The former chief executive of Lotus has unveiled plans to develop a £1bn gigafactory in the UK under a tie-up with a Chinese battery company.

Derek Benfield, VP manufacturing and supply chain at AESC UK said: “The planning application for plant 3 is the latest stage of our feasibility study into expanding our UK operations.

The plans were submitted earlier this year by AESC UK, a world-leading battery technology company and manufacturer of lithium ...

The UK has several battery factories under development, including one operated by JLR-owner Tata and another by Envision’s AESC, a Nissan supplier that already runs one gigafactory in the north ...

Principal Jon Ridley says the facility is for the region and will be used to train career starters as well as upskilling ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan, February 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AESC, a Japan-based global leader in high-performance battery technology, ranks among the top companies in global energy storage industry, ...

They add it will train “hundreds of staff and potential recruits” at Sunderland battery factory operator AESC, with the firm a partner on the endeavour. The base, funded by the Faraday Battery ...

AESC, a Japan-based global leader in high-performance battery technology, ranks among the top companies in global energy storage industry, according to the 2024 Non-China Markets’ Energy Storage ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan, February 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AESC, a Japan-based global leader in high-performance battery technology, ranks among the top companies in global energy storage industry ...