The Nordic EV-Summit 2019 took place last week in Oslo, Norway. Whereas it is acknowledge that we need to ramp up EV production to speed up the energy transition, one can wonder if the industry is able to deliver without causing harm to people or nature. Thore Sekkenes, EBA Programme Director, Industry at InnoEnergy participated […]
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In a surprising twist to the finals pitching event of the global call for start-ups, InnoEnergy announced two grand prize winners: Battrion and instagrid. 10 winning finalists in InnoEnergy’s global call for the most innovative start-ups in the world of electrical energy storage travelled to Amsterdam and pitched to an expert high-profile jury and an
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After many discussions the German automotive industry has defined the next generation automobile to be a battery car. This is therefore an important milestone that will create the focus European suppliers need to maintain world leading position in car production. Read article on electrive.com
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Joining forces, Volkswagen and Northvolt will be leading the European Battery Union to focus on research aiming at acquiring a broader know-how on battery cell production. This initiative is fully in line with the objectives of the European Battery Alliance: to form industrial alliances along the value chain to create a competitive and green European
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Last Thursday, the first EBA250 Swedish conference took place at IVA Conference Centre in Stockholm to discuss the strategic role of Sweden in the European battery ecosystem. More than 100 representatives from public and private sectors along the battery value chain answered to the joint invitation of InnoEnergy, the Swedish Energy Agency and Business Sweden.
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The trend is clear. After VW earlier this week, one more European company increases its ambitions for electrical vehicles by 50%. There is no way back and the European automotive suppliers are making up lost ground. Read article on electrive.com
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The automotive industry is stepping up their ambitions in the field of electric vehicles. This is now also true for the major suppliers and the announcement from Volkswagen is another proof of this. A 50% increase in the ambitions in just one year confirms that confidence is growing within the European automotive industry. Read the
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The Battery Alliance is encouraging investment in manufacturing across the whole value chain. This is a sample of what is going on in Europe related to the production of battery packs. Read article on Argus Media
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The European Car of the year winner 2019 was a full electric car, designed, developed and produced in Europe. This was the second time an all-electric car was the winner, the previous winner was Nissan Leaf in 2011. So we could spot two trends in this announcement. One is that full electric cars are preferred
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The key to success in the battery business in Europe is cooperation across borders and also a joint effort from Industry, Member States and the Commission. It is encouraging to see that this is now happening in the battery field. France calls for close cooperation with Poland as ties warm, 27.02.2019 Germany launches battery subsidy
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