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29 January 2026

From Research to Reality: Scaling Battery Innovation with Verkor – INERRANT Podcast

The INERRANT project introduces its first podcast episode: “From Research to Reality: Scaling Battery Innovation with Verkor”, which highlights advances in battery materials, safety testing, digital manufacturing systems, and recycling strategies. In the podcast INERRANT Batteries – Revolutionising Lithium-ion Battery Technology for Enhanced Safety experts from the project are discussing topics such as driving innovation in safe and sustainable Lithium-ion batteries for e-mobility through innovative battery materials, and more. The first episode shines a light on what it takes to build safer batteries at gigafactory scale. In the 20 minute episode, Donia Marzougui and Yannick Molméret, two experts from Verkor…

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11 December 2025

Verkor reaches a decisive milestone and opens its first gigafactory

A contribution to European industrial autonomy and energy transition Bourbourg (Dunkerque), December 11, 2025 – Under the high patronage of Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Verkor today inaugurates its first lithium-ion low-carbon battery cell gigafactory in Bourbourg (Dunkerque). This milestone marks the transition to large-scale industrial production, serving a sovereign and sustainable European battery industry. With an initial capacity of 16 GWh/year, the gigafactory will meet the growing needs of decarbonized electric mobility. Its commissioning will enable the creation of 1,200 direct jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs, with the commercialization of the first batteries planned for 2026…

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3 December 2025

Verkor and EDF sign a 12-year strategic industrial partnership to support low-carbon electricity

Verkor, a designer and producer of low-carbon batteries for electric vehicles, and EDF announce the signing of a twelve-year Nuclear Power Allocation Contract (CAPN). In a context of increasing its battery production in France, this contract represents a major milestone for Verkor and is part of its development strategy in support of sustainable, sovereign, low-carbon mobility. Under the contract, for a period of twelve years, Verkor will be allocated a share of EDF’s operating nuclear fleet capacity, reaching 33 MW, with a cost and risk-sharing mechanism based on actual production volumes. The first deliveries are scheduled to…

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Batteries. Now. For the future.

Verkor was founded in 2020 with the sole ambition of fast-tracking low‑carbon battery production in France, to serve the European market. With a team of international experts in the battery sector, Verkor strives for manufacturing excellence by optimising proven technology.

Drive The team

“Verkor is a unique human and industrial endeavour at the heart of a current and future challenge: reshoring the value chains of tomorrow’s industry.”

Benoit Lemaignan, Co‑Founder & Chief Executive Officer

“I’m keen to put my expertise and industrial background in batteries to work for the energy transition in Europe, and especially in France.”

Christophe Mille, Co‑Founder & Chief Technology Officer

“Verkor is the confluence of everything that has kept me working in the industry and striving to innovate for the past 25 years: an entrepreneurial initiative and a major industrial priority to keep France competitive and drive the ecological transition.”

Sylvain Paineau, Co‑Founder and Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer

“For me, Verkor’s creation is the logical outcome of a commitment to decarbonising mobility.”

Philippe Chain, Co‑Founder & Chief Customer Officer

“I’ve been obsessed with stationary energy storage for more than 20 years and, for me, Verkor is my chance to have a real impact. This is a key issue for renewable energy and the energy transition.”

Gilles Moreau, Co‑Founder & Chief Innovation Officer

“Verkor is a terrific adventure: creating a French industrial champion that’s deeply committed to the 21st century’s societal challenges of digitalisation, sustainability and humanity.”

Olivier Dufour, Co‑Founder & Stakeholder Engagement

Our ambition. Now. For the future.

01. Strategy and Innovation

Building on the major innovations digital has brought about, to develop Industry 5.0, which can produce the low-carbon batteries of the future, combining performance with respect for the environment.

Expertise

Our ambition. Now. For the future.

02. Innovation Centre

The company’s showcase is the Verkor Innovation Centre — a prominent centre of excellence dedicated to digital manufacturing and production. It will host the first pilot lines of Verkor cells and modules, as well as a training centre aimed at strengthening skills in the battery sector in France.

Ambition

Our ambition. Now. For the future.

03. Gigafactory

Drawing on the technological innovations by the Verkor Innovation Centre, the first Gigafactory will help the company make the leap to an industrial-scale operation. Large-scale manufacturing will meet European demand for electric transport and stationary storage.

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What about tomorrow?

Promoting greener electric mobility

Designing and manufacturing more sustainable batteries. Contributing to the roll-out of renewable energy. Our ambitious vision of electric mobility — one that is more respectful of the planet — is based on local manufacturing and an open innovation model.

This model was designed in response to major environmental challenges to build a low-carbon, circular and inclusive economy.