Gothenburg, December 9th, 2025
DREV AB, a Swedish deep-tech company pioneering contamination control for the battery industry, has been awarded public funding through Vinnova’s “Scaling up for a sustainable battery value chain” call for its SEK 38 million SafeBat project, co-led by the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB (RISE).
The two-year initiative will bring DREV’s Vault Mobile from validated pilot to full commercial readiness — enabling gigafactories and recyclers to safely capture hazardous battery dust safely, recover critical raw materials, and eliminate water and solvent use in production.
Transforming Contamination Control into Circular Infrastructure
Today, contamination control in gigafactories still depends on methods never designed for dry-room or ATEX environments, which introduce humidity, increase explosion risk, employee exposure, and waste hazardous but valuable material.
DREV’s Vault Mobile system changes that: it’s the world’s first ATEX-rated, fully dry contamination control and recovery solution built specifically for the battery industry. It safely captures microparticles containing lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper, protecting workers from exposure to hazardous particles and transforming what was once considered waste into a recoverable resource.
Our Vault Mobile technology has been validated in real gigafactory environments, and SafeBat allows us to improve and scale the solution for full industrial operations to bridge the gap between innovation and deployment.”
Thomas Tingelöf
CTO/COO & Co-Founder, DREV
Project Scope and Impact
Over the next 24 months, DREV will lead a consortium spanning Sweden’s full battery value chain — including RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Lund University, Saft Batteries, Nexular (formerly Techno Telematics), and Sika Sverige AB.
The SafeBat project will:
- Demonstrate that Vault Mobile reduces dust-related workplace incidents and supports safer operations in high-risk environments.
- Replace the need for water and chemical-based cleaning in battery production, reducing humidity, fire risks, and wastewater loads.
- Enable recovery of critical metals that would otherwise be lost, supporting a more circular and resource-efficient battery value chain.
- Validate a dry, safe, and scalable method for contamination control across production and recycling settings.
- Strengthen Sweden’s position as a leader in sustainable, circular battery manufacturing.
SafeBat is a strategic milestone for DREV, taking us from pilot to market readiness, accelerating our path from Swedish innovation to a global standard for safe and circular operations in the battery industry.”
Kent Moore
Chief Commercial Officer, DREV
About DREV
DREV develops contamination control technologies that protect people, products, and the planet in the battery industry. Its flagship Vault systems enable safe capture and circular recovery of hazardous dust and metals across production and recycling environments — advancing both operational excellence and environmental sustainability.
DREV’s growth and innovation have been supported by leading European and Swedish funding bodies, including Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency, and EIT Manufacturing.
The SEK 38 million SafeBat project is co-funded by Vinnova. Of the public funding, SEK 13.2 million is granted to DREV, with the remaining funding allocated to RISE and Lund University as the project’s core R&D partners.
Contact Information
Arelys Sosa, CEO & Co-Founder, DREV: arelys@drev.tech
Kent Moore, Chief Commercial Officer, DREV: kent@drev.tech
Anwar Ahniyaz, Senior Researcher, RISE: anwar.ahniyaz@ri.se
Yaprak Subasi, Researcher, RISE: yapriak.subasi@ri.se
