Etiket: Northvolt
Factory project in Montérégie | The Northvolt field under the magnifying glass
Filling of wetlands, felling of thousands of trees, discharge of water into the Richelieu River: the Northvolt giga-battery cell factory project, in Montérégie, will have “major” environmental impacts, according to…
Battery factory project in Montérégie | Complaint against Northvolt to the Lobbying Commissioner
The exchanges that Northvolt had with the Legault government without being registered in the register of lobbyists in Quebec, that The Press revealed Friday, are the subject of a complaint…
Northvolt factory project | An undeclared lunch with Fitzgibbon
A call and email exchanges with civil servants, a lunch with Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon: Northvolt had discussions with the Legault government without registering in the lobbyist register, and contrary to…
More than 60,000 m² of wetlands destroyed in the coming days by Northvolt
Intensive trucking began this Wednesday on the Northvolt site, while the company plans to destroy more than 60,000 m in the coming days2 wetlands, in order to prepare the land…
Backfilling of wetlands | Around a hundred trucks per day at the Northvolt site
Around a hundred trucks will circulate daily, starting Wednesday, in the vicinity of the site which will host the Northvolt battery cell mega-factory, in Montérégie: the company has just obtained…
On video | Images of the site of the future Northvolt battery factory
What you see here is the future site of the Northvolt factory. The project raises a lot of opposition, especially from environmental groups. The construction of the plant would result…
Citizen opposition to the Northvolt project is not abnormal
François Legault is not the first to complain about the difficulty of carrying out major projects in today’s Quebec. Lucien Bouchard also deplored it in 2006, when an outcry prevented…
Northvolt megafactory | The CQDE continues to contest the green light from Quebec
The government green light granted to Northvolt to allow it to cut down trees and encroach on wetlands on the land of its battery cell mega-factory remains contested in court.…
The CQDE launches new legal action to stop Northvolt
The Quebec Environmental Law Center (CQDE) is launching a new legal action to stop work destroying natural environments on the land of the future Northvolt factory. As part of an…
Challenges to the Northvolt project | “We need to change our attitude in Quebec,” says Legault
(Quebec) François Legault is concerned about protests against certain large industrial projects to develop the green economy in Quebec. “We need to change our attitude,” he pleads, a few days…
Northvolt factory: they want a complete environmental study to avoid a worrying “precedent”
Opponents of the Northvolt megaproject stormed the streets of McMasterville on Sunday to demand a complete study from the Bureau d’audiences publique sur l’environnement (BAPE) and avoid a dangerous “precedent”.…
BAPE review requested for Northvolt | “There is still time for the government to make amends”
Around a hundred citizens demonstrated near the future site of the Northvolt battery factory, in McMasterville, on the South Shore of Montreal, to demand that the government submit the project…
A BAPE demanded for Northvolt | “There is still time for the government to make amends”
Around a hundred citizens demonstrated near the future site of the Northvolt battery factory, in McMasterville, on the South Shore of Montreal, to demand that the government submit the project…
Demonstrators will demand “more transparency” on Sunday in the Northvolt project
Citizens organize a “funeral march” Sunday afternoon in McMasterville, in Montérégie, to “mourn” the destruction of wetlands as well as the “lack of listening” on the part of Quebec in…
Northvolt wants to establish “a good relationship” with the citizens of Montérégie
As work to destroy wetlands and wooded areas accelerates on Northvolt land, the company announced Friday its intention to create a “community liaison committee” which will be established according to…
Battery sector: massive losses for Northvolt
Last year, while Northvolt was negotiating with Quebec and Ottawa to obtain billions of dollars in financial aid, the young Swedish company suffered delays and massive losses. • Read also:…
Wetlands on Northvolt Field | “The reaction took us by surprise”
Interview with Northvolt North America CEO, Paolo Cerruti Published at 12:47 a.m. Updated at 5:00 a.m. Four months after the official announcement of the launch of its 7 billion mega-factory…
Quebec refuses to answer questions about the Northvolt factory
The Quebec Ministry of the Environment refuses to answer questions about the Northvolt factory project, which it is currently analyzing, with a view to granting the promoter authorization to build…
Northvolt has submitted an application to build its “gigafactory”
Even before obtaining authorization to destroy the majority of natural environments on its site, Northvolt submitted its request for authorization for the construction of its “giga-factory” to the Legault government.…
What you need to understand about “environmentalists” and Northvolt
This week, a barrage of criticism fell on the “environmentalists” as if they were a homogeneous group represented by the individuals who vandalized trees on the Northvolt site. • Read…