Northvolt Starts Building Germany Battery Gigafactory With 60 GWh Annual Capacity

Northvolt Starts Building Germany Battery Gigafactory With 60 GWh Annual Capacity

Germany-based Northvolt has started the construction of its battery gigafactory Northvolt Drei. The occasion was joined by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, and Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Daniel Günther, together with Northvolt CEO and Co-Founder Peter Carlsson and Northvolt Drei CEO Christofer Haux, who started piling machinery at the industrial site outside the city of Heide, district of Dithmarschen, in Northern Germany.

According to Northvolt, “The gigafactory will utilise the renewable energy from wind power accessible in the region known to host Germany’s first wind park, delivering on Northvolt’s mission to mass produce the world’s greenest batteries for the automotive, industrial, and energy sectors. The industrial complex is planned to employ roughly 3000 people with a maximum annual production capacity of 60 GWh, commencing first operations in 2026.”

Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany commented, “Investments such as that of Northvolt are of strategic importance for our country and for Europe. Germany was, is, and will remain a country with a strong manufacturing base. And the production of good cars beyond the combustion engine continues to form the backbone of our industrial sector. For that, we need battery cells made in Germany, made in Europe. It is therefore good news for our entire country that, here in the north, battery cells produced in a climate-friendly way will be manufactured for one million cars a year in the future.”

Peter Carlsson, CEO and Co-Founder of Northvolt commented, “It’s great to get this show on the road. We are deeply grateful for the support from customers, investors, and public stakeholders to create this flagship project for the global climate transition. Heide feels like home to us – and if you’re looking for a mission that’s more than a job, in the region with the highest quality of life in Germany, come join us.”

Christofer Haux, CEO of Northvolt Germany commented, “I am incredibly proud of my team that has shown such passion for this factory, from the first site selection talks two years ago, through all the planning and designing, to this day. And now the real work begins. I also want to thank the people of Dithmarschen. It’s unprecedented for Germany that a large-scale industrial project built on 110 hectares of land enjoys such strong backing from the local population.”