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Pensamento Renovável S3 E1 - FAAM and the new era of European battery manufacturing

Published on 11 March 2025 by Catarina Costa

  • Storage & Backup
  • Innovation & Technology
  • Energy Transition
  • Season 3

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In this episode, we discuss FAAM and the present and future of European battery manufacturing in a context shaped by global competition and the need for industrial autonomy.

What we discussed in this episode

The conversation places storage at the centre of Europe's energy, industrial and geopolitical strategy.

  • FAAM's factory and expansion plans
  • Challenges for European manufacturing amid global competition
  • NMC versus LFP and the future of battery chemistries
  • Sodium, graphene and new technological solutions
  • Recycling, reuse and the economic rationale for storage
  • Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and the energy industry
  • Asian dependence, European manufacturing and PPAs

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