Welcome to the 2022 webinar series dedicated to Nordic collaboration and opportunities in a booming battery industry Webseries #1: The opportunities, challenges and decisive needs for recycling Thursday, May 19, 2022 | 09:00–10:30 CET. Currently the volume of recovered metals used in battery manufacturing is low. The Nordic countries have recognised recycling as a critical part […]
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EBA250 will participate at the EVS35 – the International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition now in its 35th edition. The International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS) is highly renowned as the most important conference and meeting place for the EV industry in the world. The conference gathers policymakers, representatives from industry, relevant research communities and NGOs,
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Welcome to the webinar “The Race for Green Talent” on Tuesday 12 April, 16:00-16:45 CET. New projects across the battery value chain have already attracted more than €60 billion in investments and are expected to create between 3 and 4 million direct and indirect jobs over the next few years. This means that a staggering
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On March 23 was held in Brussels the European Battery Alliance (EBA) High-Level Industrial Meeting organised and hosted by EBA250-EIT InnoEnergy. This meeting brought together key stakeholders along a battery value chain to take stock of the achievements of the EBA since its launch five years ago. The high-level representatives of the EBA confirmed their
Yesterday, the Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced support for a collaboration between the European Battery Alliance and the U.S. Li-Bridge alliance to accelerate development of robust supply chains for lithium-ion and next generation batteries, including the critical raw materials segments. Bolstering the clean energy economy and strengthening the battery value chain
EBA250 team will be present at The Business Booster – the annual sustainable energy innovation event organised by EIT InnoEnergy – together with some of the solutions that are enabling the establishment of a competitive and sustainable battery industry in Europe. Now in its 10th edition, The Business Booster cuts through the noise of the
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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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Welcome to the LiPLANET Conference: Discover the insights of battery cell pilot lines ecosystem on March 10th from 2 to 5 PM CET. The aim of LiPLANET – a 2-year project funded by the EU under the HORIZON 2020 R&I Programme – was to create a European innovation and production ecosystem by forming a network
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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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