On August 17, it was publicized for 20 days. EU Regulation on Batteries and Waste Batteries formal entry into force, hereinafter referred to as the "New Battery Law", this article is the interpretation of the requirements of the carbon footprint statement.
Scope of Carbon Footprint Statement
electric vehicle battery
rechargeable industrial battery with capacity greater than 2 kW
LMT Battery
at present, the new battery law of the European Union only requires the carbon footprint declaration of the above-mentioned batteries, by December 31, 2030, the committee should evaluate the feasibility of extending the carbon footprint requirements to portable batteries and rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity of 2 kWh or less.
Information on the carbon footprint statement
the carbon footprint statement contains at least the following information:
(a) Management information about the manufacturer;
(B) Battery model information;
(c) Information on the geographical location of the battery manufacturing plant;
(D) The carbon footprint of the battery, calculated in kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour (kg CO2 e/kWh) based on the total energy provided by the battery during its expected service life;
(e) The carbon footprint of batteries is differentiated according to life cycle stages;
The life cycle phases involve the following processes should be excluded from the system boundary:
-The manufacture of battery packaging and recycling equipment, because in the PEFCR of energy-efficient rechargeable batteries for mobile devices, the carbon footprint impact is calculated to be negligible;
-Battery assembly process using original equipment manufacturer (OEM) system components; this process mostly corresponds to mechanical assembly and is included in the OEM equipment or vehicle assembly line; compared with the manufacturing process of OEM components, the energy and material consumption of this specific process is negligible.
Use phase should be excluded from life cycle carbon footprint calculations, Because it is not directly affected by the manufacturer, unless it is proved that the choices made by the battery manufacturer in the design stage can make a non-negligible contribution to the impact.
Companies disclosing the carbon footprint of battery products need to be distinguished according to the life cycle stage of the battery product, I .e. raw material acquisition and pretreatment, main product production, distribution, end-of-life and recycling stages.
(f) the identification number of the EU declaration of conformity of the battery;
(g) A web link to access the carbon footprint values for the various stages of the life cycle of the public version.
stage and time
the requirements of the new battery law for the battery carbon footprint statement are not achieved overnight, showing three main stages, the requirements are becoming more and more stringent, with the improvement of requirements, the Commission also needs to formulate relevant requirements as soon as possible, such as carbon footprint performance level, maximum carbon threshold, etc.
(1) carbon Footprint Statement, containing at least the above-mentioned information (a ~ g).
(2) shall be affixed with a conspicuous, legible and indelible label , statement carbon Footprint and Carbon Footprint Performance Levels.
(3) Declare that the life cycle carbon footprint value of the carbon footprint is lower than that specified in the authorization act. Maximum Carbon Footprint Threshold.
Carbon Footprint Impact Assessment
the carbon footprint of the battery should be calculated using the "climate change" life cycle impact assessment methodology recommend in the Joint Research Centre Joint Research Centre report 2019 report "Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Methodology Update Recommendations. Characterized results should be provided without standardization and weighting.
Carbon Footprint Performance Class
according to the distribution of values in the battery carbon footprint statement on the market, determine the number of meaningful carbon footprint performance grades, where Class A is the best grade and the carbon footprint result is the smallest to achieve market differentiation.
The threshold of each performance level and the width of the level shall be set according to the performance distribution of the batteries (electric vehicle batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kW, LMT batteries) put on the market in the previous three years, the expected technical improvement and other technical factors.
Maximum carbon threshold
based on the information collected through the carbon footprint statement and the relative distribution of the carbon footprint performance levels of the battery models on the market, and taking into account the scientific and technological progress in this field, the degree of progress in reducing the carbon footprint of batteries on the market, and the actual and potential contribution of these life cycle carbon footprint thresholds to the EU's goal of sustainable transportation and climate neutrality by 2050. The Committee shall set the maximum life-cycle carbon footprint threshold for the three battery categories covered by the carbon footprint statement after a dedicated impact assessment to determine the threshold.
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