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16 November 2023
Verkor marks new milestone in future of sustainable mobility, laying the foundation stone of its Gigafactory
Dunkirk – 16 November 2023 – Verkor, joined by the Prime Minister and other members of Government, laid the foundation stone of its Gigafactory aimed to produce low carbon, high-performance electric batteries for sustainable mobility. An event made possible by the European Commission’s validation of French support of 659 million euros for Verkor's development activities and direct and indirect support for the project of up to €600 million from the European Investment Bank, subject to final approval, as part of the €2 billion financing package announced by Verkor last September. In the presence of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, Minister of…
14 September 2023
Verkor secures more than €2 billion to launch high performance battery gigafactory in France and accelerate future sustainable mobility
14 September 2023 – Verkor secures more than €2 billion in financing following the signing of a minimum of €850m Series C funding1 , approval of European Investment Bank for €600m debt support and French subsidies for an amount around €650m, subject to final approval by the European Commission. This financing will accelerate: the construction of Verkor’s first gigafactory, in Dunkirk, and the manufacture of highperformance low-carbon battery cells, ongoing technological developments at the Verkor Innovation Centre (VIC) for new manufacturing technologies and new state-of-the-art product, strategic investments across the battery value chain, thereby generating thousands of direct and…
7 September 2023
Nidec and Verkor: strategic partners to expand solutions in stationary energy storage
The partnership will begin immediately with qualification and testing in order to provide battery energy storage system (BESS) clients with adapted solutions as soon as possible Verkor will supply cells from its manufacturing facility in Dunkirk to Nidec. Verkor proposes a battery cell and module supply of 450 MWh/year in 2025, increasing to 3GWh/year, with a goal to provide a cumulative 10 GWh by 2030. Nidec expands the variety of its offerings with the incremental range of batteries introduced and demonstrating high flexibility in supporting its customers with different and efficient stationary energy storage solutions. Grenoble (France), Milan (Italy) –…
Our DNA
Verkor was founded in 2020 with the sole ambition of fast-tracking low‑carbon battery production in France, to serve the European market. With a team of international experts in the battery sector, Verkor strives for manufacturing excellence by optimising proven technology.
What about tomorrow?
Designing and manufacturing greener batteries. Contributing to the roll-out of renewable energy. Our ambitious vision of electric mobility — one that is more respectful of the planet — is based on local manufacturing and an open innovation model.
This model was designed in response to major environmental challenges to build a low-carbon, circular and inclusive economy.
430
employees
+ 1200
years of combined battery experience
300,000
cars powered per year (for a 16 GWh plant)