EV batteries: Charging up to meet the future

Hydro Talks

English - February 19, 2021 08:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB
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Morten Halleraker, Head of the Batteries unit in Hydro, joins Hydro Talks host Halvor Molland to explore developments in batteries for electric vehicles – and not least, recycling them – as well as for other applications like ferries and energy storage.

Norway is a hotspot for electrification these days, and Halleraker explains how Hydro is collaborating with Panasonic and the Norwegian energy company Equinor to explore the potential for a green battery business located in Norway, and with battery producer Northvolt on a vehicle battery recycling facility in Fredrikstad, Norway.

“We are seeing a historic possibility to build an entirely new industry in Europe, and everyone wants a piece of it. It’s a sustainable industry. It is the future. And it’s happening right now,” Halleraker says.