Revive & Recharge: The Second-Life EV Battery Challenge
Revive & Recharge: The Second-Life EV Battery Challenge
How might we repurpose end-of-life EV lithium-ion batteries into grid connected energy storage (BESS) for Qatar’s growing renewable energy supply?
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Everything You Need to Know: From Registration to Submission Guidelines and More
This challenge focuses on developing an implementation of Battery Energy Storage Solution (BESS) based on second-life EV batteries for grid-connected applications.
Key aspects of the solution include:
- End-to-End Pathway - Addressing the journey from used EV battery sourcing to a functional grid-connected storage system.
- Three-Pillar Balance - Optimizing technical grid stability, environmental life extension, and economic bankability vs. new batteries.
- Climate Resilience - Ensuring the solution is practical for Qatar's environment, including extreme heat and dust/sand conditions.
- Comprehensive Deliverables - Providing a technical/economic assessment, detailed engineering design, and a small-scale pilot setup.
The goal is to support Qatar’s growing renewable energy supply while managing the emerging waste stream of EV lithium-ion batteries through a sustainable, circular economy approach.
This challenge is open to SMEs and startups that can deliver solutions implementable in a relatively short timeframe (TRL 4 and above).
To register, click on the “Participate here” button at the top of the brief page. Follow the steps to create an account and complete your profile.
Key Dates:
- Submission Deadline: April 12th, 2026 (UTC+3)
- Shortlisting Deadline: May 2026
- Evaluation Deadline: June 2026
- Awarding of Winners: August 2026
Participants are required to complete and submit a participation form. Make sure to follow the guidelines provided in the "Challenge Details" section.
Participation in this challenge is strictly on behalf of startups. Each startup is considered a single participant, and submissions should represent the organization's collective solution. While internal collaboration within the startup is encouraged, the entry must be submitted under the startup's name rather than individual team members.
Winners will receive up to 100,000 USD in QRDI funding for solution development. They will also gain access to operational standards, a pilot site, and collaboration opportunities with KAHRAMAA teams. Furthermore, successful solutions have potential for commercial deployment within Qatar's planned 500MW storage facilities or beyond.