Swedish battery

Northvolt eyes global storage markets with ''cost-effective'' sodium …

Swedish battery and storage specialist Northvolt has developed a sodium-ion battery it claims to be a "cost-effective'''' alternative in energy storage to lithium-ion or other technologies. The cell has been validated for an energy density of over 160 watt-hours per kilogram at the company''s R&D centre Northvolt Labs in the Swedish city ...

Meet the company: Sustainable Swedish battery firm Northvolt

Northolt is a firm of many firsts. Not only has the Swedish startup built Europe''s largest battery manufacturing plant, but at the end of December 2021, it became the first European company to fully design, develop and assemble a battery at a gigafactory – marking a new chapter in European industrial history.. The Swedish startup, which was valued at US$12bn by investors …

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt receives a $14 billion …

Northvolt, the Swedish battery manufacturer which raised $1 billion in financing from investors led by Goldman Sachs and Volkswagen back in 2019, has signed a massive $14 billion battery order ...

Sweden''s Northvolt develops new lithium-free battery

Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson. Photo: Magnus Hjalmarson Neideman/SvD/TT Swedish battery giant Northvolt has produced a new sodium-ion battery, a technology which could reduce dependence on China.

BMW-Backed Northvolt Advances on $12 Billion Battery IPO Plan

Sweden''s Northvolt AB, whose customers include BMW AG and Volkswagen AG, is planning to go public within the next two years as battery demand for electric vehicles booms.

Even without sun and wind, get a charge from …

Scaling up Swedish battery companies. Scaling-up production was also the driver for the EU bank''s backing for Northvolt''s electric car battery. With an InnovFin-backed loan from the European Investment …

Northvolt in talks to secure $5bn to become Europe''s biggest battery …

The Swedish company produced the first battery from its European factory just south of the Arctic Circle in Sweden at the end of 2021. The plant is planned to eventually cover space equivalent to ...

Northvolt

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Northvolt AB is a Swedish battery developer and manufacturer, specialising in lithium-ion technology for electric vehicles. Founded in 2015 by two former Tesla executives, it commissioned its first manufacturing plant in Skellefteå, Sweden in 2021 and has announced plans for five others in Europe and North America.

Successful Grand Opening of our US facility

🌟 Tuesday, July 30th, we celebrated the Grand Opening of our new facility in Marysville, WA, USA, and it was a spectacular event! 🌟. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee delivered an inspiring speech, welcoming Echandia and applauding our future endeavors.

Manufacturing

Our first battery gigafactory is being established in northern Sweden and serves as Northvolt''s primary site for manufacturing of active material, cell assembly and recycling.

Swedish battery maker Northvolt to slash 1,600 jobs, quarter of staff

The battery maker has also faced scrutiny in Sweden over concerns about work safety at its sites, with Swedish police currently investigating a number of unexplained deaths of factory workers, who ...

Swedish EV battery maker raises $1.2B to expand to …

Northvolt, a Swedish producer of lithium-ion batteries, has raised around $1.2 billion from BlackRock and various Canadian pension plans to build new factories in North America and Europe ...

Altris

The Swedish sodium-ion battery developer Altris has successfully raised SEK 150 million in a Series B1 funding round, introducing new investors such as Clarios and Maersk Growth. The financing will be used to finalize Altris'' pilot production facility, and thereby enable commercial production of sodium-ion cathode material for battery cells. ...

Battery Maker Northvolt to Cut Costs as E.V. Demand Slumps in …

Northvolt, a Swedish battery manufacturer, said it would cut jobs, seek partnerships and merge some operations as it tried to streamline its business in the face of declining demand for electric ...

Northvolt unveils 160 Wh/kg sodium-ion battery

Swedish battery maker Northvolt has developed its first sodium-ion battery in partnership with Uppsala University spinoff Altris.

Swedish Battery Maker Northvolt Raises $1.6B, First Gigafactory …

Swedish battery maker Northvolt announced that it has raised $1.6 billion of debt, more than doubling its capital as it readies its first production facility.

Northvolt in new sodium-ion battery breakthrough

The Swedish group, backed by Volkswagen, BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, has developed a sodium-ion battery that has no lithium, cobalt or nickel — critical metals that manufacturers have...

Northvolt opens Europe''s first homegrown battery gigafactory

Intended to compete with US electric car giant Tesla and Asian producers of lithium-ion batteries, the factory in Skelleftea assembled its first battery cell late Tuesday, Northvolt said. "Marking a new chapter in European industrial history, the cell is the first to have been fully designed, developed and assembled at a gigafactory by a homegrown European …

Swedish EV battery maker raises $1.2B to expand to North America

Northvolt, a Swedish producer of lithium-ion batteries, has raised around $1.2 billion from BlackRock and various Canadian pension plans to build new factories in North America and Europe ...

