Be Energy wins REBORN call for projects to extend the life of electric vehicle batteries

Be Energy is proud to announce that it has been selected as part of a call for projects dedicated to developing innovative solutions for the management and reuse of lithium batteries from electric vehicles.

This project, called REBORN, marks a new step in our commitment to the circular economy and the development of technologies that extend battery life while reducing their environmental impact.

A major challenge for the future of electric batteries

With the rapid rise of electric mobility, increasing volumes of batteries will gradually reach the end of their first cycle of use in the coming years.

However, when a battery is no longer suitable for automotive use, it often retains between 70% and 80% of its initial energy capacity.

The challenge is therefore crucial: to avoid premature recycling and maximize the value of resources that have already been extracted and processed.

The REBORN project therefore aims to develop new methods to:

• accurately diagnose the health of batteries,

• identify cells that are actually faulty,

• restore and remanufacture battery packs to extend their service life.

This approach optimizes resource use while reducing the carbon footprint associated with the production of new batteries.

At Be Energy, we firmly believe that reuse should take priority over recycling in order to build a more sustainable energy model.

A two-year research and development program

The REBORN project will run for approximately 24 months and will have a total budget of over €1.3 million.

This program will fund:

• research and development activities,

• the design of advanced diagnostic tools for lithium batteries,

• the development of industrial remanufacturing processes,

• the development of a secure workstation dedicated to high-voltage batteries.

Several thousand electric vehicle batteries will be analyzed and tested as part of this program.

The goal is to demonstrate that industrial remanufacturing of lithium batteries is possible, reliable, and economically viable.

A location at the heart of an industrial ecosystem

The experiments will be conducted in collaboration with several industrial and logistics partners.

Some of the operations will be carried out in the Bouches-du-Rhône region, near Marseille, within an industrial ecosystem involved in energy transition and the circular economy.

This positioning will enable the creation of a genuine value chain around the second life of batteries.

Economic benefits for the region

Beyond technological innovation, this project also represents a significant opportunity for local economic development.

Ultimately, the industrialization of the solutions developed as part of the REBORN project could lead to the creation of an industrial site dedicated to battery remanufacturing.

The goal is to create around 25 jobs in the coming years, particularly in the following areas:

battery technicians

electronics and energy engineers

diagnostics and data specialists

industrial operators

This dynamic is fully in line with Be Energy’s vision: to develop new professions around the circular economy and energy transition.

Recognition of Be Energy’s expertise

Since its creation, Be Energy has been developing technologies to regenerate and extend the life of batteries in many sectors: industry, mobility, telecommunications, and energy storage.

Today, our solutions are deployed in more than 50 countries, with several hundred pieces of equipment installed around the world.

The REBORN project is further recognition of our expertise and confirms the role that Be Energy can play in the development of a European battery reuse industry.

At Be Energy, we are convinced that extending the life of batteries is one of the most effective ways to reduce the environmental impact of the energy transition.

This project marks an important step in turning this vision into industrial reality.