Coventry airport £2.5bn gigafactory zone cleared for take-off

GreenPower Park wins detailed consent for 4.8m sq ft manufacturing hub

£2.5bn Coventry Airport gigafactory project set for take-off

Plans for 4.8m sq ft of manufacturing space at the soon-to-close Coventry Airport have been approved by Warwick Council. The post £2.5bn Coventry Airport gigafactory project set for take-off appeared first on Property Week.

Government signs off on £380m investment in Tata’s Somerset battery gigafactory

The £4bn scheme at Gravity Smart Campus is expected to have an annual capacity of 40GWh with production scheduled to start this year. The post Government signs off on £380m investment in Tata’s Somerset battery gigafactory appeared first on Property Week.

Government gives £380m grant to Agratas gigafactory

Public money towards construction of UK’s largest electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility

TClarke withdraws from Agratas gigafactory job

NG Bailey set to take on bulk of TClarke work at Somerset EV battery mega-factory

WSJ - EV Batteries: Can the U.S. Challenge China’s Industry Dominance? 24032023

China’s dominance is clear when it comes to powering electric vehicles. The U.S. lags in most steps of the battery-making process, from sourcing raw materials to assembling components. The U.S. government is spending billions of dollars to take on China’s dominance in EV batteries. WSJ explores whether the U.S. can overcome these disadvantages

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

The Tesla Space - Tesla Gigafactory Texas Is Officially OPEN, 03042022

The latest Tesla Gigafactory in Austin Texas is now open, and will be producing Tesla Model Y vehicles with the latest 3680 batteries. This video provides some glimpses of this Gigafactory; compares it to those in California, Shanghai and Berlin; and highlights the steps to becoming a fully automated factory ... to fulfill Elon Musk's vision

Sky News - Plans to build a British battery industry in doubt 11022022

The Government has been warned it is falling dangerously behind in its plans to build a British battery industry. Internal documents seen by Sky News reveal how manufacturing capacity forecasts are barely half the needed level by the end of the decade.

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