Baua Electric

JUNE 10, 2024

Volvo Construction Equipment has announced the opening of new facilities at its plants in Changwon, South Korea and Braås, Sweden. In Changwon, Volvo invested 80 million kronor to build a battery pack production facility for electric excavators. The two facilities were built at a cost of 440 million Swedish kronor ($42 million).

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Teslarati

AUGUST 3, 2022

Volvo Group has announced today that it will build a “large-scale” battery manufacturing facility in Sweden that will help to “meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines.” ” The location of the plant is yet to be determined, the Göteborg-based Volvo said.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. The new facility represents an investment of around €1.2 billion; Volvo expects around 20% to be funded by governmental support.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2020

With a new pilot plant that will produce lithium-ion battery cells, the company is taking the next step in addressing all aspects of the battery cell value chain: from selection of materials, to battery cell composition and design, all the way to near-standard production and recycling.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Swedish battery materials company Altris AB, which specializes in producing highly sustainable cathode materials for rechargeable sodium batteries, has officially opened its first office in China. The company is also planning to scale up production of Fennac to an industrial level in 2022.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Iberdrola and H2 Green Steel (H2GS, earlier post )have signed an agreement to build a plant with an electrolysis capacity of 1 GW. Both companies will also explore the possibility of locating a steelmaking facility capable of producing between 2.5 and 5 million tonnes of green steel plate per year on the same site.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Tesla’s Giga Presses continue to catch on with other automakers shifting to electric vehicles (EVs), as the company’s casting machine supplier has just announced a new contract with Volvo. The collaboration with the brand exemplifies the company’s dedication to driving progress in the industry.”

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Volkswagen is establishing a European company (Société Européenne) to consolidate activities along the value chain for batteries—from processing raw materials to developing a unified Volkswagen battery to managing the European gigafactories. There are plans to build additional gigafactories at sites in Spain and Eastern Europe.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The company aims to have an annual cell production capacity of 60 GWh. The facility in Canada will be the Sweden-based company’s first factory outside Europe. The post Northvolt to build fully integrated battery plant in Canada appeared first on TESLARATI. Cerruti will lead the project in Canada.

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JUNE 17, 2022

Partners include Volvo CE, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, who provided specialist competence on driveline development and safety, and PowerCell Sweden, a developer of fuel cell-based hydrogen-electric power solutions. While not commercially available, valuable insights from the concept will inevitably inform future production.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

China-based smart electric vehicle company NIO unveiled details of its products and services for Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden at a European launch event in Berlin. The company also said that it plans to build 20 Power Swap Stations (PSS) in Europe this year. In 2023, this number is expected to reach 120.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 6, 2022

Sweden-based Volta Trucks on Thursday announced plans to enter the United States market with its Zero electric commercial trucks. The company said in a press release that it plans to "appoint an experienced U.S.-based based manufacturing partner in late 2022." It plans to start U.S. production with this partner in 2024-2025.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Swedish/Swiss automation company ABB has announced a partnership with Volvo Cars to supply over 1,300 robots and functional packages to help build the automaker’s next generation of EVs. Volvo Cars will install each ready-to-use hardware, software and services package in Torslanda, Sweden and Daqing, China.

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Electrek

JUNE 27, 2023

Swedish startup Modvion is building the world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower for an energy company in Sweden. more… The post The world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower is nearly complete appeared first on Electrek.

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Wind Sweden Building Energy 145

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Another project in Sweden will create a first-of-a-kind methanol plant converting CO?, Another project in Sweden will produce a new fiber from pulp to substitute polyester in textile applications.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

The plant already builds the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electric car, as well as a plug-in hybrid version of the XC40. Volvo Cars is committed to becoming a premium electric car company and in coming years, the company will launch several fully electric cars. Volvo XC40 Recharge production in Ghent, Belgium.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Inductive charging is among the options the company is exploring and would enable vehicles wirelessly to recharge their batteries via electrified roads. Now, for the first time in Sweden, Scania and the Stockholm based Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) plan to test the wireless charging technology in real-life conditions.

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InsideEVs

AUGUST 7, 2022

The company targets cells designed specifically for commercial vehicle applications.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Battery anode company Talga Group Ltd completed an A$25-million (US$19-million) placement to fund the Electric Vehicle Anode (EVA) pilot plant as part of the development of the Vittangi Anode Project located in northern Sweden. The location in Sweden is considered to be a low risk mining and investment jurisdiction.

