Battery Glossary

Battery Analytics is turning battery data into decisions about condition, value and next use

Battery Circularity is keeping batteries and their materials in use for as long as they're useful.

Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is a system of batteries that stores energy and releases it when needed

Battery Grading is sorting batteries into condition-based categories for resale or reuse.

Battery Lifecycle is the full journey of a battery from first use to recycling.

Battery Lot is a grouped batch of batteries offered or traded together.

Battery Management System (BMS) is the electronics that monitor and protect a battery.

Battery Marketplace is a platform where batteries are bought and sold.

Battery Pack is the complete assembled battery.

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Battery Qualification is confirming a battery is fit for a given use.

Battery Recycling is recovering materials from batteries at end of life.

Battery Routing is deciding the best next step for each battery.

Battery Sourcing is finding and securing batteries to buy.

Battery Traceability is knowing a battery's origin, history and handling.

Black Mass is the material recovered from shredded batteries.

Cell is the smallest battery unit.

Cell Chemistry is the materials that determine how a battery behaves.

Chain of Custody is a documented record of who handled a battery, when.

Circular Economy is an economy that keeps products and materials in use.

Critical Raw Materials (CRM) are a scarce, strategically important materials in batteries.

Cycle Life is how many charge/discharge cycles a battery can deliver.

Digital Battery Passport (DBP) is a digital record of a battery's identity, condition and history.

Electric Vehicle (EV) is a vehicle powered by a rechargeable battery instead of fuel.

End of Life (EoL) is the point where a battery leaves active use.

EU Battery Regulation is the EU rules governing batteries across their lifecycle.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is making producers responsible for their products' end of life.

First Life is a battery's original application.

LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) is a durable, lower-cost lithium battery chemistry.

Light Means of Transport (LMT) is light electric vehicles like e-bikes and e-scooters.

Lithium-ion Battery (Li-ion) is the dominant rechargeable battery chemistry family.

Material Recovery is getting valuable materials back from used batteries.

Module is a group of cells packaged together.

NCA (Nickel Cobalt Aluminium) is a high-energy lithium battery chemistry used in some EV's.

NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) is a high-energy lithium battery chemistry.

OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) is the company that makes the original product.

Overstock is surplus new inventory that isn't moving.

Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) is an organisation that handles EPR duties for producers.

Remaining Useful Life (RUL) is how much useful life a battery has left.

Repurposing is adapting a battery for a different use.

Residual Value is what a battery is still worth after use.

Reuse is using a battery again as-is, without reconfiguring it.

Second Chance is surplus or unused batteries that have never been deployed.

Second Life is a battery's use after its first application.

State of Charge is how full a battery currently is.

State of Health (SoH) is a battery's current condition vs. when it was new.

Stranded Battery Capacity is the usable battery capacity stuck out of the market.

Surplus Battery are batteries available beyond current need.

Thermal Event / History is a battery's temperature record and any critical incidents.

Thermal Runaway is a self-feeding overheating reaction that can cause fire.

Total Deployable Cost (TDC) is the real cost of putting a battery to work, not just its price.

Usage History is how a battery has actually been used.

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is feeding energy from an EV battery back to the grid.

Verified Battery Data is battery data you can trust and act on.