⭕ INDUSTRY & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
- 🔋 BMW Opens €1 Billion Gen6 Battery Plant in Bavaria – BMW Group has opened its €1 billion Irlbach-Straßkirchen plant in Bavaria, starting series production of Gen6 battery packs for the new i3. Around 1,600 staff are planned at full operation. Read more
- 🔋 CATL Leads as Global EV Battery Usage Hits 844.2 GWh – Global EV battery installations reached 844.2 GWh from January to August 2026, up 19.7% year on year. CATL led with 39.4%, and seven Chinese suppliers in the top 10 held 73.3% combined. Read more
- 🔋 Global EV Sales Rise 5.9% to 13.73 Million Units – BEV and PHEV sales reached 13.73 million units globally in January-August 2026, up 5.9% year over year. Growth in Europe and Asia excluding China offset declines in China and North America. Read more
- 🔋 Sub-€25,000 EV Sales Set to Rise Sevenfold in 2026 – T&E expects EU sales of electric cars priced below €25,000 to rise sevenfold in 2026 versus 2024, supported by nearly 40 new electric models launched in the first half. Read more
- 🔋 EU Prepares Curbs on Imports of China-Made Hybrids – The European Commission is preparing time-limited safeguards that could cap China-made hybrid imports through tariff-rate quotas, following a sharp increase in shipments. Read more
- 🔋 Fraunhofer, Korean Partners Sign Two Battery Research MoUs – Fraunhofer’s Battery Alliance and South Korean partners signed two memorandums covering battery materials, cell production and recycling, including recovered-material quality. Read more
⭕ BATTERY TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
- 🔋 Fraunhofer ZESS Opens €49.85 Million Research Facility – Fraunhofer ZESS has opened a €49.85 million, 3,300-square-meter research building in Braunschweig for solid-state batteries and hydrogen technologies, supporting industrial transfer. Read more
- 🔋 Duracell Opens $56 Million Battery R&D Center in Atlanta – Duracell has opened a $56 million, 83,000-square-foot global battery R&D center at Science Square Labs in Atlanta, expected to create 120 jobs. Read more
- 🔋 ProLogium Unveils GEN4 DCN Electrolyte at Paris Show – ProLogium will present its GEN4 DCN electrolyte at the 2026 Paris Motor Show, together with battery modules and pack prototypes developed with FEV and OPmobility. Read more
- 🔋 PEM Develops Multilayer Electrode Coating in ProMeBa – PEM is scaling wet-chemical multilayer electrode coating in the ProMeBa project, covering slot-die and curtain coating, inline viscosity measurement and anode formulation. Read more
- 🔋 Xnovo Deploys 3D-CT Battery Inspection at BMW Site – Xnovo Technology has deployed automated 3D-CT inspection at BMW Group’s battery cell competence center in Germany, combining image processing, deep learning and factory data links. Read more
- 🔋 BYD Patent Details Immersion-Cooled Battery Cabinet – BYD’s patent application describes a stationary battery cabinet with cell modules immersed in dielectric fluid below a dry electrical compartment, with top-routed connections. Read more
⭕ ENERGY STORAGE & GRID
- 🔋 CIP Commits EUR 270 Million to Scottish Battery Project – Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners approved over EUR 270 million for the 350 MW/1,400 MWh Kilmarnock South battery project in Scotland, with operations due in Q1 2028. Read more
- 🔋 Global ESS Battery Shipments Reach 461 GWh in H1 2026 – Global lithium-ion battery shipments for energy storage reached 461 GWh in the first half of 2026, up 71% year over year. Korean policy measures could support domestic producers. Read more
- 🔋 Rimac and ECOBLOX to Develop Modular Data Center – Rimac Technology and ECOBLOX will develop a data center combining UNI battery modules and power electronics with computing hardware. A demonstration is due in Croatia in November 2026. Read more
⭕ MINING & BATTERY MATERIALS
- 🔋 LG Energy Solution Secures 240,000 Tonnes of Spodumene – LG Energy Solution signed a four-year agreement for 240,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate from Elevra Lithium’s Quebec mine, with deliveries starting later this year. Read more
- 🔋 CME Lithium Contract Open Interest Hits Eight-Month High – Open interest in CME lithium hydroxide futures reached 21,188 lots on September 30, while lithium carbonate hit a record 8,007 lots as participants extended positions along the forward curve. Read more
⭕ BATTERY RECYCLING & SUSTAINABILITY
- 🔋 Altilium Secures Follow-On Funding for ACT 3 Scale-Up – Altilium secured Series B2 follow-on investment from SQM and Marubeni for its UK recycling scale-up. Its planned ACT 3 refinery in Plymouth would process 24,000 end-of-life EV batteries yearly. Read more
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⭕ Latest Job Opportunities
- Latest Job Openings on LinkedIn (Daily Updated)
💼 Jobs in Europe (all jobs can be atributed to Europe as region):
- Head of Purchasing (m/w/d) – VARTA AG, Germany – View details
- International Sales Administration Assistant – EnerSys, France – View details
- Senior IT Specialist – Microvast, Germany – View details
- Project Manager (m/w/d) – Kyon Energy, Germany – View details
- Legal Counsel – Altris AB, Sweden – View details
- Production Operator – EnerSys, Poland – View details
- Warehouse Operations Coordinator – CATL Debrecen, Hungary – View details
- Key Account Manager – Exide Group – France – View details
💼 Jobs in North America (all jobs can be atributed to North America as region):
- Account Manager, Business Development – Redwood Materials, United States – View details
- HR Business Partner I – Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America, United States – View details
- Production Operator I/II – Solid Power, Inc., United States – View details
- Production Operator – Entry – American Battery Solutions Inc., United States – View details
- Assembler I – 2nd Shift – EnerSys, United States – View details
- Helpdesk Technician – EnerSys, United States – View details
- Chemical Engineer – South 8 Technologies, United States – View details
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