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Leclanché Selected as Part of Six Innovative Electric Vehicle Battery Projects for Funding under the EU Innovation Fund 24 Battery call
Leclanché Selected as Part of Six Innovative Electric Vehicle Battery Projects for Funding under the EU Innovation Fund 24 Battery
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nLeclanché SA\n\n\n / Key word(s): Miscellaneous\n\n\n\n\n\nLeclanché Selected as Part of Six Innovative Electric Vehicle Battery Projects for Funding under the EU Innovation Fund 24 Battery call \n\n\n\n\n\n\n07.07.2025 / 19:15 CET/CESTLeclanché Selected as Part of Six Innovative Electric Vehicle Battery Projects for Funding under the EU Innovation Fund 24 Battery callLeclanché selected for EU Innovation Fund grant as part of an €852 million investment supporting six pioneering EV battery manufacturing projects across Europe.The Gigafactory planned at Leclanché’s site in Willstätt, Germany, on the company’s existing production site, recognised as a high-quality project after evaluation by independent experts.Part of a strategic EU initiative to support clean, competitive battery production and reduce reliance on imports.Next step: preparation of grant data and annexes, with grant agreement to be signed with CINEAin Q3 2025. YVERDON-LES-BAINS, Switzerland, 7th July, 2025 – In a release published on Friday 4th of July, the European Commission announced that six pioneering electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing projects, including LECLANCHE GmbH, will receive a total of €852 million in grants from the Innovation Fund. These grants aim to accelerate the growth of and investment in the EU's battery manufacturing industry providing support on capital and operational expenditures. They were selected from 14 proposals submitted by eight countries.\n\n \n\nLeclanché submitted a project for the expansion of the Willstätt plant, Germany, scaling the water based and PFAS free manufacturing of cells. The project was recognised as a high-quality proposal in a fiercely competitive call, following an evaluation by an international panel of independent experts. It allows for the scaling of a low carbon cell manufacturing technology that removes PFAS materials from the lithium-ion cells.\n\n \"This selection marks a major milestone for Leclanché and confirms the strategic importance of our technology and local presence in Europe. It also highlights the maturity of our project, as only the most advanced proposals were selected,\" said Pierre Blanc, CEO of Leclanché. \"With the selection of our project for funding under the Innovation Fund call, our water based PFAS free technology has been recognised as innovat...