Freyr Battery has been awarded a EUR100m grant by the European Union to support development of its Giga Arctic project in Norway.

Construction started this month.

CEO Tom Einar Jensen: “This grant is a recognition batteries represent the key catalyst of the energy transition supporting regional energy security through faster deployment of renewable energy.”

The grant will be made through the EU’s Innovation Fund.

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