June 29, 2025: Emma Nehrenheim has been named as managing director of the European Battery Alliance.

The Alliance said on June 6 that Nehrenheim has more than two decades of experience in environmental engineering and battery manufacturing.

Most recently, she was chief environmental officer and president of Northvolt Materials. She also contributed to the development of the EU’s Battery Regulation.

She succeeds Thore Sekkenes, who has led the industrial stream of the Alliance for more than six years and will continue to remain actively involved with the organization.

Nehrenheim said: “Our mission isn’t just to build a battery industry, but to make it European, shaped by our standards, driven by our innovation, and powered by our industrial strength.”
The Alliance was launched in 2017 by InnoEnergy with the backing of the European Commission. The body is now known as EBA250, in recognition of the estimated €250 billion ($290 billion) annual value of Europe’s battery market by 2025.