Volvo Cars planea desarrollar circuitos de reciclaje en una iniciativa global para reducir las emisiones de CO2 y los gastos. Se trata, entre otras cosas, de reciclar las bater\u00edas de alto voltaje de los h\u00edbridos enchufables y los coches el\u00e9ctricos.<\/p>\n
En total, la empresa sueca quiere ahorrar 2,5 millones de toneladas de CO2 y mil millones de coronas suecas (unos 98 millones de euros) al a\u00f1o a partir de 2025 mediante el procesamiento, la reparaci\u00f3n y la reutilizaci\u00f3n de materiales intensivos en emisiones en la producci\u00f3n de autom\u00f3viles. Para ello no se llevar\u00e1n a cabo proyectos piloto individuales, sino medidas en todas las plantas de Volvo del mundo.<\/p>\n
\"Volvo Cars tiene uno de los planes clim\u00e1ticos m\u00e1s ambiciosos de la industria automovil\u00edstica y, si queremos alcanzar nuestros objetivos, tenemos que adoptar la econom\u00eda circular\", afirma Anders K\u00e4rrberg, responsable de sostenibilidad global de Volvo Cars. \"Esto nos obliga a replantearnos todo lo que hacemos y c\u00f3mo lo hacemos. Nos centramos mucho en integrar la sostenibilidad en nuestra forma de pensar y trabajar como empresa, y estamos haciendo que sea tan importante como siempre lo ha sido la seguridad para nosotros.\"<\/p>\n
Como explica K\u00e4rrberg, no se trata s\u00f3lo de reciclar los residuos y recortes de la producci\u00f3n de los coches, sino tambi\u00e9n de seguir desarrollando los procesos de producci\u00f3n para que el material se utilice de forma m\u00e1s eficiente y no se generen residuos en primer lugar. \"Eliminar los residuos ser\u00e1 m\u00e1s caro en el futuro\", afirma K\u00e4rrberg. \"Por eso queremos evitar directamente los residuos\".<\/p>\n
Cuando se trata de reciclar, dice, incluso las peque\u00f1as medidas son \u00fatiles. En lugar de un contenedor para la chatarra, los distintos metales se separar\u00e1n directamente en la f\u00e1brica, lo que facilitar\u00e1 mucho el reprocesado posterior. El transporte tambi\u00e9n es una cuesti\u00f3n que la empresa ha tenido en cuenta: \"La log\u00edstica y los costes de transporte son un factor importante en el modelo de negocio del reciclaje\", afirma el experto en sostenibilidad. \"Al igual que en la fabricaci\u00f3n, localizar las cadenas de suministro y mantener las distancias cortas tiene un gran impacto en la sostenibilidad\".<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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But not every material is suitable for recycling. “Painted surfaces and parts visible to the customer are still difficult,” says K\u00e4rrberg. However, components that the customer does not see and for which no development is necessary could be designed in the future so that they last the life of the vehicle and could later be installed in a new car.<\/p>\n
This will probably not apply to an important environmental factor in electrified cars, the batteries. As battery developer Ulrik Persson tells electrive<\/em>, Volvo’s batteries are designed to last 15 years in the vehicle. After that, they can be used in second-life applications.<\/p>\n Volvo is currently working on two pilot projects in this area: In cooperation with BatteryLoop<\/a>, solar-powered energy storage systems are being produced from batteries of electrified Volvos. From April, the system will be used to power charging stations for electric cars and e-bikes at the business centre of Swedish hygiene and healthcare company Essity near Gothenburg, Volvo says.<\/p>\n In a second project with Comsys and Fortum, Volvo will test the commercialisation of energy storage at a Swedish hydroelectric power plant. The retired car batteries will be used as stationary energy storage units to provide so-called “fast-balancing” services for the power system.<\/p>\n Battery developer Persson is concerned with learning how the batteries can be used for longer. “You can kill batteries in a year without any problems,” Persson says. However, with a different charging control, Volvo hopes for a disproportionately longer service life: “Compared to automotive use, the batteries there are exposed to much less aggressive cycling.”<\/p>\n It certainly makes a difference whether the cell is from a plug-in hybrid or a battery-electric car. “A PHEV battery is designed for 6,000 cycles, a BEV battery for 1,000 cycles. So I would prefer PHEV batteries for such projects,” Persson says. But he also admits that Volvo’s partners sometimes see it differently. “Our partners want large batteries where they get a large capacity in one go. So the economies of scale are much better with BEV batteries.”<\/p>\n Even the best battery has to be recycled one day. Persson believes it is illusory, at least in the coming years, for the recyclability of the battery to be taken into account in the design of the cells, as some experts are calling for. “The cell design is based on performance in the vehicle. Not only for us but also our competitors,” says the battery expert.<\/p>\nLonger second-life use than in-car use<\/h3>\n
Volvo relies on hydrometallurgical battery recycling<\/h3>\n