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Lead, sulphuric acid, nickel, cobalt and rare earth metals are highly toxic and have adverse impacts on the environment and the societies in which they are mined. As the EU is looking to become a world leader in battery production, a report considers new battery technologies – such as sodium-ion – which would have less negative impacts.
The University of the West of England has produced a report on battery sustainability for the European Commission that finds widespread current battery systems include raw materials that prompt severe environmental and social issues.
The report examines resource availability, toxicity, safety, production, and recycling and disposal impacts. The findings have been released in the context of the EU’s ambition to establish a battery manufacturing landscape in the bloc. In pursuit of global leadership in the technology, the EU wants to examine alternative battery architectures with better ecological properties.
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