Hydropower and recycled materials to challenge China's battery dominance
In northern Sweden, construction is underway on a 100 hectare factory lot, meant to supply sustainable batteries for European electric vehicles. Though Chinese companies dominate the market, Northvolt is unconcerned: There is plenty of room in the market, and the company has a green advantage, says Northvolt’s Nordic head of communications.
BY JENS STAVNSBJERG, TRANSLATED BY CHRISTOFFER ØSTERGAARD
Half of the area is gravel desert scattered with container offices, and the other half is taken up by rectangular silver-grey factory buildings of an imposing size, surrounded by Swedish pine forests as far as the eye can see. There are no immediate signs that a veritable breakthrough has occurred at the 100-hectare area near the small town of Skellefteå in northern Sweden.
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