Cornwall’s emerging technology metals industry is gearing up to provide critical supplies of lithium to a planned battery gigafactory in Somerset, in a move that would put the South West at the forefront of sustainable battery production in the UK.
The team behind the 613-acre Gravity development site near Bridgwater toured potential lithium production facilities at Cornish Lithium and British Lithium, in Cornwall, to learn more about harnessing the necessary battery materials supply chain on their doorstep.
This included discussions with Advanced Energy Minerals, a company investigating the possibility of building a South West based supply of high purity alumina – another essential component of batteries.
