached about 90% capacity point for grid load balancing. That way they have already reached a centralized area and the responsibility passes onto the utility after they have worn them down further. Failing that if we refuse to allow dumping, then a recycle charge must be added (like with microwave ovens etc) to underwrite the costs of recycling. In other words there is a lot more cradle to grave thinking that needs to be done. Also lithium batteries are still in their very early stages of development and will evolve fairly quickly. Well I was going to say not a bad idea but then..

I thought the utilities wanted those batteries after they reached about 90% capacity point for grid load balancing. That way they have already reached a centralized area and the responsibility passes onto the utility after they have worn them down further.

Failing that if we refuse to allow dumping, then a recycle charge must be added (like with microwave ovens etc) to underwrite the costs of recycling.

In other words there is a lot more cradle to grave thinking that needs to be done. Also lithium batteries are still in their very early stages of development and will evolve fairly quickly.

]]> By: JJ http://gas2.org/2009/09/24/world-takes-baby-steps-towards-a-lithium-ion-recycling-infrastructure/#comment-35764 JJ Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:06:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3611#comment-35764 Well I was going to say not a bad idea but then.. I thought the utilities wanted those batteries after they reached about 90% capacity point for grid load balancing. That way they have already reached a centralized area and the responsibility passes onto the utility after they have worn them down further. Failing that if we refuse to allow dumping, then a recycle charge must be added (like with microwave ovens etc) to underwrite the costs of recycling. In other words there is a lot more cradle to grave thinking that needs to be done. Also lithium batteries are still in their very early stages of development and will evolve fairly quickly. Well I was going to say not a bad idea but then..

I thought the utilities wanted those batteries after they reached about 90% capacity point for grid load balancing. That way they have already reached a centralized area and the responsibility passes onto the utility after they have worn them down further.

Failing that if we refuse to allow dumping, then a recycle charge must be added (like with microwave ovens etc) to underwrite the costs of recycling.

In other words there is a lot more cradle to grave thinking that needs to be done. Also lithium batteries are still in their very early stages of development and will evolve fairly quickly.

]]> By: John http://gas2.org/2009/09/24/world-takes-baby-steps-towards-a-lithium-ion-recycling-infrastructure/#comment-12481 John Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:05:36 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3611#comment-12481 This might be a dumb suggestion, but why not just store the batteries and recylce them when the price of lithium is higher? Find an old abandoned mine somewhere and dump all the used lithium-ion batteries there. Then in 50 years, when it makes economic sense, set up a recylcing plant next to the mine and "mine" the lithium. This might be a dumb suggestion, but why not just store the batteries and recylce them when the price of lithium is higher? Find an old abandoned mine somewhere and dump all the used lithium-ion batteries there. Then in 50 years, when it makes economic sense, set up a recylcing plant next to the mine and “mine” the lithium.

]]> By: John http://gas2.org/2009/09/24/world-takes-baby-steps-towards-a-lithium-ion-recycling-infrastructure/#comment-35762 John Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:05:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3611#comment-35762 This might be a dumb suggestion, but why not just store the batteries and recylce them when the price of lithium is higher? Find an old abandoned mine somewhere and dump all the used lithium-ion batteries there. Then in 50 years, when it makes economic sense, set up a recylcing plant next to the mine and "mine" the lithium. This might be a dumb suggestion, but why not just store the batteries and recylce them when the price of lithium is higher? Find an old abandoned mine somewhere and dump all the used lithium-ion batteries there. Then in 50 years, when it makes economic sense, set up a recylcing plant next to the mine and “mine” the lithium.

]]> By: John http://gas2.org/2009/09/24/world-takes-baby-steps-towards-a-lithium-ion-recycling-infrastructure/#comment-35763 John Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:05:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3611#comment-35763 This might be a dumb suggestion, but why not just store the batteries and recylce them when the price of lithium is higher? Find an old abandoned mine somewhere and dump all the used lithium-ion batteries there. Then in 50 years, when it makes economic sense, set up a recylcing plant next to the mine and "mine" the lithium. This might be a dumb suggestion, but why not just store the batteries and recylce them when the price of lithium is higher? Find an old abandoned mine somewhere and dump all the used lithium-ion batteries there. Then in 50 years, when it makes economic sense, set up a recylcing plant next to the mine and “mine” the lithium.

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