Graham Hoare, boss of UK gigafactory Britishvolt, explains how he and the firm are getting on ahead of the planned opening in 2024
who are synonymous with performance and differentiation. And that's really what these batteries of the future can do for us: they can create unique capabilities in the vehicles in which they're put, particularly if they're successfully co-developed with these manufacturers.Will batteries be like tyres, in that specific types are developed for specific cars?
In contrast, we’ll be in really challenging use cases. This encourages very, very strong co-development between us and the OEM, to create recipes and solutions that will ultimately deliver a very differentiated proposition. That might be a very rapid charge time, where the batteries are used on a track and have to be able to charge very rapidly and can't afford to wait an hour or two to cool down before recharging.
Also, it's at the end of the Norwegian interconnector, which connects the UK to Norway’s hydropower. So its energy is sustainable, it's fully green, making this one of the cleanest gigafactories in the world. We're feeling more comfortable about the energy situation, particularly now as we've moved away from gas. Most gigafactories use about 15% to 20% of their energy through gas, primarily for the heating and air conditioning of the plant rooms.
At the moment, we feel reasonably stable until about 2027. At that point, that's where we've got to strengthen the supply chains and that’s just ahead of when recycling will become more impactful and will obviously then change the demand cycle again. If you think about those partners, we've got a pretty good chance of getting the recipe right. But we feel that that development, alongside all the competitors in that space, is further away than we all think.What we're trying to do, though, is make sure that the last phase of the build [at Blythe], which will be complete in 2028, is available and is free enough to put solid state into that section if we need to, and if it's appropriate.
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