Teesport: Green light given for lithium refinery plant
Teesport: Green light given for lithium refinery plant
Teesport: Green light given for lithium refinery plant

A plant which will refine lithium – a material used in electric car batteries – is to be built on Teesside. Green Lithium, which it said would be the first large-scale facility in the UK, will be located at PD Ports’ Teesport site after getting approval from Redcar and Cleveland Council. The company said it […]

UK challenger Atom Bank records first ever annual operating profit
UK challenger Atom Bank records first ever annual operating profit
UK challenger Atom Bank records first ever annual operating profit

UK digital challenger Atom Bank has recorded its first annual operating profit of £4 million over the last financial year off the back of strong customer growth numbers. The bank, which claims to be the first to operate in the UK exclusively via an app-based format, reported the milestone in its latest financial results for […]

Technology and skills take the focus at North East Automotive Expo with huge sector support
Technology and skills take the focus at North East Automotive Expo with huge sector support
Technology and skills take the focus at North East Automotive Expo with huge sector support

Taking place on National Manufacturing Day on Thursday 28 September, the North East Automotive Expo will put a spotlight on skills and technology. Organised by the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA), the Expo, the flagship event for the region’s automotive industry, generates support from major players in the sector along with a strong line up […]

CSA Catapult to establish a presence in the North East
CSA Catapult to establish a presence in the North East
CSA Catapult to establish a presence in the North East

Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult, the UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation, is to move into an office in the North East as part of its plans to support industry across the UK. The CSA Catapult North East office will be located at North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield, County Durham. Establishing […]

12 months of the North East Battery Alliance
12 months of the North East Battery Alliance
12 months of the North East Battery Alliance

Professor Colin Herron at Newcastle University reflects on 12 months of work since forming the North East Battery Alliance (NEBA). To celebrate the 12 month milestone, an afternoon event was set up to bring together the ‘triple helix’ of academia, industry and the public sector. NEBA has established a board of governance of which the […]

Why the North East is pioneering the next generation of electric vehicles
Why the North East is pioneering the next generation of electric vehicles
Why the North East is pioneering the next generation of electric vehicles

This blog post from Advanced Electric Machines looks at the prospects for companies in the North East involved in the electric revolution. The electric revolution is already in full swing. Last year, 450,000 electric and hybrid vehicles were registered in the UK–that’s 1 in 4 of all new cars and vans. Meanwhile some experts predict […]

UTC South Durham opens its doors to the first students
UTC South Durham opens its doors to the first students
UTC South Durham opens its doors to the first students

New University Technical College – UTC South Durham – welcomed its first intake of students this week; almost exactly one year since building work began at Long Tens Way, on Aycliffe Business Park, close to Hitachi Rail Europe’s new rail vehicle manufacturing facility. Founded by the University of Sunderland and business partners Hitachi Rail Europe […]

Consultation begins on the proposed International Advanced Manufacturing Plant (IAMP)
Consultation begins on the proposed International Advanced Manufacturing Plant (IAMP)
Consultation begins on the proposed International Advanced Manufacturing Plant (IAMP)

Residents and businesses are encouraged to have their say on a preferred site for the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) – a joint venture between Sunderland and South Tyneside Councils. The IAMP – proposed for an area close to the A19 and A1 to the north of Nissan’s existing manufacturing plant – would provide a […]