Nordic Battery Summit 2025
24 September 2025 - 25 September 2025, 12:00 - 16:00 GMT+01:00
Seminar
Welcome to the Nordic Battery Summit. Meet with Nordic companies and research institutes and get the latest updates from the Nordics.
The Nordic Battery Summit aims to gather the battery ecosystem in the Nordics, the companies, municipalities and research institutions, in order for them to learn from and inspire each other, and to create new and valuable connections.
This Nordic regional gathering takes place in Norway on September 24th- 25th, 2025, at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), 15 minutes from the airport of Oslo and 15 minutes from Oslo city.
During the 1½ day program, you will listen to inspiring speakers, meet and network with Nordic companies and regions, share insights and join site visits.
The topics this year are
- Next generation batteries, focusing on future materials and components
- Recycling and reuse
The event is organized by the Nordic Battery Collaboration, comprised of Business Finland, Business Sweden and Innovation Norway, with support from Nordic Innovation and the European Battery Alliance. One of the goals of the Nordic Battery Collaboration is to build a strong battery ecosystem in the Nordics. We have held similar, and very successful, regional gatherings in Norway (Arendal), Sweden (Skövde) and Finland (Salo/Turku, Vaasa) these past four years.
Practical information
NOTE: Due to limited number of seats for the site visits and more participants than expected at the summit, not all will be offered to join the site visits.
Where:
The event will take place at Lillestrøm, 12-15 minutes by train from the airport and 10 min from the central station in Oslo.
We will be at two different venues:
- September 24th: Folkets hus / Lillestrøm konferansesenter
- Address: Storgata 38, Lillestrøm
- September 25th: Lillestrøm Kultursenter
- Address: Kirkegata 11, Lillestrøm
How to get there: See attachement below.
Hotel:
Thon hotel Arena, Lillestrøm
You can book at Thon Hotel Arena | Conference hotels in Lillestrøm.
The dinner and mingling event in the evening of September 24th, will take place at Thon hotel Arena. You can only attend this if you register for it.
Participation fee:
NOK 2400 + VAT (approx EUR 200+VAT)
Upon registration, please make sure all invoice details are included.
All times are in GMT+01:00
Lunch & Registration
12:00 - 13:00
12:00 - 13:00
Folkets Hus, Lillestrøm
Session 1: Welcome & Introduction - The Big Picture
13:00 - 14:15
13:00 - 14:15
Facilitators: Benedicte Fasmer Waaler & Désirée Vikse, Innovation Norway
- Agenda & Introduction: Nordic Battery Collaboration (10 min)
- Welcome to Lillestrøm: Anette C. Elseth, Deputy Mayor of Lillestrøm (5 min)
- Nordic Innovation: Sindre S. Bornstein (5 min)
- Romerike Battery Network: Jon Emil Furuseth (5 min)
Outlook of the European battery industry and policy development
Kinga Tumaru-Kast, RECHARGE (20 min)
Battery Passport & Regulatory update
Edel Sheridan, SINTEF (15 min)
Electrification and Batteries in the Defense Sector
Sissel Forseth, FFI (15 min)
BWBenedicte Fasmer Waaler, Special Advisor, Innovation Norway
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DVDésirée Vikse, Special Advisor, Innovation Norway
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AEAnette C. Elseth, Deputy Major of Lillestrøm
SBSindre Bornstein, CEO, Nordic Innovation
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JFJon Emil Furuseth, Country Manager, High Energy Batteries, Stena Recycling
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KTKinga Tamaru-Kast, Director, Public Affairs & Communications, Recharge
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ESEdel Sheridan, Senior Business Developer, SINTEF
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SFSissel Forseth, Head researcher, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
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SFESKTJFSBAEDVBWBreak
14:15 - 14:30
14:15 - 14:30
Session 2: New Chemistries - Made in the Nordics?
