AESC Gigafactory update
Our new gigafactory has made great progress since December’s First Pillar event marked the official start of the project. AESC’s second Sunderland battery plant will have a capacity of 12 GWh and will employ more than a 1,000 people when operational in 2025. This represents a six fold increase in UK electric vehicle battery production […]
First pillar ceremony unveils start of construction on AESC’s second UK gigafactory
AESC’s new UK gigafactory will support over 1,000 hi-tech jobs The company’s second Sunderland factory will deliver a six-fold increase in UK electric vehicle battery production in the UK A traditional Japanese first pillar ceremony marked the first phase of construction and celebrated ten years of electric vehicle battery production in Sunderland Sunderland, 9 December, […]
AESC welcomes planning permission for UK first ‘at scale’ gigafactory to support electric vehicle production in the north east
AESC has today welcomed formal planning permission for the UK’s first at scale battery manufacturing plant at the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) in Sunderland, UK. The 12 GWh-capacity Gigafactory, with state of the art battery technology, will form part of a £1bn partnership with Nissan UK and Sunderland City Council to create an electric […]
