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How do you get more energy into a battery? Many thousands of companies and institutions worldwide are working on the answer. To avoid being overwhelmed by all that violence, the few dozen Dutch companies and institutions will have to be smart about their approach.
"The Netherlands is not the right place for large-scale factories for the current generation of lithium-ion cells for rechargeable batteries. But we can provide high-quality technology for the production and use of batteries. Especially the next generation of sustainable batteries." Thus Rutger van Poppel, Program Manager Battery Competence Cluster - NL.
To bundle battery development, RAI Automotive Industry NL, Brainport Development, and Oost NL have established the Battery Competence Cluster - NL.
Read here the full article of the newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad (Dutch only).