The Latest Breaking News from Britishvolt

UK must "act now and act fast" on green investment, minister tells Tyneside event

Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch also answered questions about the under threat Britishvolt project in Northumberland

Birmingham Post · Nov 1, 2022

Hopes rising for funding to save Britishvolt gigafactory project

The company wants to build a factory to build tens of thousands of batteries for electric vehicles

Birmingham Post · Nov 1, 2022

Britishvolt hoping to secure funding to avert collapse of Northumberland gigafactory project

The company wants to build a gigafactory near Blyth that could create thousands of jobs, but is facing a funding crisis

Chronicle Live · Nov 1, 2022

UK-backed battery firm Britishvolt considers entering administration

Company struggling to find investors willing to fund effort to build giant £3.8bn ‘gigafactory’ in north-east

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022

Northumberland council leader wants 'urgent' talks with Rishi Sunak over future of Britishvolt factory

There were reports last week that emergency discussions were being held to try and keep the huge plans afloat

Chronicle Live · Oct 24, 2022

Reassurance on Britishvolt gigafactory following reports of emergency funding talks

Reports over the weekend said the company was taking part in 'emergency talks'

Chronicle Live · Oct 19, 2022

Britishvolt holds emergency talks to keep North East gigaplant plans afloat

The Blyth startup is in discussions with a number of parties amid globat market volatility

Birmingham Post · Oct 17, 2022

Britishvolt in emergency talks over plans for Northumberland factory

Britishvolt says it has 'refocused and sharpened' amid the current volatile global markets

Chronicle Live · Oct 17, 2022

Shock therapy: turmoil engulfs Britishvolt’s £3.8bn battery factory

Future of company hailed by Boris Johnson as key to green industrial revolution hangs in the balance, as the first in our Electric Dreams series on Britain’s fledgling battery industry reveals

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Meet the banker with plans to extract lithium from underground Weardale

Stewart Dickson runs Weardale Lithium which has plans that could create north of 100 jobs in the region

Birmingham Post · Sep 3, 2022