FREYR Battery, which is targeting the battery storage sector with its product line, has received a €100 million (US$112.29 million) grant commitment.

A roundup of the biggest projects, financing and offtake deals in the sector that Energy-Storage.news has reported on this year.

Norwegian lithium-ion gigafactory firm FREYR has raised over a quarter of a billion dollars and completed the previously-announced JV with Nidec Corporation to develop energy storage solutions.

Lithium-ion gigafactory company FREYR has chosen the state of Georgia for its planned US production facility amidst reports it is in talks to raise US$500 million from private equity firm KKR.

FREYR Battery has signed a series of agreements that bring its plans for gigafactories in Europe and later the US closer to fruition.

FREYR Battery and Nidec intend to form a JV for the manufacture of battery storage modules and packs.

Gigafactory company FREYR Battery is making moves in the US market with the establishment of a technology centre in Boston and the appointment of a VP of operations there.

Many of the battery gigafactory projects in Europe are likely to see delays, Energy-Storage.news has heard.

European gigafactory group FREYR’s new technology resources campus and business unit in Japan could see it partner with companies in addition to existing technology provider 24M, CEO Tom Jensen told Energy-Storage.news.

FREYR Battery will go ahead with construction of its first battery gigafactory in Norway, which has announced a National Battery Strategy.