Morrow and Stena Recycling partner to build circular battery value chains
Morrow Batteries and Stena Recycling have signed an agreement regarding battery production scrap from the Morrow Cell Factory in Arendal, Norway. The production scrap will be handled at Stena Recycling’s new facility for battery recycling in Halmstad, Sweden. The goal is to build a complete circular battery value chain using recycled material in new battery cell production.
Battery production equipment inaugurates a new container terminal in Arendal
Morrow Batteries is receiving the first shipment of battery production equipment this week at the newly established container terminal in Arendal. The container ship “Thea II” arrived in Arendal on October 23 with the first load of battery production equipment for Morrow’s battery cell factory. This marks the first time a container ship unloads at the new terminal.
New milestone reached as Morrow Batteries installs dry room at Morrow Cell Factory
Morrow Batteries is approaching the next important milestone: On 21 August, the cell factory building will be ready to install the dry room. This sealed, airtight chamber ensures a dry and clean environment needed to develop the world’s most sustainable batteries.
Morrow Batteries and Veidekke partner to build first fully re-usable factory building
Morrow Batteries, the industrial battery technology company, are joining forces with Veidekke, Norway’s leading construction company, to build a factory that can be dismantled and fully re-used and re-purposed in the future.
Morrow Batteries opens Norway’s largest battery research centre
Morrow Batteries inaugurates its battery research and innovation centre, the Morrow Research Centre, in Grimstad, Norway June 9th. The centre is at the University of Agder’s Campus in Grimstad, spanning 2,000 square meters of high-tech lab space and another 1,700 square meters of modern office space. It will house most of Morrow’s research activities and the development of Morrow Batteries’ next-generation battery technology.
Norwegian government backs Morrow Batteries
Morrow Batteries and SIVA are investing 49 million £ in building Factory 1 at Eyde Energy Park in Arendal. SIVA is a governmental enterprise for national infrastructure and industrial real estate. Together they have contracted Veidekke AS for the total enterprise of the building at Eyde Energy Park in Arendal.
– A sight worth seeing
A delegation from Arendal municipality, Agder county, Norwegian confederation enterprise, The Norwegian confederation of trade unions, and other partners visited the Nordbotten region in northern Sweden last week.
Latest from The Battery Coast
The last 2 weeks have been eventfull at the centre of The Battery Coast in Arendal. Stay updated here at Eyde Material Park, the location for the next industrial adventure.
Norwegian Government to support “battery road”.
The Norwegian Government is commiting to the Battery industry in Arendal by helping finance the projected new road between Eyde Material Park and Arendal Harbour.
Mapping out the ripple effects of the battery factory
Menon Economics has been appointed to analyse the ripple effects of Morrow Batteries’ project in Arendal. The analysis is aimed at helping Arendal Municipality in its efforts to anticipate and deal with issues that may arise from the battery project.
