EBA250 NEWS

Infinity Lithium signs MoU with LG Energy Solution for lithium offtake

Jun 30, 2021

We are happy to communicate that Infinity Lithium, one of the projects included in the Business Investment Platform, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korean Group LG...

Verkor partners with Renault Group to gear up its battery manufacturing in France

Jun 28, 2021

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Renault Group and Verkor will develop and manufacture new high-performance battery cells, bringing manufacturing excellence and a competitive, sustainable, and local battery cell value chain to Europe. Part of the...

Volvo Car Group and Northvolt team up to develop and produce batteries

Jun 21, 2021

Volvo Car Group and Northvolt to join forces in battery development and production

Volvo Car Group announces its intention to establish a joint venture with the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt to develop and produce more sustainable batteries, tailored to power the next generation...

Location of charging infrastructure for heavy vehicles across Europe identified

Jun 16, 2021

In a new study made for the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), Fraunhofer ISI has pinpointed the location of charging infrastructure for battery electric trucks. The study is based on...

Charging infrastructure in Europe: a bottleneck to e-mobility?

Jun 8, 2021

We are happy to relay that we held today a new EBA250 Virtual Meetup focusing on charging infrastructure. Below is a summary write-up of the event that welcomed more than...

Rio Tinto partners with InoBat to explore innovative lithium battery initiative

May 26, 2021

Rio Tinto and InoBat have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming at accelerating the establishment of a local battery value chain in Serbia. The partnership will cover the...

Spain to implement the first EBA Academy programme

May 19, 2021

Vice-President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič was today in Madrid, Spain to participate at the signature of the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the EBA Academy, a...

From a project to a sustainable network: LiPLANET Network announces the foundation of its legal association

May 10, 2021

The LiPLANET Network for Lithium battery cell research pilot lines has achieved an important milestone this Friday May 7th with the foundation of its legal association. The aim of the...

“Digitalisation of Batteries for Smart Energy and Transport Systems” – Workshop summary

May 7, 2021

Batteries Europe, ETIP SNET - Smart Networks for the Energy Transition and EGVIA – The European Green Vehicles Initiative Association co-organised earlier this week a workshop on “Digitalisation of Batteries...

Looking up North: Finland is hot news for building up Europe’s supply chain capacities

Apr 29, 2021

Last week the British chemical company Johnson Matthey has announced its ambition to build a new factory for the production of its nickel-rich eLNO cathode materials in a strategic partnership...