{"id":24416,"date":"2022-08-12T11:17:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T10:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=24416"},"modified":"2022-08-12T11:24:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T10:24:19","slug":"innovative-methods-recover-energy-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/innovative-methods-recover-energy-batteries\/24416\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative methods to recover energy from batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"
In many self-powered devices, alkaline and zinc-carbon batteries are frequently present. Once these batteries have been used, they are discarded, as it is estimated that from the 15 billion batteries that are annually produced and sold worldwide, the majority end up in landfills. However, this does not have to be the case. It is thought that although these batteries are not usable, there is a small amount of energy left in them. Approximately half of the batteries discarded often contain as much as 50% energy. There is therefore a potential to recover this energy from the batteries.<\/p>\n
Recently, a group of researchers from Taiwan investigated the feasibility of recovering this energy from single-use discarded batteries. Led by Professor Chien-Hsing Lee from NCKU<\/a>, Taiwan, the group focused its research efforts on this front to promote a circular economy for discarded batteries.<\/p>\n