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Lithium Ion Sweden Production Brazil 221

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Singapore facility will initially focus on building up capabilities in technology and software development, data and analytics as well as advanced manufacturing—a core strategic area for Volvo Cars. The new Tech Hub will open in early September and be led by Yvonne Tan, who joined the company on 1 September.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2021

Electric truck company Tevva and Vattenfall signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the opportunity to provide a complete zero-emission transport solution for businesses looking to reduce the overall carbon impact of their operations. Tevva is an electric truck company with optional range extension technology that allows its 7.5-19t

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

a leader in natural gas engines, acquired Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sweden AB (AFV) of Gothenburg, Sweden for approximately SEK 51 million (approximately US$7.6 AFV is the sole supplier of natural gas fuel systems to Volvo Car Company (VCC). Volvo dealers in Sweden have offered a bi-fuel 231-hp 2.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

Volvo Car Group intends to establish a joint venture with Swedish battery company Northvolt to develop and produce more sustainable batteries, tailored to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars. Production is scheduled to start in 2026.

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Volvo Batteries Battery Production 305

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AUGUST 20, 2023

Work will now begin between Svitzer and leading naval architect company, Robert Allan Ltd. The next phase will include work to complete the vessel design, scope considerations for vessel construction, and onboard equipment selection necessary to build the vessel. to design the first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2021

HYSEAS III follows HYSEAS I and HYSEAS II, and aims to build on the previous projects’ findings by demonstrating that fuel cells may be successfully integrated with a proven marine hybrid electric drive system (electric propulsion, control gear, batteries etc.), This is part of HYSEAS III , a Horizon 2020 funded project ( earlier post ).

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

The field test vehicles are being operated by transport companies DHL, Götene Kyltransporter and Renova. The start of the field tests coincides with the inauguration of Sweden’s first public filling station for liquefied methane gas at Stigs Center in Göteborg. There are plans to build additional stations if demand increases.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs and SunPine, producing biochemicals and feedstock for second-generation renewable fuels, have signed an agreement for Neste Jacobs to perform EPCM services to construct a Tall Oil Rosin production facility in Piteå, Sweden. Earlier post.).

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Oil Renewable Diesel Production 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2021

The private placement was co-led by new investors AP funds 1-4, via the co-owned company, 4 to 1 Investments, and OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, alongside existing investors Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Volkswagen Group. Northvolt announced the signing of a $2.75-billion

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

Scania, a member of the Volkswagen Group, and Northvolt, a 2016 startup building a European Gigafactory (planned 32 GWh annual capacity) for Li-ion batteries ( earlier post ), have agreed to develop and commercialize battery cell technology for heavy commercial vehicles. Scania is investing €10 million (US$12.5

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Electrek

MAY 16, 2022

The plant is a joint venture between two Norwegian companies – Hydro, one of the world’s largest aluminum companies, and Northvolt , a battery producer building battery factories in Sweden and Germany. Hydrovolt, the largest battery recycling plant in Europe, has started operations in Fredrikstad, Norway.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Scania, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is developing a fuel cell refuse truck together with Renova, a waste handling company in western Sweden, fuel cell manufacturer Powercell Sweden AB, and JOAB, a manufacturer of truck bodies. The truck will feature a fully electrified powertrain as well as an electrified compactor.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Electrify America today announced an agreement with Polestar—the electric performance car brand from Sweden—to provide new and existing drivers of the all-electric Polestar 2 fastback with no-cost 30-minute charging sessions on the US’ largest open ultra-fast DC charging network.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Teaming with a new Norwegian battery supplier and a Belgian recycling company, BMW is aiming to build a fully sustainable future battery supply chain. The company announced on Monday that it formed a partnership with Northvolt, which is building Europe's largest battery factory for electric cars in Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2020

Assisted and autonomous driving software development company, Zenuity, currently a 50-50 joint venture between Volvo Cars and Veoneer, will be split into two parts to maximize the potential of Zenuity’s developments to date. The new company will remain separate from Volvo Cars and run its own distribution channels.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Swedish state-owned mining company, LKAB, has identified the world’s largest reserve of rare earth elements critical for battery and EV manufacturing. Sweden may be the world’s new gold mine as the state-owned mining company has identified the world’s largest supply of rare earth elements in Northern Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The plan for Italy follows similar projects in Sweden and Germany. Scania’s cooperation with Siemens builds on two other projects involving the two companies—one in Sweden and one in Germany.

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Teslarati

JUNE 24, 2021

Tesla plans to open some of its Supercharging stations in Norway and Sweden to other electric vehicles in Q3 2022. Last week, Teslarati reported that German Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer urged Tesla to unlock the company’s Superchargers to manufacturers of other EVs.

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