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Higherwire repurposed batteries trailer behind a sit-down scooter
You've probably noticed the Higherwire-branded trailer by now (you know, the one that’s featured prominently on our main page) and you might be wondering how that ties into our mission to reduce the barriers to entry for renewable energy storage. What...
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Arizona New Economy Initiative logo
The Arizona New Economy Initiative has awarded Higher Wire Inc. a research grant for research to further the use of recycled lithium batteries in Second Life applications. Higherwire will partner with the Arizona State University Ira A Fulton School of Engineering over a 12-month period of performance to test novel methods for estimating state of health (SOH) for individual cells and battery assemblies.
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A used scooter battery pack
Higherwire has partnered with several electric mobility companies to create a circular process for their returned battery packs! Our main focus is to pair these with our solar energy storage systems, as usual. However, supply is such that we're also going to offer them as a budget-friendly solution for those looking to build custom packs.
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A graph showing recent nickel strip prices
Driven largely by battery manufacturing, the EV sector and stainless steel production, nickel demand has ramped up in recent years, with 2021 seeing 17% demand growth. Combine that with supply disruption and inflationary pressure and the result has been wild price fluctuations and 50% price increase over the past 12 months.
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