Northvolt

Did you know that Skellefteå, in Northern Sweden, hosts a flight academy specializing in electric planes? Fitting, since it's also home to Europe's first homegrown battery gigafactory, Northvolt Ett. This summer, we had the opportunity to partner with Green Flight Academy, and see the city from above. Clearly, electrified airborne transport isn't something for the far off future, it's already happening, now. Watch to see a birds-eye view of Northvolt Ett, taken from an electric plane:

Electrification is everywhere – land, air and sea. And pioneers like Candela, with their electric shuttle ferry, Nova, show how electric maritime public transportation is possible, today. We recently had the chance to speak with Candela in an episode of the Northvolt Podcast! Tune in to learn all about what the future looks like for the company and the electric boating industry: https://lnkd.in/djryE7yR

We are shifting our next-generation lithium-metal battery development from Cuberg in California to our R&D campus, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, Sweden. This move brings the development of lithium-ion, sodium-ion and lithium-metal into one location, where future development of the battery technologies benefits from a platform of expertise and capabilities that is unmatched in the Western world. For more details on this strategic transfer, please read the full press release ↓ https://lnkd.in/d4Vgy3Uf

We've expanded our Voltpack Core portfolio with two new, compact battery packs. With smaller footprints than earlier models and familiar fully-integrated designs, they open the doors to new avenues of industrial electrification. Elin Åkerström, VP Industrial, Northvolt Systems: "It became clear that there was demand for a smaller Voltpack Core — something that still offered great volumetric energy, but came with a smaller, lighter physical footprint. That’s what has led to the new, 21 and 39 kWh additions to the Voltpack Core range, which really expand the scope of vehicle applications we can support, down to that smaller and mid-size area." Learn more ↓ https://lnkd.in/dDbwAQT6

Earlier this week, we applied for the permit to start piling of our first production block. Meanwhile, as you can see, leveling of the site is progressing, with up to 300 trucks using our newly-built temporary highway exit. Previously, we used the federal road which we can now leave to travelers enjoying their summer vacation on Schleswig-Holstein's North Sea coast. Safe travels and happy summer!

Northvolt welcomes Pia Aaltonen-Forsell as its new Chief Finance Officer and Matthias Arleth as President of Business Unit Cells. Alexander Hartman, who has led Northvolt’s $15 billion financing as Chief Finance Officer over the past seven years, will now lead Northvolt’s recently announced company strategic review as Chief Transformation Officer. Peter Carlsson, CEO and Co-Founder of Northvolt commented: “I am proud to welcome such great talent as Pia and Matthias into Northvolt’s Executive Management team. Together, they bring top-tier experience to us from global, large-scale manufacturing, industrial development and public markets companies, all of which will enable Northvolt to take the next steps on our journey.” Carlsson continued: “Alexander has already played a crucial part in Northvolt’s success and laid the foundation for what is now the fastest growing battery company in the Western world, including through leadership of an exceptional team responsible for all Northvolt fundraising and financing workstreams to date. His vision and deep financial understanding have been instrumental to our success to date, and given his broad skillset, he is best positioned to take Northvolt through its next phase of transformation.” Full press release ↓ https://lnkd.in/dpxcGKuv

Today, we publish Northvolt’s second Sustainability and Annual Report, detailing the presence we’ve established within the industrial landscape and progress we’ve made on our mission.  Defining a new model for its industry, Northvolt is Europe's fastest growing battery producer. This report details our approach, progress and the challenges we face, on the path to building a sustainable battery industry. Find the report here: https://lnkd.in/dH9D9Fpu

Curious about how battery recycling works? Check out this handy graphic to learn about Northvolt's battery recycling process ↓ At our in-house recycling facilities, we receive batteries at their end of life, as well as manufacturing waste, from which we recover valuable raw materials, in addition to copper, aluminium and plastics. By co-locating our recycling facilities alongside our gigafactories, we are able to immediately recirculate materials back into production – closing the loop on batteries. Learn more about battery recycling here: https://lnkd.in/de2sTE_W

Today marks a major milestone in the realization of our project in Quebec: the construction of the first Northvolt Six building. Huge congratulations to the team and everyone involved! Learn more about the project by checking out Northvolt North America ↓

"Our recycling process isn't only made for recycling Northvolt products but products from other companies in the market as well" Battery recycling is a pivotal part of producing the world's greenest batteries. In this episode of the Northvolt Podcast, Nathalia Vieceli, Manager of R&D Revolt talks to us about the different stages of our battery recycling process. Tune in here: https://lnkd.in/de2sTE_W