AI's power crunch could get a boost from old EV batteries
Redwood Materials is developing a strategy to repurpose aging electric vehicle batteries for grid-scale energy storage. This initiative aims to address the surging electricity demand from AI data centers by utilizing existing battery capacity rather than immediate recycling.
Why it matters
Repurposing EV batteries could provide a sustainable, cost-effective solution to the power grid strain caused by the rapid growth of AI infrastructure.
A Redwood Materials facility where battery feedstock is stored. Redwood Materials Redwood Materials is repurposing EV batteries for electricity storage amid rising AI power demand. US EV batteries could store power for the grid, meeting some of AI's massive electricity needs. Redwood is adapting tech to standardize energy storage from over 100 EV models for US supply chains. America's fast-growing fleet of electric vehicles could become an unexpected source of electricity storage as the country races to meet surging power demand from AI. That's according to Redwood Materials , a startup founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, which now recycles more than 70% of all the batteries in North America.
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