RE: Funding News !22 Nov 2023 10:04
Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing government white paper published yesterday - AMTE gets many mentions in this briefing. It is a long read but well worth it for investors:-
Pipeline of gigafactories in the UK
18. The UK only has one gigafactory in operation today, run by Envision AESC, a
Chinese company, near Nissan’s plant in Sunderland.63 More gigafactories are in the pipeline, albeit at different stages of development. However, without further investment the UK faces a significant shortfall of battery manufacturing capacity by 2030 to satisfy increasing demand from the UK’s car industry and other sectors, such as energy storage.64
Envision AESC is building another larger gigafactory in Sunderland to supply batteries for Nissan’s successor model to its Leaf car. Production is due to begin in 2024.65 The gigafactory will have an initial capacity of 12GWh. There is scope to expand the site. Nissan is in discussion with the Government about allocating its manufacturing of two new electric vehicle models to the UK.66 See Box 3 for more information.
The Tata Group plans to build a gigafactory in the UK to supply batteries to Jaguar Land Rover. That gigafactory will have an initial capacity of 40GWh and is due to begin production in 2026 (See Box 2).
Recharge Industries, the new owners of Britishvolt, is reportedly still seeking to secure investment and access to Britishvolt’s gigafactory site near Blyth in Northumberland.67 This site has planning permission for a 38 GWh gigafactory.68
AMTE, a battery manufacturer, has plans to build a 0.5GWh gigafactory by 2026.
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmselect/cmbeis/196/report.html