The Norwegian investment company Valinor founded Elinor Batteries with plans to build a gigawatt-scale factory for LFP batteries in central Norway. The cells are to be purposed for stationary storage for EV charging and marine applications, among other things.
Construction of the factory in Orkland near Trondheim is scheduled to start in 2024, with production of the first of three phases scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2026.
Marine applications such as for ships or charging for ships and stationary storage at charging stations require high charging powers that would strain the local power grid without separate buffer storage. This is where Elinor Batteries wants to come in and meet the growing demand for sustainable batteries. LFP batteries also do not depend on nickel and cobalt…
Elinor Batteries to make LFP batteries in Norway
