Britishvolt liquidators rule out pursuing director for cash

The liquidator for former vehicle-battery company Britishvolt, which collapsed owing money to a major engineering firm, have decided not to pursue a director over a personal cash guarantee he made to the firm. In its latest report, RSM said it had decided not to chase… The post Britishvolt liquidators rule out pursuing director for cash appeared first on Construction News.

USS backs Blackstone’s £10bn data centre on former Britishvolt site

Britain’s largest pension fund is first outside investor in 5.8m sq ft Northumberland development. The post USS backs Blackstone’s £10bn data centre on former Britishvolt site appeared first on Property Week.

Blackstone confirms plans for £10bn data centre on former Britishvolt site

Blackstone acquired the 235-acre site for £110m earlier this year The post Blackstone confirms plans for £10bn data centre on former Britishvolt site appeared first on Property Week.

Blackstone to invest £10bn in North East datacentre

Construction to start next year on former site of planned Britishvolt gigafactory

Blackstone buys former Britishvolt site for mega data centre scheme

The Cambois site in Northumberland had originally been designated for Britishvolt to build a giant £3.8bn battery factory.

FT - The former coal town leading the race for clean energy, 15072021

The Port of Blyth boasts a world-class research hub for offshore renewable energy. Cambois, just a few miles north, is the landing point for a sub-sea electricity cable from Norway, and the proposed site of an electric car battery factory. The FT's Leslie Hook visits these projects as the UK prepares to host the COP26 climate talks

Tomorrow's Build - We Need to Build a LOT More Gigafactories, 20072021

With an electric car revolution on the way but not nearly enough batteries to power them, construction has to get really good at building gigafactories - and fast. This video highlights a number of companies aiming to construct Gigafactories in Europe

The Times - British Volt Gigafactory, Blyth

Investment companies Abrdn and Tritax are teaming up with the UK Government to provide £2bn of project finance for the Britishvolt project in Blyth, Northumberland; building UK's first large scale "gigafactory" that will manufacture electric car batteries