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From battery material development to the production of large-format cells: 21 partners from science and industry are pool their expertise
07-Feb-2025
The project "Sodium-Ion-Battery Deutschland-Forschung - SIB:DE FORSCHUNG", funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), aims to evaluate the suitability of sodium-ion battery technology (SIB) for the European energy and mobility transition to speed up industrial ...
alteva secures €1.7 million in pre-seed funding
21-Jan-2025
Cologne-based battery start-up alteva has successfully closed a 1.7 million Euro pre-seed financing round. The round was led by HTGF with participation from UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators, NRW.BANK and renowned angel investors. Alteva Technologies GmbH develops ultra-lightweight batteries ...
Investment in Germany's technological sovereignty
20-Jan-2025
To strengthen Germany's technological sovereignty in the field of battery technologies, the Battery Start-up Incubator (BaStI) is being established at TUM. Funded with 3.3 million euros by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), BaStl, as an integral part of the TUM Venture Labs, ...
Agreement covers development of large-scale production capacity and supply of synthetic anode graphite
16-Jan-2025
Vianode, an advanced battery materials company, has been selected as a strategic supplier of high-performance anode graphite solutions to General Motors (GM). The agreement covers development of large-scale manufacturing capacity and supply of synthetic anode graphite towards 2033. The master ...
GET Fund and Schaeffler AG invest in young Mainz-based company
16-Jan-2025
The German start-upCircunomics GmbH (based in Mainz) successfully closed its Series A financing round in December 2024, raising over eight million euros from significant investors. Founded in 2019, the company promotes the circular economy for lithium-ion batteries by advancing ...
Battery could make the mobile phone as thin as a credit card or increase the driving range of an electric car by up to 70 percent on a single charge
17-Sep-2024
When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically reduced. A research group at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is now presenting a world-leading advance in ...
Milestone for German battery technology
08-Aug-2024
Nacelle GmbH, a pioneer in battery technology, announced the commissioning of its pilot line for the production of sodium-ion batteries. This makes Nacelle the first German manufacturer to produce and upscale this innovative battery technology in Germany outside the academic ...
Landmark project in France
28-May-2024
KfW IPEX-Bank as Mandated Lead Arranger is contributing 64 Mio. EUR to a green financing for Verkor within an international consortium of 19 banks. The funds of 1.3 billion EUR will be directly allocated to the construction and financing of Verkor's first Gigafactory located in Dunkirk, with an ...
The investment round is the largest ever raised by a European battery recycling company
16-May-2024
cylib announced the completion of its €55 million Series A funding round in equity financing. The round, which is the largest round ever raised by a European battery recycling company, was completed less than 24 months after the company started operations. cylib will use the funds to power the ...
BTRY and 8inks are focusing on efficient battery production with maximum sustainability
30-Apr-2024
The electrification of many areas of life is leading to an increased demand for high-performance batteries. Two ETH spin-offs are making waves in this field: while BTRY develops high-performance solid-state batteries, 8inks is working on a new standard for production. In order to reduce our ...
