The Agder Region
The Battery Coast
There are numerous expert communities in the process-industry along the south coast of Norway specialising in battery materials. These include Future Materials, Vianode, Glencore, Morrow Batteries and the University of Agder. These expert communities have made the battery coast a reality.
A symbiosis of sustainable businesses
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What some companies consider waste and byproducts, others might consider a valuable resource.
The excess heat from Morrow Batteries’ factories can for example be used in greenhouses or algae production. The solutions are many and varied and we may not even be aware of what the best solutions are yet.
Pioneering the battery value chain
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The EU’s Green New Deal stipulates that battery production must be sustainable and circular. The European battery alliance (EBA) has set a target to establish a battery value chain of 250 billion euros by 2025.
With record-breaking EV numbers in Norway, companies here are in a unique position to develop, test and scale solutions for reusing and recycling batteries. Spearheaded by leading industry clusters such as the Eyde Cluster, and backed by a highly developed research ecosystem, the Norwegian process industry is rapidly building up expertise and experience with sustainable and circular battery production.
Norway and especially Agder, is ready to take the lead in pioneering the battery value chain, with raw material producers such as Elkem (Graphite), Hydro (aluminium) and Glencore (nickel, copper and cobalt). In addition, Agder is also the host for Future Materials Catapult, Mechatronics. Innovation Lab and the University of Agder facilitating the innovation ecosystem for battery value chain.
Renewable energy
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Often referred to as The Electric Region, Agder focuses on efficient ways of using energy and has many initiatives centered on the use of electricity such as electric boating, solar panels and charging facilities. The power grid in Agder also has a large capacity and offers good stability, making power outages extremely rare.
In Norway, businesses must place an order for their energy requirements with Agder Energi Nett. Eyde Material Park will be powered by renewable energy taken from the nearby Bøylefoss/Monehagen hydro plant.
The Norwegian government has also opened an offshore wind park at “Sørlige Nordsjø 2”, which will most likely be connected to the grid in Agder. This will further add to Agder’s surplus of renewable energy which is currently around 15 TWH.
