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Battery production: In future all of the lithium-ion batteries for Daimler AG will come from the German town of Kamenz. That also goes for batteries for stationary applications, which since last year have borne the Mercedes-Benz name. pv magazine paid a visit to the plant, which was built in 2009. Daimler was the first company to use this technology in an automobile.

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Michael Fuhs

15 Mar 2017

Entering the town of Kamenz in Saxony after the 170 km drive from Berlin on the Autobahn and rural highways, not much seems to be going on at first glance. A recruitment sign on the sleepy village road calls on prospective employees to “write energy history”.The industrial district paints a much different picture. First, you …

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