Britishvolt has announced a partnership with UK logistics real estate operator Prologis to build a battery cell scale-up facilities in the West Midlands. The site will develop new cell formats and electro chemistries to create higher performance, production ready, batteries of the future whilst helping lower cell costs for EVs.
With a budget exceeding £200m, the plan looks to create upwards of 150 highly skilled, well-paid jobs; unifying the Britishvolt Northumberland Gigaplant with a centrally located scale-up/technology hub.
Practical completion of the new development is anticipated in July with fit out and equipment installation to be undertaken through to end Q3, 2023.
The West Midlands is home to the battery ecosystem of WMG, Advanced Propulsion Centre and UK Battery Industrialisation Centre
Paul Franklin, Property Director, Britishvolt, says: “This is another important milestone for Britishvolt, UK plc and its world class automotive industry. The UK’s battery ecosystem is a global leader in integrated technology development and industrialisation with the Warwick Manufacturing Group, Faraday Institution, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre and the Advanced Propulsion Centre.”
Tom Price, Capital Leasing & Deployment Director, Prologis UK, adds: “Prologis is committed to embedding sustainability into every aspect of our business. When looking at “last-mile” logistics, that is the final delivery of goods to people’s homes, it’s clear that the work Britishvolt are embarking on will contribute to reducing emissions in supply chains.”
Britishvolt has already announced commercial partnerships with Lotus Cars and Aston Martin Lagonda, which, alongside other commitments to be announced shortly, have cumulative demand in excess of 7GWh in 2024 and 2025, and set the stage for the full 38GWh factory capacity that will be supplied annually from its Gigaplant site in Northumberland.
Keyword: Britishvolt Partners With Prologis to Build £200m UK battery cell Scale-up Facilities