Construction work has commenced on Britishvolt’s multi-million lithium-ion gigaplant in Northumberland. The previous Blyth Power Station coal stocking yard site in Cambois will become the country’s first multi-million lithium-ion gigaplant. The plant owned by the Britishvolt will manufacture electric vehicles lithium-ion batteries. The factory is going to create a production capacity of about 300,000 electric vehicle battery packs per year, primarily intended for the car industry.
Plans for the Northumberland’s gigaplant approval have been described as a ‘game changer’ by the county council. Council leader Glen Sanderson said that they have long and proud history of industry in Northumberland and gigaplant size of investment would put the area firmly on the map once more for the coming generations. The Britishvolt idea to select Northumberland shows just what the county has to offer in terms of its location, facilities, an ambitious Council, and more significant , its workforce.
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Peter Rolton, Britishvolt chairman, said that the multi-million pound gigaplant will provide with it much need employment, totally growing the area. By 2023, the first phase of the facility will be operational and at full capacity by 2028.
Total cost for Britishvolt’s multi-million lithium-ion gigaplant is £2.6 billion, making it the largest industrial investment in the North East since arrival of the car-making giant Nissan’s in 1984 and one of the biggest ever industrial investments in the United Kingdom. The announcement came just a few days after Nissan revealed their plans for a battery gigafactory for electric vehicles, offering more than 1,500 jobs.
The Britishvolt’s multi-million gigaplant will be constructed on Blyth Power Station previous a 95-hectare site and wiill use renewable energy, comprising of the potential to use hydro-electric power generated in Norway and transmitted 447 miles under the North Sea through the world’s longest inter-connector from the North Sea Link project.
