US gets first sodium-ion battery giga factory as Natron invests $1.4 bn in North Carolina

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Sodium-ion battery technology company Natron Energy announced plans to build a giga factory in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, at a total investment of nearly $1.4 billion. The f...

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Morocco emerges as staging post for Chinese firms eyeing Europe and US

As the US and Europe tighten their restrictions on clean technology imports from China --- solar panels, batteries, components, etc --- the Middle Kingdom is actively looking for b...

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IESW 2024: Strengthen capital goods supply chain and skilled workforce to drive battery manufacturing growth

The second session Battery Cell Manufacturing, Upcoming Gigafactories, and other Advanced Battery Manufacturing on Day 2 of the India Energy Storage Week, 2024, focu...

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​Amara Raja licenses prismatic, cylindrical cell technology from Gotion subsidiary GIB

Amara Raja announced it had tied up with leaing global battery manufacturing company Gotion High-Tech for LFP cell technology. The agreement was signed between Amara Raja Adva...

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Amara Raja giga factory will start operations next year

Leading automotive battery maker Amara Raja will have the first giga factory up and running before the end of next year, President Vijayanand Samudrala told the India Battery Manuf...

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Has India's new EV policy piqued Tesla's interest? Musk is coming to meet Modi

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India's new EV manufacturing policy is likely to pay a quick dividend. Elon Musk announced that he would be visiting the country to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Looking forw...

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Indian Oil ties up with Panasonic for lithium-ion battery foray, feasibility study underway

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Indian Oil and Panasonic Energy Co Ltd, the battery arm of Japan's Panasonic group, have signed a binding term sheet to set up a joint venture unit manufacturing cylindrical lithiu...

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SESI 2024: IESA brings stakeholders under one roof to deliberate on India's stationary energy storage sector

Shri Dinesh Jagdale, joint secretary, MNRE, lights the lamp inaugurating the SESI 2024 Conference. Image: IESA

The India Energy Storage Alliance, India's premier body for companies operating in the energy storage, e-mobility and green hydrogen space, launched its 4th international conferenc...

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Northvolt breaks ground on 60 GWh capacity German giga factory

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Northvolt announced the company had started construction of its battery giga factory "Northvolt Drei" in Germany. Europe had battled to keep the factory within its borders, after t...

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IESA summit on ways to boost Indian battery manufacturing, support giga factories

The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) inaugurated its third annual India Battery Manufacturing and Supply Chain Summit (IBMSCS) in Hyderabad today, kickstarting a two-day fest d...

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GODI plans 12.5 Gwh cell factory in Telangana

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GODI India Private Ltd has signed an MoU with Telangana to set up a 12.5 GWh cell manufacturing facility with an investment of ₹8,000 crore, the parties announced. The agreement wa...

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Gotion InoBat signs deal to set up 20 GWh capacity EV battery plant in Slovakia

The Slovak government and Gotion InoBat Batteries signing their deal, on November 22. Image: Slovak Government Office

Slovakia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese electric vehicle battery maker Gotion High-Tech to build an EV battery plant in the European nation, the country's ec...

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Tatas pick UK for £4 billion gigafactory that will supply JLR's future models

The factory will supply batteries to future Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles. Image: JLR

Tata Group announced it will set up a battery manufacturing plant in Britain to support the company's electric vehicles. The investment is being made through Jaguar-Land Rover and ...

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FREYR's Giga Arctic project gets fresh infusion of €100 million

Battery manufacturing company, FREYR Battery (FREYR) on Thursday announced it has been awarded a €100 million grant from the European Union ("EU") to support development of FR...

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Microvast loses $200 million US grant over China concerns

The US Department of Energy has withdrawn a $200 million grant to US battery maker Microvast, citing concerns over the company's connections with China. The grant was aimed at help...

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Europe bags €10 billion in giga factory investments

Europe has bagged around 10 billion euros in investment for two giga factories that will supply batteries to car manufacturers from 2026. The deals come after the bloc loosened rul...

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Amara Raja begins construction of Telangana’s first giga factory

Industrial and automotive battery major, Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. (ARBL) on Saturday held the ground-breaking ceremony of one of India's largest and Telangana's first giga factory...

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Battery cell manufacturing: Trailing the Giga factory trend

Taking a look at the mushrooming of mega-sized battery cell manufacturing plants: why JVs between auto OEMs and cell makers can secure steady demand, but also why it makes sense fo...

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Energy Storage & Gigafactories | Review 2022: A look at the year that was

Team ETN has compiled a brief review of the global energy storage sector from various reports released in 2022, and recapped snapshots of news about important turn o...

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IESA to host the 6th World Energy Storage Day Global Conference & Expo on Sept. 22

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) is all set to host the 6th World Energy Storage Day (WESD) on Thursday, September 22. With only a week left for WESD 2022 - Global Conference a...

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Australia's first lithium-ion giga factory completes pilot program

Australia's first lithium-ion battery giga factory has inched closer to commercial operations with the successful completion of advanced manufacturing pilot program ...

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Reliance Industries to build four giga factories in India

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman, Mukesh Ambani has announced that the company will build four giga factories in India.  Speaking at the 44th annual g...

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“Aspire to make India a world leader in new energy manufacturing”: Mukesh Ambani at Reliance Industries AGM 2022

Reliance Industries Chairman, Mukesh Ambani addressing Reliance Industries Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022.

India's largest private sector corporation, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) held its 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday (Aug. 29) making several big-ticket announcements fro...

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Exide to set up Lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility in Bengaluru

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India's leading battery maker, Exide Industries, on Wednesday (July 27) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Exide Energy Solutions Ltd (EESL) has executed a ...

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FREYR Battery to begin construction of its inaugural giga factory in Norway

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FREYR Battery (FREYR), the next-generation battery cell manufacturer has sanctioned the construction of Giga Artic (combined gigafactories 1 and 2) -- FREY...

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FREYR Battery to provide 28.5GWh battery cells to Powin

Powin Energy Corp. (Powin), a US-based leading provider of battery energy storage systems signed an agreement with FREYR Battery (FREYR) on Monday to purchase 28.5 GWh of battery c...

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IESA decade: Building a credible energy storage community

Set up in 2012, the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) celebrates 10 fruitful years, this year on 3rd May. Having had a humble beginning with just five members, the alliance has ...

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KORE Power's KOREPlex giga factory to come up in Arizona

US-based battery cell technology developer, KORE Power on Wednesday announced that it has finalized the purchase of the KOREPlex giga factory site in Buckeye, Arizona. Th...

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ACC PLI – key milestone in a long journey, just begun

In a major milestone for the energy storage industry, in March 2022 the Indian government announced the winners of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for advanced battery...

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Exide to invest Rs.6000 cr. to set up lithium-ion cell manufacturing giga factory in Karnataka

Subir Chakraborty, MD & CEO of Exide Industries after a meeting with Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

India's leading battery maker, Exide Industries on Thursday announced it will be investing INR 6000 crore in the southern state of Karnataka for setting up a lithium-ion batte...

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