Production line of battery packs for telecommunications application
European battery manufacturing capability currently lags behind the Far East and the U.S.A, with most large players in this sector residing in Asia. A step change improvement in Security of supply, cost effectiveness and technical knowhow of cell level manufacture in Europe is essential for a sustainable European battery market going forward. The aim of Albufera Cells is to introduce a new rechargeable Aluminum-Air (Al-Air) battery technology based on sustainable materials and “lego” cell design enabling easy assembly of battery pack particularly in telecommunication market that is expected to double between 2020 and 2030 with the development of the 5G. Albufera Cells, a SME establish in January 2016 but composed of people who sum up more than 25 years of experience in energy storage industries (mainly Exide Technologies and SAFT) aims to become in the first factory at international level in Al-Air battery cells production for direct sale to telecommunication operators.