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Who'll save Northvolt?

Northvolt — a poster child of European climate tech which has raised €11bn since it was founded in 2016 — has hit troubled waters in recent months, and is now in urgent need of fresh capital

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Northvolt — a poster child of European climate tech which has raised €11bn since it was founded in 2016 — has hit troubled waters in recent months, and is now in urgent need of fresh capitalself.__wrap_b(":R1qcta6:",1)

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Who'll save Northvolt?

Northvolt — a poster child of European climate tech which has raised €11bn since it was founded in 2016 — has hit troubled waters in recent months, and is now in urgent need of fresh capital