ElevenEs considers €600M battery gigafactory in Poland September 16, 2025 Battery technology company ElevenEs is weighing plans to build a EUR 600 million gigafactory for advanced battery cells in Poland, with construction targeted to begin by the end of 2027. The project would employ around 700 engineers and represents one of the company's most significant expansion moves to date.
Poland in the race for the Baltic AI GigaFactory August 29, 2025 Poland, together with Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, has submitted an Expression of Interest to the European Commission for the creation of the Baltic AI GigaFactory – a project valued at around 3 billion euros and designed to become the region’s largest high-performance computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence. According to Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, the proposal was formally lodged in June 2025 as part of the EU’s InvestAI initiative. Now these countries must wait for a decision.
Telekom announces European industrial AI infrastructure with Nvidia July 04, 2025 The AI factory in Germany will support industrial AI workloads for European manufacturers. It will feature 10,000 GPUs through Nvidia DGX B200 systems and RTX Pro Servers running Nvidia CUDA-X, RTX and Omniverse accelerated workloads from leading software vendors.
Electrovaya receives additional $6.3 million order with major company July 03, 2025 The batteries will be used by a leading Fortune 100 e-commerce company in the United States for powering material handling electric vehicles in multiple distribution centers.
AESC starts battery production at Douai gigafactory June 12, 2025 EV battery manufacturer Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) has officially started production at its French gigafactory in Douai.
Cygni commissions 4.8 GWh BESS gigafactory in Hyderabad June 03, 2025 Set up with an investment of over USD 11.5 million, the Phase-I facility is located on a five-acre campus in Hyderabad, Telangana. The company plans to double the capacity by 2027.
VFlowTech raises $20.5M, to focus on battery solutions in India May 16, 2025 The fresh capital will be deployed to scale VFlowTech’s 100 MWh manufacturing plant in India into a full-fledged gigafactory and to enhance the deployment of its vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) in India’s renewable energy market.
AESC secures $1.3 billion to build EV battery plant in UK May 12, 2025 The new gigafactory in Sunderland is expected to provide employment to over 1000 people and power 100,000 electric vehicles annually, six times more than the country’s current capacity.
Waaree launches ‘India’s largest solar cell facility’ in Gujarat March 31, 2025 Waaree Energies’ 5.4 GW factory in Chikhli, Gujarat, is spread across 150 acres with a built-up area of 101 acres. The Indian company has already invested USD 350 million in the campus at the Chikhli unit.
After Northvolt's collapse: national action needed to protect production March 12, 2025 The news of battery manufacturer Northvolt’s bankruptcy hit Sweden hard, but maybe hardest of all it hit the northern city of Skellefteå – the city where its Gigafactory is located.
CALB to invest $2.1B in EV battery factory in Portugal February 24, 2025 The factory in Sines will produce lithium batteries for EVs with a total annual capacity of 15 gigawatt hours. The unit is expected to create 1,800 direct jobs, Chinese battery maker CALB said.
Stellantis, Zeta to jointly develop lithium-sulfur EV batteries December 06, 2024 For customers, this means potentially a lighter battery pack with the same usable energy as contemporary lithium-ion batteries, enabling greater range and improved handling.
Lyten acquires battery manufacturing assets from Cuberg November 14, 2024 Supermaterial applications company and lithium-sulfur batteries manufacturer Lyten will acquire Cuberg’s San Leandro lithium-metal battery manufacturing facility and cell making equipment.
Battery analytics provider Liminal raises $10 million October 21, 2024 The investment round was catalyzed by LG Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of the LG Group, and included new support from Chailease Holdings as well as participation by current investors.
ABF partners with Tinci for battery material supply October 17, 2024 The 7-year agreement enables American Battery Factory (ABF) to advance battery cell production processes alongside the imminent construction of the company’s first gigafactory in Tucson, Arizona.
Lyten to build the world’s first lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory October 16, 2024 Stellantis-backed Lyten has unveiled plans to invest more than USD 1 billion to build the world’s first Lithium-Sulfur battery gigafactory.
Northvolt streamlines its operations – reducing its workforce September 10, 2024 In streamlining operations, battery company Northvolt says it will initially focus on large-scale cell manufacturing whilst reducing costs and exploring future partnerships to secure its position in the global battery landscape.
Battery development in Southeast Asia gets MoU boost August 23, 2024 Gigafactory Malaysia (GMSB), a subsidiary of NanoMalaysia, and Singapore-based NEU Battery Materials are joining hands to collaborate on Lithium battery recycling.
Morrow's gigafactory is now up and running August 21, 2024 Morrow Batteries' and Europe's first gigawatt-scale factory for LFP batteries has officially been inagurated in Arendal, Norway.
Gothenburg's tech cluster strengthens Sweden’s automotive industry August 13, 2024 With a growing tech sector and significant investments in electrification, Gothenburg has become a Swedish centre for innovation in the automotive industry. Here, traditional actors and new players meet to shape the mobility of the future.
Blue Solutions to invest €2 billion in French gigafactory May 30, 2024 Blue Solutions, a French solid-state battery company, is planning to build a EUR 2 billion gigafactory in eastern France.
Northvolt starts construction of German gigafactory March 26, 2024 Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has officially stated the construction of its battery gigafactory – Northvolt Drei – in the German city of Heide.
Novo energy start building Sweden’s second, and Gothenburg’s first gigafactory March 07, 2024 Novo Energy, the joint venture between Northvolt and Volvo Cars, has officially started the construction of its battery factory in Torslanda, Gothenburg near Volvo Cars' manufacturing plant.
Tesla's German plant without power after pylon fire March 05, 2024 Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany is without power following an electricity pylon catching fire near the plant.
New funds will accelerate ACC battery network buildout February 14, 2024 ACC says it has closed a EUR 4.4 billion debt raising, increasing the funding for the construction of three gigafactories for lithium-ion battery cell production in France, Germany, and Italy, as well as R&D.
€560 million for European solar gigafactory January 31, 2024 3Sun, Enel Green Power's photovoltaic cell and modules production gigafactory, has secured a EUR 560 million financial package to back the expansion of its production capacity.
Northvolt raises $5 billion to expand its battery network January 16, 2024 Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has just signed the largest green loan raised in Europe to date, which will facilitate the expansion of Europe's first homegrown gigafactory, Northvolt Ett, and also the realisation of Northvolt's plans for battery recycling.
Stellantis and Samsung SDI invests $3.2B in new gigafactory October 12, 2023 Stellantis and Samsung SDI have chosen Kokomo, Indiana, as the site for a second battery manufacturing facility in the United States as part of the StarPlus Energy joint venture.
Europe's new battery materials player IONWAY October 09, 2023 The newly-founded Brussels-based European EV battery materials producer IONWAY has chosen to build its first cathode active material (CAM) production plant in Nysa, Poland, adjacent to Umicore’s existing CAM plant.
Volvo and Northvolt break ground on gigafactory September 29, 2023 Construction of Volvo Cars and Northvolt’s joint Li-on battery gigafactory in Gothenburg, Sweden, is now officially underway.
Northvolt to buid next gigafactory in Quebec, Canada September 29, 2023 Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt, says that it will establish a fully integrated lithium-ion battery gigafactory, just outside of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Inobat has found the location for its Serbian gigafactory September 27, 2023 The Slovakian battery company announces that it has selected the Serbian town of Cuprija as the location for its Serbia Giga Factory and Recycling Project code-named "Lion".