Taiwanese solid-state battery manufacturer ProLogium and Sweden-based Northvolt have both finalized commitments towards increasing their European manufacturing footprint. ProLogium is set to invest €5.2 billion in the north of France in Dunkirk, while Northvolt is set to invest between €3 and €5 billion in Northern Germany. Both plants aim to produce 60 GWh of batteries per year, or roughly enough for each factory to power 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) per year. Northvolt’s plans to invest in another German factory were in flux following the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as the company put its plans for a plant in Heide, Germany, on hold last November saying it was exploring its options in North America. This has since…