Battery

The Norwegian process industry already produces substantial amounts of precursor materials for batteries, chiefly aluminium and silicon, in addition to refining nickel, cobalt, graphite and copper. It is also is known for being clean, innovative and efficient.

Norway offers a unique opportunity to produce batteries and precursor materials using exclusively renewable energy. Norwegian hydropower provides clean, stable and affordable energy for factories all over the country, making Norway an ideal place to locate energy-intensive production of batteries and their precursor materials.

Norway is home to companies in all segments of battery the value chain, working together under the industry association Battery Norway. Norway’s battery research institutions have joined forces in FME Battery (also a member of Battery Norway) and work with Nordic and European partners on Horizon Europe and IPCEI projects, as well as under the Nordic Battery Collaboration.

In sum, Norway’s unique strengths and collaborative spirit make it an important player in the EU’s effort to build an independent, sustainable European battery value chain.

Norway has long been the definitive world leader in electric mobility, with the world’s highest penetration of EV vehicles. Norway’s electric revolution is not confined to the roads either. Norway is also the home of groundbreaking technological developments in electric maritime transport.

This has spurred the development of a vibrant ecosystem for electric mobility solutions, with Norwegian companies and industrial clusters at the forefront in areas such as electric transport infrastructure, autonomous vehicle systems, electric ferries and effective charging solutions for cars and maritime vessels. This, in turn, provides fertile ground for developing, testing and scaling battery solutions for electric mobility. 

The EU’s Green New Deal and Clean Industrial Act both stipulate that battery production must be sustainable and circular. With record-breaking EV numbers, companies in Norway are in a unique position to develop, test and scale solutions for reusing and recycling batteries.

Spearheaded by leading industrial clusters such as the Eyde Cluster, and backed by a highly developed research ecosystem, Norwegian industry is rapidly building expertise and experience within sustainable and circular battery production.

We have a very good overview of the Norwegian and Nordic battery industry, and we can assist you with information, network, site selection and more.