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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On 21 March, the top start-ups in electrical storage will gather at Amsterdam’s historic Beurs van Berlage to pitch their solutions. Screened from over 200 international applicants, the 31 start-ups selected to the final will pitch their solution to a panel of specialists from academia, industry and investment. The 15 start-ups that stand out for
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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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Warm welcome to the first EBA250 conference taking place in Sweden and dedicated to the role of Sweden in the European battery ecosystem. An industrial race is underway in the wake of the ever-faster energy system transition. Batteries are at the center of this transition. In this context, batteries are a necessary enabler to a
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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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The Battery 2030+ is a key initiative from the European Commission to gather the European research community. The project has a long-term 10 year vision and has the objective to ensure that Europe can be in the forefront developing next generation battery technologies. With the emerging battery production capacity European industry would be in a
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