Giga-scale battery factory to launch in Norway

Battery producer Elinor Batteries and SINTEF, a Norway-based research organisation, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a giga-scale battery factory for production in central Norway.

Through the collaboration, Elinor has secured the necessary resources needed in research and development to drive the project forward.

SINTEF will open a battery lab concurrent to the launch of Elinor’s plans for the battery factory. The agreement covers technological aspects in the entire value chain for battery production, including production technology, infrastructure, management, economics and societal elements.

CEO of SINTEF, Alexandra Bech Gjørv, said on the MoU: “The global battery competition is knowledge-intensive. A Norwegian battery factory must be the best in terms of sustainability in the entire value chain and a knowledge leader in electrochemistry, materials technology and mass production to succeed.

“We have invested considerably in having world-leading laboratories for battery production. We look forward to working with Elinor to reach their industrial goals.”

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Elinor Batteries CEO Terje Andersen commented on how the agreement will be essential for the country to gain competitive standing as a battery producer in “an industry that has long been dominated by Asaian suppliers…This is an essential agreement for us at Elinor Batteries, enabling us to start producing A-samples already this spring.”

Gjørv added how the battery facility will be sustainable as the raw materials will travel shorter distances, changing how the batteries are used and produced while creating new opportunities.

“Norway has an excellent system for cooperation between research and industry, as well as strong players along the entire value chain for the production, use and reuse of batteries. Thus, all the prerequisites for taking the lead in the global knowledge race towards next-generation batteries are in place,” Gjørv stated.

Construction of the factory will commence 2024. First production is estimated in mid-2026.