FREYR Battery, a leader in clean energy, has successfully completed its first production trial of chargeable unit cells using automated processes. This significant achievement places FREYR at the forefront of next-generation battery manufacturing. The trial was conducted at the Customer Qualification Plant (CQP) and marks a major step forward in the company’s operational capabilities.
Key Highlights:
- First Automated Production Trial Completed: FREYR has successfully run all manufacturing steps with automated processes, adhering to the H1 2024 timeline.
- Production of Dozens of Unit Cells: On June 20th, FREYR’s teams produced several unit cells with the automated Casting and Unit Cell Assembly Machine, some showing promising characteristics.
- Strengthened Position in the Market: This achievement enhances FREYR’s reputation as a preferred partner for both novel and established Lithium-Ion battery production technologies.
- Progress in Conventional Production: FREYR continues to attract interest from companies across the value chain, with numerous commercial agreements in various stages of finalization.
FREYR’s teams, along with their partners and vendors, achieved a major technical milestone by producing unit cells in a continuous process using the Casting and Unit Cell Assembly machine, a key component of the SemiSolid™ platform. This was made possible by synchronizing the anode and cathode casting machines and automating the production line without human intervention.
Future Focus at the CQP
Following this successful trial, FREYR will focus on:
- Achieving Nominal Production Speeds: Aiming for GWh scale manufacturing capability for casting electrodes.
- Producing Multi-Layer Battery Cells: Developing in-spec pouch battery sample cells.
- Enhancing SemiSolid™ Technology: Improving technical and economic competitiveness.
- Industrialization Process: Collaborating with stakeholders in the 24M ecosystem to further develop the platform.
- Securing Additional Funding: Sourcing third-party capital for specific uses of the SemiSolid™ technology.
Mike Brose, FREYR’s Head of the CQP team, stated, “By demonstrating production of unit cells in a continuous process on the SemiSolid™ platform, our team is now one of the few companies to produce cells with a novel, U.S.-based battery technology, which strengthens our credentials as an industrialization partner.”
Continued Progress and Strategic Partnerships
Tom Einar Jensen, FREYR’s Co-founder and CEO, expressed pride in the team’s achievements and highlighted the ongoing work to enhance the SemiSolid™ technology. “Building a battery company is notoriously hard, especially in the current highly dynamic macro environment. More work remains to augment and accelerate the SemiSolid™ technology platform to commercially viable levels. However, our continued dedication to documenting our abilities to solve complex technical challenges and to produce batteries on a next-generation platform is strengthening our conventional platform approach.”
About FREYR Battery
FREYR Battery is committed to accelerating the decarbonization of global energy and transportation systems by producing sustainable, cost-competitive batteries. The company focuses on energy storage systems (ESS) and commercial mobility, with ambitions to serve the passenger electric vehicles (EV) market. FREYR is developing the Giga America battery manufacturing project in Georgia, U.S., in addition to its CQP in Norway. For more information, visit www.freyrbattery.com.
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