Greenfield plant TES B: New Battery Recycling Facility
Publieke samenvatting / Public summary
Aanleiding
The European Union has the ambition to convert Europe into the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, confirmed by the European Green Deal. The goal of the EU is to achieve zero net emissions with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy. The interim target is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. The industry sector currently takes up the majority of these emissions, but reducing the CO2 is complex in this sector. New technological solutions are crucial, but applications of these solutions in practice need to be de-risked. Hence, TES wants to realise a sustainable TES B facility in which mainly Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are recycled via zero emission and energy neutral processes, therefore closing the industrial battery chain and complying to the government's ambition.
Doelstelling
The goal of this project is to investigate the feasibility of a new greenfield plant in Rotterdam where batteries will be recycled and to be able to take an FID for the FEED phase. The study thereby contributes to program line 1 of the TSE Industry Studies: MMIP 6 – Closing industrial chains. Specifically, the project will comply to the so-called 'innovation tasks' within the subprogram of Circular non-ferro metals: 1. The development of an integrated chain for battery recycling (for mobility purposes), stating the ambition to increase the recycling efficiency (>50%) and to reduce the current CO2 emissions of battery recycling processes. 2. Innovative recycling techniques for non-ferro metals, stating the ambition to realise low temperature hydrometallurgical processes. The ultimate goal of the project is to enable the recycling process of batteries in Rotterdam by building a new battery recycling facility at TES's existing production site in Rotterdam. TES will investigate and build a new recycling facility for batteries, which is currently in the conceptual phase. TES B will be a scale-up and extension of a pilot plant with a size of 30,000 sqm in the Port of Rotterdam.
Korte omschrijving
The scope of the TES B feasibility study is to enable the development of the greenfield plant, the TES B project, including the construction of the battery recycling plant. Based on the scope, the feasibility study is divided into four separate work packages, each responsible for a clearly defined part of the project: 1. Concept/FEED 2. Financial feasibility 3. Legal feasibility 4. Project development These work packages cover the following aspects: • Defining the technical scope of the project to take into account during the Final Investment Decision for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) phase. • Establishing key contracts for the project, including financial engineering (equity, loans, grants, etc.). • Definition of the contract strategy, such as safety contracts, maintenance contracts, environmental permits, etc. • Defining the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) strategy of the project. • Investigate necessary permits/licenses for the necessary installations in the facility. As well as researching the regulatory preparations that are necessary to start the building and commissioning of the facility. • Defining the project proposal report of the TES B project.
Resultaat
The result is a final report with a GO/NO-GO decision to take the FID for the FEED phase with regard to the implementation of the TES B facility. The concrete results concern: 1. Phase 1 (basis of design) of the FEED for the battery recycling facility TES B, including the technical feasibilities such as safety reports (e.g. for the storage of (damaged) batteries) and operational procedures (e.g. for dismantling and discharging batteries) and the associated financial model (commercial feasibility); 2. Insight in the required permits and legal requirements/conditions resulting from the envisaged results of both the technical and commercial feasibility. If TES succeeds to realize the TES B goals, the new developed technology has a high repeat potential. This is because batteries keep on being produced, especially due to the increase of electric devices and vehicles. Additionally, TES has multiple years of experience in battery recycling in their recycling plants in Grenoble and Singapore, ensuring their position and qualities of delivering high-quality and high-purity regained raw materials from several sorts of batteries.
The European Union has the ambition to convert Europe into the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, confirmed by the European Green Deal. The goal of the EU is to achieve zero net emissions with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy. The interim target is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. The industry sector currently takes up the majority of these emissions, but reducing the CO2 is complex in this sector. New technological solutions are crucial, but applications of these solutions in practice need to be de-risked. Hence, TES wants to realise a sustainable TES B facility in which mainly Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are recycled via zero emission and energy neutral processes, therefore closing the industrial battery chain and complying to the government's ambition.
Doelstelling
The goal of this project is to investigate the feasibility of a new greenfield plant in Rotterdam where batteries will be recycled and to be able to take an FID for the FEED phase. The study thereby contributes to program line 1 of the TSE Industry Studies: MMIP 6 – Closing industrial chains. Specifically, the project will comply to the so-called 'innovation tasks' within the subprogram of Circular non-ferro metals: 1. The development of an integrated chain for battery recycling (for mobility purposes), stating the ambition to increase the recycling efficiency (>50%) and to reduce the current CO2 emissions of battery recycling processes. 2. Innovative recycling techniques for non-ferro metals, stating the ambition to realise low temperature hydrometallurgical processes. The ultimate goal of the project is to enable the recycling process of batteries in Rotterdam by building a new battery recycling facility at TES's existing production site in Rotterdam. TES will investigate and build a new recycling facility for batteries, which is currently in the conceptual phase. TES B will be a scale-up and extension of a pilot plant with a size of 30,000 sqm in the Port of Rotterdam.
Korte omschrijving
The scope of the TES B feasibility study is to enable the development of the greenfield plant, the TES B project, including the construction of the battery recycling plant. Based on the scope, the feasibility study is divided into four separate work packages, each responsible for a clearly defined part of the project: 1. Concept/FEED 2. Financial feasibility 3. Legal feasibility 4. Project development These work packages cover the following aspects: • Defining the technical scope of the project to take into account during the Final Investment Decision for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) phase. • Establishing key contracts for the project, including financial engineering (equity, loans, grants, etc.). • Definition of the contract strategy, such as safety contracts, maintenance contracts, environmental permits, etc. • Defining the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) strategy of the project. • Investigate necessary permits/licenses for the necessary installations in the facility. As well as researching the regulatory preparations that are necessary to start the building and commissioning of the facility. • Defining the project proposal report of the TES B project.
Resultaat
The result is a final report with a GO/NO-GO decision to take the FID for the FEED phase with regard to the implementation of the TES B facility. The concrete results concern: 1. Phase 1 (basis of design) of the FEED for the battery recycling facility TES B, including the technical feasibilities such as safety reports (e.g. for the storage of (damaged) batteries) and operational procedures (e.g. for dismantling and discharging batteries) and the associated financial model (commercial feasibility); 2. Insight in the required permits and legal requirements/conditions resulting from the envisaged results of both the technical and commercial feasibility. If TES succeeds to realize the TES B goals, the new developed technology has a high repeat potential. This is because batteries keep on being produced, especially due to the increase of electric devices and vehicles. Additionally, TES has multiple years of experience in battery recycling in their recycling plants in Grenoble and Singapore, ensuring their position and qualities of delivering high-quality and high-purity regained raw materials from several sorts of batteries.