Commissioning, upscaling of Ett gigafactory to continue through into 2022 Company to boost output capacity at Ett to 60 GWh/year over next few years Swedish battery maker Northvolt assembled its first lithium-ion battery cell at its Swedish Ett gigafactory, making it the first European company to design, develop and assemble a battery in Europe, it said Dec. 29. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Northvolt said the cell was of a prismatic cell format – which has grown in popularity due to its large capacity and thin profile but doesn’t come in uniform design – and came off the cell assembly line on Dec. 28. The company said commissioning and upscaling of the gigafactory is to continue through into 2022, when the first commercial customer deliveries are expected to be made. Northvolt said it plans over the next few years […]