# Batteries for the future **URL:** \ **Category:** Scuttlebutt\ **Created:** [December 22, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798 "2020-12-22T22:22:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798/1 "2020-12-22T22:22:08Z")
Batteries for EVs, ships and stationary application is an industry for the future: > **[Morrow Batteries aim to build the first giga...](https://www.eydecluster.com/en/latest-news/2020/morrow-batteries-aim-to-build-the-first-giga-battery-cell-factory-in-norway/)** > > Morrow Batteries, a new battery company registered in Norway, will build and rapidly scale up battery cell production in Norway in the coming years.  ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798/2 "2021-01-30T13:49:24Z")
Plans are afoot for rapidly expanding battery production in Norway and Scandinavia. The advantage is abundance of hydro electric power supply and plenty of space to build factories. Here is but one of the new project in the process of establishment: > **[Northern Norway battery maker plans new factory, New York stock listing -...](https://www.arctictoday.com/northern-norway-battery-maker-plans-new-factory-new-york-stock-listing/)** > >   FREYR Battery, Norwegian company aims at becoming one of Europe’s largest battery cell suppliers, announced on Friday it had entered into a business agreement with Alussa Energy Acquisition Corporation, a blank check company with executives... International heavy weight companies are in the game: > **[Panasonic looks to Norway for European battery production - electrive.com](https://www.electrive.com/2020/11/18/panasonic-looks-at-europe-for-battery-production/)** > > Panasonic has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the energy company Equinor and the industrial group Norsk Hydro to explore the possibilities for building a “sustainable and cost-effective European battery business” for electric... ---
**Author:** ![jimrr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jimrr/32/38358_2.png) [@jimrr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jimrr)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798/3 "2021-01-30T16:38:50Z")
One of these days some entrepreneur working in his garage is going to find something new that will make traditional battery ‘philosophy’ obsolete overnight. they say solar power is at about 10% of it’s capability right now. My standard is that star trek episode where the actors are in a cold cave and one aims their phazer at a rock and heats it up to red hot in about 4 secounds. when batteries get to that level of efficiency the green world will have arrived !! ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798/4 "2021-12-30T12:04:43Z")
First European giga battery factory open in northern Sweden: > **[Europe’s first full-fledged battery gigafactory starts production in northern...](https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/new-energy/2021/12/europes-first-full-fledged-battery-gigafactory-opens-northern-sweden)** > > Northvolt says last night’s assembling of the first battery cell marks a new chapter in European industrial history. Soon to be followed by one more across the border in Norway. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798/5 "2022-04-21T09:02:25Z")
A bright new future is coming to your rocket, aircraft, ship, car, or in your pocket: > **[US startup unveils battery made from nuclear waste that could last up to...](https://www.energylivenews.com/2020/09/02/us-startup-unveils-battery-made-from-nuclear-waste-that-could-last-up-to-28000-years/)** > > The nano-diamond battery's power comes from radioactive isotopes used in nuclear reactors The [battery](https://www.energylivenews.com/2020/08/12/not-another-brick-in-the-wall-scientists-develop-brick-that-charges-devices/) can be used to power devices and machines of any size, from aircraft and rockets to [electric vehicles](https://www.energylivenews.com/2020/08/20/nearly-323-million-evs-will-be-on-the-worlds-roads-by-2040/) and smartphones. ---
**Author:** ![Steamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steamer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Steamer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798/6 "2022-04-21T10:13:47Z")
What could possibly go wrong? ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798/7 "2024-01-19T12:05:13Z")
Sorry for reviving this thread. > **[Toyota’s Woven Capital Invests in Corvus Energy to Expand Zero-Emissions...](https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18041171/toyotas-woven-capital-invests-in-corvus-energy-to-expand-zero-emissions-energy-and-international-reach-for-maritime-industry?publisherId=17848649&lang=no)** > > BERGEN, Norway, January 19, 2024 — Corvus Energy, the world leader in zero-emissions energy solutions for maritime, offshore and port applications, announced today it has secured an investment from Woven Capital, Toyota’s... > [@](#): > > Corvus and Toyota have collaborated since 2021 to develop safer and more advanced marine fuel cell systems in the industry. Corvus has engaged in more than 1000 projects so far, and more than 50 percent of the world’s vessels with zero-emission technology now run on Corvus systems. This investment will provide Corvus with even fuller access to Toyota’s cutting-edge expertise in both fuel cells and battery technology, strengthening Corvus’s ability to bring innovations to a rapidly evolving industry. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798/8 "2024-01-19T21:43:30Z")
More happening in the battery production and recycling business: > **[Northvolt raises another 5 billion dollars - ArcticToday](https://www.arctictoday.com/northvolt-raises-another-5-billion-dollars/)** > > SKELLEFTEÅ Battery manufacturer Northvolt raises another USD 5 billion. It is the company’s largest financing to date. The money will be used for the investment in the battery factory in Skellefteå in Sweden and the battery recycling factory... > [@](#): > > This financing package means that Northvolt has now secured more than USD 13 billion in equity and debt to enable its expansion in Europe and North America, with the facilities Northvolt Ett (Skellefteå, Sweden), Northvolt Dwa (Gdansk, Poland), Northvolt Drei (Heide, Germany), Northvolt–Volvo Cars joint venture gigafactory ‘NOVO’ (Gothenburg, Sweden), Northvolt Fem (Borlänge, Sweden), Northvolt Cuberg (San Leandro, US) and the recently announced Northvolt Six (Montreal, Canada). ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798/9 "2025-02-19T18:11:41Z")
Old thread but few posts. Reviving. # New EV batteries are making electric cars cheaper and safer A chemistry change is coming to U.S. and European EVs, which could reduce costs and fires. A new kind of battery could make American EVs cheaper and safer, experts say. But first, it will have to overcome trade barriers between the United States and China. But there are plenty of barriers for U.S. companies that want to adopt a technology dominated by Chinese firms. Tariffs and tax credit restrictions have made it too expensive for most American automakers to import LFP batteries from China, and national security concerns have made it hard for American companies to partner with Chinese battery makers to build factories in the United States. Since LFP batteries are made from common materials and last longer, they also have a smaller environmental footprint than NMC batteries. Source: [https://wapo.st/4hKizUx](https://wapo.st/4hKizUx) (Gift article, no paywall) ---
**Author:** ![Offshoreworker25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/67e7ee/32.png) [@Offshoreworker25](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Offshoreworker25)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/batteries-for-the-future/57798/10 "2025-02-28T09:58:11Z")
The issue with batteries is you have seem them electric cars catch fire and near impossible to put the fire out. Imagine this happens to a vessel out at sea. Scarey thought indeed