But Germany is also investing large amounts in battery technology. Production is being ramped up at pace, and in a few years one in four electric cars produced in Europe could be powered by a battery from a German factory. In 2022, 46% of Germany’s gross energy generation came from solar, wind and hydro power.
Tesvolt: Specialized in commercial battery storage systems, producing advanced prismatic lithium cells in Europe’s first Gigafactory in Wittenberg. Their systems integrate with diverse energy sources, from solar to biogas, both on-grid and off-grid. Sonnen: A pioneer for intelligent lithium-based energy storage.
The European Commission has announced that Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt will receive €902 million of German state aid to develop a battery cell gigafactory in Heide, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.