Manufacturing

Northvolt receives $14 billion battery cell order for Swedish gigafactory from Volkswagen . 9 March, 2021. Maria Åstrand, VP Cathode Active Material. 24 February, 2021. Northvolt acquires Cuberg to commercialize next-generation battery cells. Northvolt AB ⌁ Alströmergatan 20

Swedish maritime battery startup opens first U.S. outpost in

Echandia, a Swedish startup making batteries and electronics to power maritime vessels, is opening a manufacturing and sales facility in Western Washington — its first site in North America.

Northvolt Nears $300 Million Rescue Package to Ease Crunch

Northvolt AB is closing in on an about $300 million rescue package that includes debt and equity, according to people familiar with the matter, buying time for the cash-strapped Swedish battery ...

Flower buys 40 MW Swedish battery storage site for $3 million

Swedish battery storage trading and optimization company Flower is rapidly growing its project fleet, now acquiring one of the nation''s largest sites. The project is a ready-to-build 40 MW/80 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) site developed by Nasdaq Stockholm-listed renewables developer Arise. It is located within the 277 MW ...

Northvolt: the Swedish start-up charging Europe''s …

Northvolt: the Swedish start-up charging Europe''s battery ambitions. The company is helping the region compete with the US and Asia in a sector that is crucial to the green transition....

Even without sun and wind, get a charge from Swedish battery companies

Scaling up Swedish battery companies. Scaling-up production was also the driver for the EU bank''s backing for Northvolt''s electric car battery. With an InnovFin-backed loan from the European Investment Bank, the company built a demonstration line of its concept in Västerås, not far from Stockholm. That factory started producing the new ...

How Europe''s Battery Hope Has Become a Symbol of the EV Bust

Northvolt AB was supposed to power Europe''s response to the likes of Tesla Inc. and China''s fast-growing electric vehicle makers. Instead, the Swedish battery company is fighting to stay afloat.

Swedish battery maker opens first U.S. facility in Marysville

MARYSVILLE — Echandia, a Swedish marine battery maker, opened its first U.S. plant Tuesday in Snohomish County. Located at the Cascade Industrial Park in Marysville, the new 20,000 square-foot ...

Swedish Battery Maker Northvolt To Slash 1,600 Jobs, Quarter …

Swedish Battery Maker Northvolt To Slash 1,600 Jobs, Quarter Of Staff. Sweden''s beleaguered electric car battery maker Northvolt said Monday it would cut a quarter of its staff in the country, as ...

FRENCH-SWEDISH CONFERENCE ON BATTERIES

FRENCH-SWEDISH. CONFERENCE ON BATTERIES. Jointly organised by. Uppsala University and the French Embassy. UPPSALA UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN. OCTOBER, 7TH AND 8TH, 2024. French-Swedish conference on batteries • 7-8 October 2024. ... "Operando X-ray Spectroscopy on Battery Materials" ...

Swedish battery giant Northvolt says head of main plant to step …

It comes shortly after the cash-strapped company announced plans to reduce its workforce by about 25% in Sweden as part of a major cost-cutting drive.

Struggling Northvolt stokes fear for Europe''s battery future

Other businesses potentially at risk are the Swedish company''s joint venture for a lithium conversion plant with Portugal''s Galp Energia, opens new tab, a Swedish battery material recycling ...

Northvolt becomes first in Europe to produce battery …

Northvolt became the first European start-up to design and produce a battery at a gigafactory on the continent as the Swedish group''s sub-Arctic plant fired up just days before its new year ...

Battery Maker Develops Futuristic Cobalt-Free Cell for …

Swedish battery maker Northvolt AB has developed its first sodium-ion product, a technology that could cut reliance on scarce raw materials and lay the foundation for the company''s next ...

Swedish battery maker Northvolt to slash 1,600 jobs, quarter of staff

Sweden''s beleaguered electric car battery maker Northvolt said Monday it would cut a quarter of its staff in the country, as it struggles with strained finances and a slowdown in demand.The loss ...

Northvolt to cut jobs and sell off unit to survive EV chill

Swedish battery maker has been grappling with factory problems and slowing growth in European EV take-up. Northvolt said on Monday that it would pause its cathode active material production ...

Swedish Battery Factory Northvolt Begins Shipments to Electric …

Swedish battery-maker Northvolt AB became the first European firm to start commercial shipments to a carmaker last week, giving shape to the continent''s five-year push to counter Asian dominance ...

Truck Maker Volvo Delays Construction of Battery Plant in Sweden

Swedish truck maker Volvo is delaying the construction of a new large-scale battery production plant in the country as it tries to balance a ramp-up of capacity with a fall in demand for electric ...

Northvolt becomes first in Europe to produce battery cell

Northvolt became the first European start-up to design and produce a battery at a gigafactory on the continent as the Swedish group''s sub-Arctic plant fired up just days before its new year ...