The Britishvolt start-up and the Government of Wales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on plans to expand a 30 GWh battery production plant and a 200 MW solar farm at a former RAF (Bro Tathan) base in the Glamorgan Valley.
Nominally called ‘GigaPlant’, it will be in 80 hectares of commercial park, ‘with a production capacity of up to 35 GWh’, according to the company.
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Both parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to assist in the possibility of building the UK’s first full-cycle battery cell gigafactory, a theme of the UK government’s investment through the Automotive Transformation Fund, to produce pocket cells and cylindrical lithium-ion cells. mainly for the automotive market. Britishvolt said. “The good luck of the partnership can enable the scalable production of a portfolio of world-class lithium-ion batteries, creating and creating a production ecosystem and a chain of onshore sources.” The company’s initial investment of 1.2 billion pounds is expected to lead to the creation of 3,500 jobs. Construction is expected to begin in early 2021. »
Speaking of location, Britishvolt founder and CEO Orral Nadjari said: “Hiring local people, adding those who are recently unemployed and building strong relationships with nearby educational establishments will be a priority for us to make sure we have qualified Britishvolt staff will also inspire other corporations to invest in the region to create a battery electrification center.
The most recent news of Britishvolt is that he has appointed an assignment director, Ray Macera, for the structure and implementation of the plant. He joins Britishvolt as a veteran of large-scale automotive assignments, most recently at the Gestamp urgent plant that at the Jaguar Land Rover plant in Nitra, Slovakia,” the company said.
Construction partners have been hired, according to Britishvolt: NG Bailey to lead the construction, Ridge and Partners to control the architectural project. “Both corporations have recently contributed to the status quo of the UK battery industrialization centre in Coventry, which was funded through the government-backed Faraday Battery Challenge,” according to Britishvolt.
The Rolton Group has been chosen for technical design and Savills will be to blame for infrastructure and planning services. Gigaplant is designed through the Italian company Pininfarina.
In 2018, Aston Martin announced his goal of building “the brand’s electrification center and production space of the Lagonda brand, the world’s first zero-emission luxury brand,” on 3 huge hangers at the Bro Tathan site, near Cardiff Airport and also known as St Athan.
Although Aston Martin still presents the St Athan in its womb, there are reports that the car to be built there, the Rapide E electric car, will not be manufactured.
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