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7 November 2022 13:00

Morrow Batteries has entered into a joint development agreement with Celgard, boosting development of next-generation sustainable batteries

Morrow Batteries (Morrow) has entered into a joint development agreement with Celgard, boosting the development of next-generation sustainable batteries in Europe.
The multi-year agreement speeds up the development of High-Voltage Battery Separator Technology, which is a vital part of the battery cell production at Morrow’s European Gigafactory.
Celgard, LLC (Celgard), a subsidiary of Pol

26 October 2022 16:47

Automotive Top Executive joins Morrow Batteries

Senior Executive Florian Wunsch joins Morrow Batteries (Morrow) as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships.
Florian has been at the forefront of the electric mobility evolution in Europe, and for 14 years, he led the B2B business and global powertrain sales of Nissan. He managed Nissan’s electric vehicle business development and achieved commercial success among early EV adopters before Tesla

24 October 2022 10:59

Innovation Norway provides 225 MNOK in public grants and a loan to Morrow Batteries

Innovation Norway has announced that they will provide 75 MNOK in public grants to Morrow Batteries (Morrow) in addition to a loan of 150 MNOK. The funding will strengthen the industrial scale-up in the race to build up the European battery value chain. The announced financing enables the company to build the Morrow Industrialization Center, the first phase of the full-scale production of 43GWh su

26 September 2022 16:30

A giant leap for Norway as a battery powerhouse

Morrow Batteries (Morrow) and Siva are building a battery factory that will contribute to value creation far beyond the battery coast of southern Norway. While laying the cornerstone for Battery Factory 1 in Arendal, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that the new factory will be an essential contribution to the government’s efforts to boost domestic battery production and enable Norwa

15 September 2022 14:24

Morrow Batteries and ABB to strengthen collaboration on battery manufacturing

Norway-based battery developer, Morrow, join forces with ABB to accelerate the transition to renewable energy sources and the electrification of all sectors of society.

29 August 2022 00:00

Veidekke selected contractor for Battery Cell Factory 1 in Eyde Energy Park

Siva Morrow Eyde Energipark AS has signed a contract with Veidekke for the construction of Battery Cell Factory 1 at Eyde Energy Park in the municipality of Arendal. The contract is a design and build contract valued at just below NOK 400 million excluding VAT.
“We are proud that Siva and Morrow Batteries have chosen Veidekke as their partner both during the development phase and for the execu

25 August 2022 00:00

Morrow signs agreement with governmental agency Siva to build first phase of battery gigafactory

(Arendal, 25 August 2022) Morrow Batteries ("Morrow"), a Norwegian company aiming to manufacture the world's most cost-effective and sustainable battery cells, has signed a joint venture agreement with Siva SF ("Siva") to build the first phase of a gigafactory in Arendal, Norway. Siva, a governmental agency tasked with building national infrastructure and real estate to support innovation, will se

27 July 2022 00:00

Our official program for Arendalsuka 2022

We are pleased to once again welcome friends and partners to Arendal this August. The battery industry in general, and Morrow Batteries specifically, has covered lot of ground in the past 12 months. We look forward to sharing the latest updates from our journey so far at these two events open to all:


Event delivered in Norwegian:

Batterienes verdikjede – et lokalt og nasjonalt la

13 June 2022 00:00

Changes in top management and board of Morrow Batteries

Morrow Batteries AS (‘Morrow’) announces that chair of the board Håkon Tanem is appointed interim CEO replacing current CEO Terje Andersen, who is stepping down from 13th of June. Liv Monica Stubholt is appointed new chair of the board and Maria Moræus Hanssen joins the board of Morrow.
Terje Andersen is co-founder of Morrow and has been CEO since the establishment of Morrow in May 2020.
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2 June 2022 00:00

Stina Torjesen joins Morrow’s sustainability team

Morrow Batteries appoints Stina Torjesen as Sustainability Advisor and she is joining Morrow’s dynamic and cross-functional sustainability task force. Stina Torjesen started 1 June and is reporting to Pål Brun, EVP for Corporate Affairs.

“We are delighted that Stina Torjesen has joined Morrow. Stina holds in-depth insights on sustainablity as well as European and global battery trends. Thi

30 May 2022 00:00

Naja Boone appointed Marketing and Communications Director

Morrow Batteries hires Naja Boone as Marketing and Communication Director. Starting August 1st, she will report to Pål Brun, EVP for Corporate Affairs.
“We are pleased to welcome Naja to the Morrow team. Her experience from having worked with several of Norway’s best known industrial brands will be instrumental in positioning Morrow on the next part of our journey to becoming a leading supplier

22 May 2022 00:00

Morrow Batteries raises EUR 100 million in new investment round

Morrow Batteries (“Morrow”), a Norwegian company that aims to manufacture the world's most cost-effective and sustainable battery cells, has today announced an EUR 100 million investment round. The transaction will finance the first phase of the company’s factory in Arendal, Norway, with a capacity to produce more than 1 GWh battery cells each year. The investment round was led by Siemens Financia