What the site does
Gothenburg is Sweden's main automotive and port city, with vehicle engineering, heavy truck production and Scandinavia's largest port. The second-life campus opened on Lindholmen in 2018 to build stationary storage systems from graded modules, drawing on the region's heavy-vehicle and electrification expertise. It is the network's oldest second-life campus, and its engineering team works closely with heavy-vehicle specialists in the region to design systems that make the most of truck and bus modules.
With 26,000 TPA of capacity, it is the network's largest second-life site. It uses graded modules from passenger cars, trucks and buses to build storage for Nordic commercial, marine and grid-support customers, and ships finished systems by road or sea from the port next door. Each system is commissioned and tested before dispatch, and ships with telemetry so buyers can track its state of health over its service life.
What arrives at the gate
Feedstock at Gothenburg, Sweden reflects its catchment and plant type. Every consignment is weighed, photographed and logged against the originating manifest before it enters the process area.
- Graded modules from European grading sites
- Truck and bus modules
- Matched passenger-car modules
- Returned storage units
The process, step by step
The 3 operating lines — module matching & restringing, bess container integration, grid commissioning test — run the sequence below.
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Module matching | Graded modules are grouped by capacity, impedance and thermal behaviour so strings age evenly. |
| Restringing & BMS retrofit | Matched modules are rebuilt into racks with a new battery management system, fusing and contactors. |
| Enclosure integration | Racks are installed in fire-rated containers with HVAC, aerosol suppression and gas detection. |
| Commissioning cycles | Full charge-discharge commissioning validates round-trip efficiency, SOC accuracy and protection trips. |
| Warranty registration | Each unit ships with a 5-year performance warranty and remote telemetry for state-of-health tracking. |
What sets the site apart
Largest second-life site. 26,000 TPA of capacity dedicated to storage builds.
Heavy-vehicle modules. Builds systems from truck and bus modules as well as car modules.
Nordic market focus. Systems designed for Scandinavian customers and conditions.
Where material goes next
Material that Gothenburg, Sweden does not finish on site moves to the nearest specialist facility in the network, keeping transport distances and dwell times down.
| Facility | Role | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Warsaw — Mazovia Grading Centre | Cell Grading & Diagnostics | 838 km |
| Rotterdam — Maasvlakte Refining Works | Hydrometallurgical Refinery | 802 km |
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