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Closing the loop with greener batteries in mining Passed

Tuesday June 1, 2021 09:00 - 11:30 Fossil Free Mining | hosted by Boliden

Speaker: Valter Plasgård
Moderator: Jonas Ranggård

Theme: Fossil Free Mining

Northvolt is establishing large scale production of lithium ion battery cells in Skellefteå, Sweden, using hydropower and sustainable supply chains to make the worlds greenest battery. Electrification of the mining industry play a key role in reducing the carbon footprint for lithium batteries and Northvolt has been partnering with Epiroc to develop and supply battery systems for underground mining vehicles. These batteries are tailored for the demanding safety and performance requirements in mining applications to enable a wide transition to emission free operation throughout the industry.

Lecturers

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Valter Plasgård Speaker

Business Development Manager - Industrial
Northvolt

Business Development Manager working with battery systems for industrial applications. MSc in Environmental Engineering with 7+ year’s experience in the energy sector at EnBW, Tranter and Northvolt.

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Jonas Ranggård Moderator

Program Manager
Boliden