The European Commission is set to grant EIT InnoEnergy, the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe, 10 million Euros in funding towards the European Battery Alliance (EBA) Academy, following the signing of a Letter of Intent between the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, and EIT InnoEnergy. […]
Big news for the stationary battery storage market. Last week, Australian-based Origin Energy announced its intention to close down Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant before “end of life”. Once power production will cease, the site is expected to host a 700MWh battery storage instead. This means that we have reached a point in sun-rich areas where
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At the launch of the European Battery Alliance (EBA) in 2017 there was virtually no cell production capacity in Europe. And Northvolt’s endeavour to build a battery manufacturing plant was seen with a lot of scepticism. Today, Europe’s green industrial revolution is a fact. The EBA has in just 5 years turned Europe into a
French startup Verkor has announced the selection of Dunkirk (Hauts de France) for the construction of its first Gigafactory that will produce low-carbon battery cells designed to support Europe’s net-zero goals. The announcement marks a significant milestone for Verkor, founded in 2020, and for the European battery industry at large. Dunkirk has proven to be
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We are pleased to relay that Batteries Europe initiative is now reconducted for another three years to enrich, strengthen and extend the knowledge transfer and competitiveness across the European battery value chain. Launched in 2019, Batteries Europe platform has brought together key European stakeholders in the European batteries research and innovation (R&I) community to support
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A year ago we reported on a substantial growth in Energy Storage Systems (ESS) projects being established around the world. The largest battery ESS installed is till the Moss Landing facility in California with 400 MW/1200 MWh capacity. There are however several other very large scale projects being announced. Europe is also getting into the
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Welcome back to our members and readers after the seasonal break that we hope was pleasing and relaxing. To kick off the new year, we would like to share some recent investments and annoucements at different levels of the battery value chain. These continue to illustrate the positive and dynamic developments of the European battery
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This year has been once again significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Still, the activities related to the European battery value chain have not rested. On the contrary, at a time when 2021 is soon behind us, we can conclude that 2021 can actually be considered as a transformative year. A record high number of
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In a public letter addressed to EU Environment Ministers ahead of their meeting on 20 December, eight businesses working in the battery supply chain ask to speed up the environmental and ethical rules that will regulate them. Batteries are today considered as a key technology to enable the green transition of the mobility and energy
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We are happy to relay the annoucements of several key projects that will further strengthen the European supply chain for batteries. Let’s begin with the establishment of the joint venture ‘Aurora’ between Galp and Northvolt to develop a lithium conversion facility. Announced today, this joint venture is engaged in the development of Europe’s largest and
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