Vianode in Morrow Bateries ink MoU

Vianode and Morrow Batteries have signed an MoU for the development and qualification of large-scale supply of anode materials to Morrow Batteries’ planned lithium-ion battery cell facility in Eyde Energy Park, Arendal, Norway.

Vianode, ki ga je Elkem ustanovil kot novo podjetje za baterijske materiale, namerava dobavljati anodne materiale iz svojega načrtovanega velikega obrata za baterijski grafit v industrijskem parku Herøya na Norveškem.

Vianode in Morrow bosta kot del sporazuma skupaj razvila anodne materiale, primerne za uporabo v litij-ionskih celicah Morrow, vključno s sintetičnim grafitom in anodnimi materiali, ki vsebujejo silicij.

The joint development will aim to exploit the synergies of both companies’ production process and product design, to enhance performance and safety of battery cells. The collaboration is intended to result in a long-term, high volume supply agreement for anode materials. The agreement is non-binding and non-exclusive.

“We see great interest in Vianode’s planned large-scale production of sustainable active anode materials and have established dialogue with the leading battery cell manufacturers in Norway, Europe and the US,” said Vianode VP, Chris York.

“The marketplace conservatively expects the battery demand growth to increase ten times over the current decade and we expect the same development for battery materials.”

Vianode has received NOK10m (US$1.2m) in financial support from Enova to fund the initial planning of the potential large-scale battery materials plant in Norway. The project has also previously received grants from Innovation Norway related to a pilot plant and is on the shortlist for support from the EU’s Innovation Fund.

Vianode’s large-scale project aims to supply the battery industry through a competitive production process and make batteries greener with more than 90% lower CO2 emissions. Vianode has selected Herøya, one of the biggest industrial parks in Norway, as the project site.

“Our ambition is to produce the most cost-effective and sustainable batteries in the world,” added Morrow Batteries CEO, Terje Andersen.

“Partnerships like this with suppliers based in Europe will ensure regional supply of battery materials to our facilities, whilst keeping the CO2-footprint as low as possible.

“This partnership is a good example of how we envision the development of the Battery Coast, a circular ecosystem built with industrial partners around the battery value chain.”

Kasneje letos bo Morrow Batteries začel graditi svoj center za inovacije baterij in pilotno tovarno na južnem Norveškem. Z zmogljivostmi bo Morrow na Norveško prinesel razvoj komponent, načrtovanje celic in velikoserijsko proizvodnjo.

Vianode še naprej napreduje pri obsežnem projektu v smeri končne investicijske odločitve leta 2021 z morebitnim začetkom gradnje, ki se pričakuje pred koncem leta 2021. Vianode k sodelovanju vabi industrijske in finančne partnerje.

Vianode še naprej izvaja raziskave kompozitnih materialov silicij-grafit za izboljšano delovanje baterije.

Podjetje sodeluje pri raziskovalnih projektih Hydra in 3beLiEVe o litij-ionskih baterijah naslednje generacije, ki ju usklajujeta SINTEF oziroma Avstrijski inštitut za tehnologijo. Oba projekta sta prejela sredstva iz programa EU Horizon.

Vianode prav tako vlaga v raziskave in razvoj recikliranja grafita za baterije, ki ga podpira Norveški raziskovalni svet.

Vianode, podjetje Elkem, je proizvajalec trajnostno zasnovanih baterijskih materialov, ki skrajšajo čas polnjenja v električnih vozilih in drugih aplikacijah za shranjevanje energije.

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