UK’s first battery gigaplant moves closer
UK manufacturer Britishvolt plans to develop a commercially viable 30GWh battery manufacturing plant in South Wales.
UK manufacturer Britishvolt has signed an MOU with the Welsh Government on plans to develop a commercially viable 30GWh battery manufacturing plant, and supplementary 200MW solar plant, at the former RAF base at Bro Tathan, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, UK.
The MOU signals collaboration on the plan to build the UK’s first full cycle battery cell gigaplant subject to UK government funding through the Automotive Transformation Fund, to produce lithium ion cylindrical and pouch cells primarily servicing the automotive market.
