Voltfang's €15M for Second-Life EV Batteries

What if Europe's energy independence lay in yesterday's EV batteries? Voltfang raised €15M to turn second-life cells into grid storage that can displace coal — the story, with Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this episode matters: Beyond pure fintech, second-life batteries are an asset-financing story: residual value, capital for hard assets, and the economics that make reused hardware bankable. That's where energy meets finance.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Voltfang gives used EV batteries a second life
• The €15M round funding grid-scale energy storage
• Why second-life cells can help replace coal in Europe
• The residual-value and asset-financing angle on reused hardware
• What energy independence means for DACH climate tech

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