Battery storage box production plant in Gothenburg Sweden

In 2025, Volvo Cars and Northvolt's new battery production plant in Torslanda will be up and running. The fact that the gigafactory will be located in Gothenburg is the result of a solid collaboration between different actors in the city – under the leadership of Business Region Göteborg. The Swedish Land and Environment Court has given Volvo Cars and Northvolt the go-ahead for their joint battery cell factory in Gothenburg, initially announced last year. The joint venture Novo Energy can thus start …

Will Volvo & Northvolt build a battery factory in Gothenburg?

The Swedish Land and Environment Court has given Volvo Cars and Northvolt the go-ahead for their joint battery cell factory in Gothenburg, initially announced last year. The joint venture Novo Energy can thus start construction later this year.

Where is Gothenburg's first battery Gigafactory?

and Gothenburg’s first battery gigafactory. NOVO Energy, the joint venture between Northvolt and Volvo Cars, celebrated the start of construction for its highly anticipated battery factory in Torslanda, Gothenburg.

Where is Novo energy building a new battery factory?

6 March, 2024 | Gothenburg, Sweden – NOVO Energy, the joint venture between Northvolt and Volvo Cars, celebrated the start of construction for its highly anticipated battery factory in Torslanda, Gothenburg.

Should a battery plant be built in Gothenburg?

Northvolt and Volvo Cars also highlight access to fossil fuel-free electricity as an argument for establishing the battery plant in Gothenburg. According to the parties, there is a plan to secure access, but discussions are still ongoing. Among other things, there are talks about offshore wind farms on the west coast.

Is Gothenburg ready for the Green batteries of the future?

Now the work can really begin and we can start preparing the ground for Sweden’s second, and Gothenburg’s first, gigafactory for the green batteries of the future,” says Adrian Clarke, CEO Novo Energy. Volvo Cars and Northvolt announced plans for the factory in Gothenburg’s Torslanda district in February 2022.

Where is Volvo's Novo battery plant?

For Sweden, the Novo plant is the second battery cell production facility after Northolt’s plant in Skellefteå. Volvo Cars and Northvolt first announced plans for the plant in the Gothenburg district of Torslanda, near Volvo’s vehicle plant there, in February 2022. At the time, the aim was to have the plant up and running by 2025.

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