The European Commission has committed €852 million in Innovation Fund grants to six EV battery cell manufacturing projects across France, Germany, Sweden and Poland.
Funded through the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), the initiative aims to accelerate industrial-scale production of advanced and sustainable battery technologies.
Launched under the Fund’s first Battery Call in December 2024, the EV battery cell manufacturing projects will support Europe’s clean energy transition by boosting domestic manufacturing capacity, reducing import reliance, and fostering innovation in cell design and production processes.
The six projects include:
- ACCEPT (France): Automotive Cells Company’s European production scale-up
- AGATHE (France): Verkor’s gigafactory expansion focused on emissions reduction
- CF3_at_Scale (Germany): Cellforce Group’s high-performance cell manufacturing
- NOVO One (Sweden): NOVO Energy’s prismatic cell gigafactory
- WGF2G (Germany): Leclanché’s PFAS-free lithium-ion cell production
- 46inEU (Poland): LG Energy Solution’s cylindrical cell line for next-gen EVs
Each project is expected to begin operations before 2030, with funding covering both capital and operational costs. Collectively, they will add 56GWh of annual battery cell capacity and are projected to cut 91 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions over their first decade.
Grant agreements will be signed with the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) in Q3 2025. Additional support may be available from the European Investment Bank for projects still in development.
Image: The EU is investing €852m in six EV battery projects.