14:30 - 15:45
14:30 - 15:45
Facilitator: Pål Runde, Battery Norway
Status and overview of new chemistries
- Fride Vullum-Bruer, SINTEF Energi (15 min)
The Quiet Revolution: LNMO’s Rise in the Shadow of NMC and LFP
- Christin-Marie Boudgoust, Morrow Batteries (15 min)
Advancing Battery Technology with Bio-Based Materials from Trees
- Topi Leisti, Stora Enso (10 min)
Why Radical Innovation is the Only Way to with the Battery Race
- Ulrik Grape, 24M Technologies (10 min)
Panel Discussion (25 min) with:
- Otto Kivi (Kemira Oyj)
- Ulrik Grape (24M Technologies)
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FBFride Vullum Bruer, Senior Research Scientist, Sintef
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CBChristin-Marie Boudgoust, CCO, Morrow Batteries
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TLTopi Leisti, VP, Pulp Controlling, Stora Enso
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UGUlrik Grape, President European operations, 24 M
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OKOtto Kivi, Business Creation Manager, Renewable Energy, Kemira
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OKUGTLCBFBBreak
15:45 - 16:00
15:45 - 16:00
Session 3: Scaling up – From Laboratory to Commercialization
16:00 - 17:00
16:00 - 17:00
Facilitator: Nora Rosenberg Grobæk, Battery Norway
- From lab. to commercialization - Cenates journey so far
- Erik Sauar, CEO and founder, Cenate
- HowCeLLife help our clients from lab to assemble
- Anna Nykänen, Senior Sales Director, CeLLife
- GESI - Global Electric Shipping Initiative
- Jan-Olaf Willums, Inspire Invest AS
Fireside chat about hurdles and opportunities during up-scaling
- Jarle Gjøsæther, CEO, Nordic Batteries
- Sweden: TBA
- TBC
JGJWANESNGBreak - Check in at hotel
17:15 - 18:30
17:15 - 18:30
Dinner and networking at Thon Hotel Arena, Lillestrøm
19:00 - 22:30
19:00 - 22:30
All times are in GMT+01:00
Session 4: Latest Update from the Nordics
09:00 - 09:55
09:00 - 09:55
Facilitator: Hanna Brasar, Business Sweden
- Short update from Sweden, Charlotte Strömbäck, Business Sweden (10 min)
- Short update from Finland, Kaisa Nikkanen & Sonja Nurmi (10 min)
- Short update from Norway, Pål Runde, Battery Norway: (5 min)
- Short company update: Arne Fredrik Lånke, Elinor Batteries (10 min)
- Short company update: Kasperi Karhapää, Finnish Mineral Group: (5 min)
- Short company update: Fredrik Andresen, Regenerate Technology (5 min)
- New Nordic LCA study: Pål Runde, Battery Norway (10 min)
CSCharlotte Strömback, Senior Project Manager, Business Sweden
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KNKaisa Nikkanen, Senior Advisor, Business Finland
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SNSonja Nurmi, Coordinator, Aalto University
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PRPål Runde, CEO, Battery Norway
ALArne Fredrik Lånke, CEO & Co-founder, Elinor Batteries
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KKKasperi Karhapää, Business Development Manager, Finnish Minerals Group
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FAFredrik Andresen, CCO, Regenerate Technology
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FAKKALPRSNKNCSBreak and mingling
09:55 - 10:15
09:55 - 10:15
Session 5: Better Together – Recycling & Reuse
10:15 - 12:00
10:15 - 12:00
Facilitator: Fride Vullum-Bruer, SINTEF Energi
Research activities and achievements in the battery recycling at Chalmers University of Technology
- Martina Petranikova, Chalmers University of Technology: (15 min)
BATCircle3.0
- Sonja Nurmi, Aalto University: (15 min)
Short break (10 min)
Results from the “2ND LIFE” Project
- Hanne Flåten Andersen, IFE (15 min)
Direct Recycling of Lithium-ion Battery
- Siv Emanuelsen, Future Materials (10 min)
Building a Fully Circular European Battery Value Chain
- Robin Hansson (Vianode) and Juha Kokko (Fortum) (20 min)
Battery Life extension at scale
- Marcus Martinsson, Stena Recycling, (10 min)
Conference wrap-up (10 min)
FBFride Vullum Bruer, Senior Research Scientist, Sintef
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MPMartina Petranikova, Associate Professor, Energy and Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
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SNSonja Nurmi, Coordinator, Aalto University
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HAHanne Flåten Andersen, Centre Director FME BATTERY, Institute for Energy Technology
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SESiv Emanuelsen, Senior Advisor, CCO, Norwegian Catapult Centre, Future Materials
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RHRobin Hansson, Recycling Manager, Vianode
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JKJuha Kokko, Commercial Manager, Recycled Raw Materials, Fortum Battery Recycling Oy
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MMMarcus Martinsson, Product Area Manager Batteries, Stena Recycling
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MMJKRHSEHASNMPFBLunch and Site Visit Preparations
12:00 - 13:00
12:00 - 13:00
Facilitators: Hanne & Pål + helpers
Site visits (Limited seats)
13:15 - 15:45
13:15 - 15:45
- Stena Recycling
- Nordic Booster
- IFE - Institute for Energy Technology – by invitation only
Drop-off at Lillestrøm train station. Train to the airport or Oslo city
16:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:00
Important conditions
Companies must adhere to standards for responsible business conduct, including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria.
Participants are expected to operate in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct. This entails conducting business responsibly, respecting human rights, ensuring decent working conditions, safeguarding environmental considerations, and actively preventing corruption.
Companies must carry out their own due diligence assessments (risk assessments) to identify, prevent, and mitigate potential adverse impacts.