Akasol, a manufacturer of high-performance battery systems for different applications, has opened what it calls Europe’s largest factory for commercial vehicle battery systems in Darmstadt, Germany.
Credit: Akasol
“The opening of Gigafactory 1 is an important milestone in our company history,” said Akasol CEO Sven Schulz. “Here in Darmstadt, in a highly automated and extremely advanced production facility, we produce high-performance lithium-ion battery modules and systems that provide an important key for the transportation and energy transition."
In the first expansion phase, the new Akasol Gigafactory 1 will produce Li-ion battery systems for commercial vehicles on highly automated and fully networked production lines with an annual production capacity of 1 GWh. The commissioning of further production lines will boost production capacity to up to 2.5 GWh in the coming year, the company said. Depending on customer requirements, this can be expanded to up to 5 GWh.
Once it is operating at full capacity, the facility will be able to produce battery systems for more than 10,000 commercial vehicles each year. The company is investing more than €100 million in the facility.
The Akasol campus spans more than 20,000 m2 in the southwest of Darmstadt. The two-level production, assembly and logistics hall will also house a test and validation centre for the testing of cells, modules and systems, ensuring the highest standards of quality, the company said.
“With this investment, we are laying the cornerstone for our continued growth and long-term business success in the fast-growing market of electromobility,” said Carsten Bovenschen, CFO and management board member in charge of human resources at Akasol AG.
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