The construction of a lithium ion battery manufacturing plant with a supplementary 200MW solar plant at the former RAF base at Bro Tathan in Wales has moved a step closed after manufacturer Britishvolt signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Welsh government.
The site for the 30 GWh plant was narrowed down from over 40 locations over six months of analysis.
The MoU will see Britishvolt and the Welsh government collaborate on the potential of building 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.
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