Maryline Di Caro, Author at European Battery Alliance

Launch of EBA250 - European Battery Alliance

EU approves €3.2 billion state aid for battery research and innovation

The European Commission has approved an Important Project of Common European Interest (“IPCEI”) jointly notified by Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden to support research and innovation in the common European priority area of batteries. This is an excellent example of how the Commission, Member States and the industry are delivering on a […]

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Battery maker Northvolt scales up ambitions with factory push

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Northvolt is aiming for a 25% market share on the European Lithium-ion battery cell market and is planning for further expansion of their cell production. Read the Financial Times article (access to subscribers only).

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Battery Manufacturing in Europe: is there a second chance?

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Oliver Wyman, the global management consulting firm, has made a short and concise description of the European battery industry and its future. It concludes that Europe has the clear need and chance to catch up in the strategically so important battery industry. You find the findings on Oliver Wyman website.

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Tesla plans to build its Gigafactory 4 in Germany

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Tesla will expand its global manufacturing network with a gigafactory near Berlin, Germany. Batteries and powertrains will be made there in addition to cars, beginning with the Model Y crossover, reports Bloomberg. Earlier this summer, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said that the European Gigafactory should be operational by the end of 2021. Read full article

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Grid scale storage taking off in the US

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Battery installations in existing plants are replacing fossil peak generators in several big cities in the US. Latest announcement is from New York. Read more

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Election of the first Governing Board of BatteRIes Europe

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The European Technology and Innovation Platform on Batteries, BatteRIes Europe, held its first General Assembly on 22 October in Brussels, Belgium. Following the launch of the platform in June, the day was dedicated to setting up the ground of the European initiative supported by the European Commission (DG ENER, DG RTD, DG CNECT, DG MOVE,

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 rewards the development of lithium-ion batteries

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John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino are the Nobel laureates in chemistry for 2019 for their work on lithium-ion batteries that allowed to open for a technical revolution. In the press release, the Nobel Prize Committee highlights the fact that “they have laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society, and

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Mission 10.000: Batteries Conference

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EBA250 will be presenting a speech on the progress of creating a European Battery value chain and on the market trends on the Mission 10.000: Batteries Conference in Braga, Portugal. The Mission 10.000: Batteries conference brings together researchers, innovators, and policy-makers to discuss the current and future trends in battery storage to help position the EU

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The European Battery Alliance and EIT InnoEnergy launch the Business Investment Platform

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Co-designed by industrial players and public and private financial institutions, the BIP accelerates transactions in the European battery value chain. Today at the 6th EBA250 stakeholder meeting, EIT InnoEnergy has launched the online Business Investment Platform (BIP) for the battery value chain, to accelerate transactions between investee and investor. Designed to bridge the gap between

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The Business Booster 2019

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EBA250 team will be present at The Business Booster – the annual two-day international event organised by InnoEnergy – together with some of the solutions that are enabling the establishment of a competitive and sustainable battery industry in Europe. Bringing together 800+ attendees from over 40 countries consisting of start-ups, energy industry representatives, financial communities,

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