133223VOLT (Validation Of Li-ion repurposing Technology) by BuffaloGrid LimitedClosedFeasibility StudiesInnovate UK*Issue – Worldwide 1.2bn people lack access to the electricity grid. With IUK support, BuffaloGrid (BG) has developed a solar powered Hub providing PAYG electricity, off grid mobile phone charging and wireless internet in developing regions. BG hubs currently contains Li-ion cells spot welded together in caddies. However, battery packs connecting multiple cells without a Battery Monitoring System have very restrictive export/import requirements. Cell welding is also an expensive process, prevents reuse of battery packs extracted from EoL BuffaloGrid Hubs in other devices and prevents use of upcycled Li-ion batteries. *Solution - In this VOLT feasibility project , BuffaloGrid will investigate the feasibility of developing a battery pack that uses compression to hold Li-ion cells together and develop a prototype. *Challenges for BuffaloGrid - Due to the harsh operating environment of BuffaloGrid Hubs, developing a Caddy that uses compression is challenging.