US EditionLyten Acquires Europe’s Largest Battery Energy Storage Systems Manufacturing Operation from Northvolt
- On July 1, 2025, California-based startup Lyten announced its acquisition of complete control over Northvolt's Dwa ESS battery energy storage factory located in Gdansk, Poland.
- In March 2025, Northvolt declared bankruptcy following its announcement the previous November that it would shut down the factory, citing financial difficulties and challenging market conditions.
- The Dwa ESS plant, Europe's largest energy storage factory with a 6 GWh annual capacity opened in 2023, has contracts extending through 2026 and operates on renewable energy.
- Lyten CEO Dan Cook announced their intention to promptly resume manufacturing activities at the Polish facility and fulfill both current and forthcoming customer orders to address the increasing demand for energy storage solutions in Europe.
- This acquisition represents Lyten’s inaugural move into Europe’s large battery storage sector and advances its international growth plans, which include introducing lithium-sulfur batteries next year.
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For a long time Northvolt is the hopeful source among battery manufacturers. In March, however, the Group announced insolvency. While there are still prospects for the plant in Schleswig-Holstein, there is already a buyer for the plant in Poland.
Lyten Is Acquiring Northvolt’s Energy Storage Manufacturing Plant
Lyten, the domestic lithium-sulfur battery company, has officially expanded into the European market, announcing that it has acquired yet another shuttered Northvolt facility. Located in Gdansk, Poland, this acquisition represents a new direction for the company: Rather than producing battery cells — as Lyten’s other U.S.-based facilities will do — this 270,000 square foot plant is designed to produce complete battery energy storage systems for …
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svt NyheterThe American battery company Lyten buys the Polish operations of bankrupt Northvolt.
US startup Lyten to take over Northvolt's energy storage systems factory in Poland
WARSAW :Silicon Valley startup Lyten will take full ownership of Northvolt Dwa ESS, Europe’s largest energy storage systems factory, in a move to expand its product line, the U.S. company said on Tuesday. Northvolt filed for bankruptcy in March, one of Sweden's largest corporate failures and effectively end
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