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November 28, 2025

Skeleton opens second factory to bolster AI, defence and the electricity grid

The Estonian battery company expects revenues of over €100m and to reach profitability by the end of 2026


Mimi Billing

3 min read

Estonia’s Skeleton Technologies, which manufactures ultracapacitors for defence, AI datacentres and the grid, is today announcing the opening of its €220m factory in Leipzig, Germany.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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