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What can Northvolt’s failure teach us about Europe’s competitive future?

By Fortune via Reuters August 6, 2025

Just below the Arctic Circle, Northvolt’s flagship battery factory once stood as a beacon of Europe’s ambitions to power its future with clean energy. But following the company’s recent bankruptcy, its last production lines have fallen silent.

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