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\u201cNordic Battery Belt\u201d is an EU project funded by Interreg Botnia-Atlantica. The project aims to develop a strategy for sustainable and cost-efficient cross-border logistics for the emerging industrial battery cluster called the Nordic Battery Belt in the Kvarken region (Nordland in Norway, V\u00e4sterbotten in Sweden, and Ostrobothnia in Finland).<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Kvarkeradet_bildmallar_mailchimp_kolumn_liggande-1.png” alt=”Kvarken-Destinations-1066 (1)” title_text=”Kvarkeradet_bildmallar_mailchimp_kolumn_liggande (1)” _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bildtext” _builder_version=”4.11.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
The project partners gather today in Skellefte\u00e5 for a kick-off. Peter Karlst\u00e9n presenting o<\/span><\/span>ngoing developments in Skellefte\u00e5<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” inline_fonts=”ABeeZee” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The project partners gather today in Skellefte\u00e5 for a kick-off.<\/p>\n – The Nordic battery belt is coming into existence in front of our eyes. The subsequent enormous opportunities and challenges can be managed and utilized in a much more structured way if we coordinate our efforts across borders \u2013 not only between cities and regions but also between nations. Now more than ever, our Nordic cooperation and Kvarken cooperation can become forerunners and proudly show their strength, Mr Mathias Lindstr\u00f6m<\/strong>, Director of the Kvarken Council, says and summarizes:<\/p>\n – The purpose of the kick-off is to anchor the project\u2019s implementation in general, to hold a starting meeting with our contracted consultancy firm Ramboll, and to regard current events in Skellefte\u00e5, namely the development of the Northvolt gigafactory and its related challenges. The factory will start producing batteries in the city already this year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ramboll has been recruited to investigate local\/regional supply chains and logistics solutions for battery production.<\/p>\n – A rapidly expanding battery industry \u2013 in combination with the geographical locations of input goods and export markets \u2013 means that new transport needs will arise. The project aims to map these new product flows and analyse the need for improvements in terms of the region\u2019s transport infrastructure and logistics solutions. This is where the consultancy firm\u2019s contribution is essential. <\/p>\n Nordic Battery Belt Logistics will produce a strategy that aims to contribute to sustainable and cost-effective transports in the region from a cross-border perspective. The purpose is to provide a better understanding of new logistics flows that are expected to emerge in the region due to ongoing and planned battery plant establishments. In other words, the project encompasses both an inventory and a strategy for how the region\u2019s logistics supply and infrastructure should be developed to support the Nordic Battery Belt cluster\u2019s development.<\/em><\/p>\n Partnership<\/em><\/strong>: Kvarken Council EGTC (lead part), the Vaasa Region Development Company VASEK, Skellefte\u00e5 Municipality, and the Kokkola Region Development Company KOSEK. In addition, the project receives support from Rana Utvikling, MidtSkandia, and Future Cleantech Solutions.<\/em><\/p>\n Total budget<\/em><\/strong>: 300,000\u00a0EUR<\/em> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Intrerreg-BA-ENG-CMYK.jpg” alt=”Finansi\u00e4r Interreg Botnia-Atlanticas logoyp” title_text=”Intrerreg-BA-ENG-CMYK” _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”33%” max_width=”33%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_video _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The project partners gather today in Skellefte\u00e5 for a kick-off. The purpose of the kick-off is to anchor the project\u2019s implementation in general, to hold a starting meeting with our contracted consultancy firm Ramboll, and to regard current events in Skellefte\u00e5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"amnen":[],"class_list":["post-11819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-fi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nInvestigation of Local\/Regional Supply Chains and Logistics Solutions for Battery Production<\/h2>\n
– The project results will be used by the project partnership for discussions with investors and to strengthen the regions\u2019 logistics and transport infrastructure, Mr Lindstr\u00f6m explains.<\/p>\nNordic Battery Belt Logistics<\/em><\/h2>\n
Main financier<\/strong>: Interreg Botnia-Atlantica
Project timetable<\/strong>: 05\/2021\u201310\/2022<\/em><\/p>\n