Industry leaders and unions have welcomed plans for a 3,000-job battery gigafactory now set to go ahead in the North East.
The Government is using tens of millions of pounds of public money to back the planned Britishvolt factory at Cambois, Northumberland, with that support helping the company secure the £1.7bn of private investment needed to make the plans a reality.
The site, on the former coal yards of the old Blyth Power Station, is expected to open in 2024, producing batteries for up to 300,000 electric vehicles a year when it hits full production.
