Category: Electrification
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 […]
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 […]
The team at Nissan Sunderland Plant are celebrating building their 11 millionth vehicle since production started in 1986. The milestone means that, on average, a new car has rolled off the line at the plant every two minutes, every hour of every day, for 37 years. The 11 millionth car was a Blade Silver Qashqai […]
By Michelle Duggan, Inward Investment Manager This year our major focus will be on accelerating the growth of the North East’s electrification sector. By targeting the most successful international markets, particularly the US and Japan, we can supercharge local green growth. North East England is a beacon in the UK’s electric vehicle and battery sectors, […]
Recharge Industries, a portfolio company of Scale Facilitation, has been successful in its bid for ownership of Britishvolt. Recharge Industries is a leading provider of battery technology, specialising in production and research and development. Based in Geelong, Australia, the firm is currently developing Australia’s first large-scale lithium-ion cell production facility to provide safer, more efficient […]
Connected Energy, one of the leading developers of battery energy storage systems, has expanded its sales team in response to an increased demand for its products. The company, headquartered on the Newcastle Helix site, has seen a surge of interest from commercial and public sector customers which has led to the company’s commercial sales turnover […]
A new working group is being created to help drive the production and use of green hydrogen in the North East. David Lynch, Energy Innovation Partnership Manager at the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP) and Colin Brown, Country Manager (UK and Ireland) with green hydrogen specialists Lhyfe, explain the potential benefits green hydrogen […]
Despite Britishvolt falling into administration, a leading figure in the UK’s electric vehicle sector, has backed the Northumberland site on which the company was being developed, as an outstanding location for a battery manufacturing plant. The Cambois site was once the location of Blyth Power Station, a coal fired power station that closed in 2001 […]