EBA250 NEWS

Prime Batteries Technology and EIT InnoEnergy join forces to scale up battery and storage production in Europe

Nov 11, 2022

Romania's Prime Batteries Technology that produces lithium-ion batteries and tailor-made battery systems for the automotive, smart grids, and industrial sectors has signed an investment agreement with EIT InnoEnergy with the...

Verkor raises more than 250 million euros in additional financing for its Verkor Innovation Centre

Nov 3, 2022

Verkor has received the support of the European Investment Bank, securing the financing of its technological and innovation centre in Grenoble, France which is coming to completion the first half...

Battery materials making headlines in the US and in Europe

Oct 21, 2022

On Wednesday, the US government announced that it will award grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law worth a total of US$2.8 billion to 20 manufacturing and processing companies in order...

EIT InnoEnergy joins CIRPASS to lay the ground for the deployment of European Digital Product Passports

Oct 10, 2022

Leading the EBA250 initiative, EIT InnoEnergy joins the CIRPASS consortium, brining together a core network of leading organisations in building the European vision for a unified Digital Product Passport (DPP)...

ElevenEs produces a prototype of the largest LFP battery cell in Europe

Sep 26, 2022

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The Serbian company ElevenEs has completed a 2-year development programme and produced a prototype of the largest battery cell in Europe. Customer deliveries are set to start in the first...

A domestic raw material supply chain is essential for Europe’s battery ambition

Sep 6, 2022

Pile of lithium-rich salt material from deposits for Li-Ion battery manufacturing in EV industry, Lithium hexafluorophosphate extract from rechargeable energy cell in recycling process 3D illustration

Europe can proudly and accurately call itself a climate leader in a number of spheres. The Fit for 55 package is the latest boost to Europe’s green ambitions, confirmed regarding...

Norway launches its national battery strategy to attract large investments and factories in the field

Jun 30, 2022

After the launch of several battery strategies at national level, (Sweden in Dec 2020; Finland in Jan 2021; Hungary in Sept 2021), it is now Norway’s turn to release its...

Stellantis becomes shareholder in decarbonized lithium company Vulcan Energy

Jun 27, 2022

The strategic alliances along the European battery value chain continues to expand. Last week, Stellantis announced a €50 million equity investment in Vulcan Energy, becoming the second largest shareholder in...

First homegrown European battery company to qualify as Tier One supplier

Jun 21, 2022

We are pleased to share another milestone for the European battery industry. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has indeed just upgraded Northvolt to a Tier 1 supplier of batteries to the automotive...

BASQUEVOLT, the Basque initiative for production of solid-state batteries, is launched with the aim of producing 10GWh by 2027

Jun 10, 2022

BASQUEVOLT, the Basque solid-state battery initiative, will begin production of battery cells in 2027 with the aim of reaching a capacity of 10GWh. This is one of the main objectives...