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Organisational change- Technology, policy and market shifts High-performance lithium Changing - flicking the switch Northvolt’s founders,

ch Northvolt’s founders, Peter Carlsson


evidence that the transition to to transition the business. and Paolo Cerruti, headed up supply
makers rooted in the real ion batteries at a chain operations at Tesla. They
decarbonisation is under way – and
world across the competitive cost. Enquiring about Northvolt’s understand the customer as they
batteries are fundamental.
once were the customer.
Automotive, Grid, Industrial, Recognition as a change- next-generation lithium-ion
Change-makers are frustrated by
Portable and Micromobility having to make the business case for maker from others in their batteries, products and By developing the world’s greenest
battery cell and establishing one of
markets. their company to be part of the business and beyond. manufacturing. Europe’s largest battery factories
transition. Northvolt arms changemakers to
They believe that the future Enabling the transition to make the business case and convince
is powered by renewables, the sustainable future they others:
but have to convince others. imagined. 1. Quality: high-performance
energy, power and life cells.
They have a challenger
2. Scalability: customer tailored
mindset. There is danger in not changing Partners such as ABB, Vestas, BMW products at an unprecedented
and growth in changing. Group, InnoEnergy, Scania, SECI, industrial scale.
They want to transform the
Siemens, Skelleftea Kraft, Stena, 3. Cost: scale, automation and
business but also the world High-quality green batteries in Swedish Energy Agency, Vattefall, vertical integration (owning many
around them. industrial quantities can enable Hydro, Volkswagen Group, European elements of our value chain)
the future of energy. Investment Bank. Northvolt are means Northvolt batteries are
trusted and backed by the European extremely competitive on cost.
industry and political actors.

Change won’t listen until the new is better than the old on every level. 1. Convincing the people-based buyer: Do Northvolt batteries offer better performance
than we have currently making our products and services better for the end user?
Change is scared of risk. 2. Convincing the systems buyer: Can Northvolt batteries fit into the specifications and
scale of our business?
3. Convincing the financial buyer: Are Northvolt batteries competitive on cost?
Who is this story for?
NorthVolt
Everyday heroes. Ordinary world. Compelling villain. Call to adventure. Crossing the threshold.

Mentor, allies and gifts. Challenge. Challenge. Challenge. Better world.

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