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Inseto, a leading technical distributor of equipment and materials, has supplied and installed a Kulicke & Soffa (K&S) Asterion EV hybrid wedge bonder at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC). The Asterion EV gives the national battery manufacturing...

Ilika, pioneers of Solid State Battery (SSB) technology for electric vehicles, has started a six-month economic feasibility study with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) to understand what is required to create a dedicated 100 MWh SSB manufacturing line...

Good Samaritans from the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre in Baginton are aiming to raise £1,700 for the local air ambulance by climbing Snowdon.   The party of 17 plan to walk to the summit using the popular Llanberis Path later this month (May 28) and raise the...

The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has appointed John Poli to the post of Manufacturing Operations Director. John is responsible for the facility’s manufacturing capability and is part of UKBIC’s Executive team, reporting to the Managing Director, Jeff...

The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) and Germany’s Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to focus on future collaboration between the two organisations. The MoU was signed...

The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has achieved certification against an internationally recognised standard for its work in developing its Quality Management System (QMS). UKBIC, the national battery manufacturing development facility, has achieved...

  Battery pioneer, Britishvolt, has entered into a two-year, £ multi-million agreement with the renowned UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), to develop, assemble and manufacture its next generation sample cells for mass production and commercialization....

Dr Ahmad Mohsseni, Chief Technology Officer at UKBIC, has been made an Honorary Associate Professor at WMG. Dr Ahmad Mohsseni joined UKBIC in April 2019, where he sits on the executive committee - the team responsible for delivering and operating the Centre.  Dr...

The Power Up project will combine Imperial College London’s research and UKBIC’s battery manufacturing capabilities, to bridge the gap from prototype to mass production. AMTE Power has secured a project from the Government’s Faraday Battery Challenge, worth £1...

UKBIC has (today) hosted a seminar for Cenex’s 14th Low Carbon Vehicle event, on Developing UK Gigafactories. The seminar will be streamed online on Tuesday 21 September starting at 4pm and will then be available for a month. The seminar – the first time that LCV has...

  Johnson Matthey to improve the sustainability of Li-ion battery manufacturing with partners OnTo Technology and the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre Partnership will involve direct recycling of lithium-ion battery production scrap Project support from UK...

  MOU signed between Johnson Matthey, Faraday Institution, Britishvolt, Oxford University, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, Emerson & Renwick and University of Warwick A consortium of seven UK-based organisations has signed a memorandum of understanding...

  Innovate UK on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced a further investment of £10 million from the Faraday Battery Challenge to support collaborative R&D projects co-funded by industry and managed by UKRI.  At least two of the 17 projects...

  £130 million UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) opened by The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Prime Minister    The £130 million UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has today (15 July 2021) been officially opened by The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP,...

• Jaguar Land Rover has announced hydrogen concept to be based on new Land Rover Defender • Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) prototype to begin testing in 2021 • Hydrogen FCEVs forecast to top 10 million by 2030 with 10,000 refuelling stations worldwide* •...

  Ian Whiting, Commercial Director at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), is to take part in a panel discussion alongside speakers from ZF Group, BritishVolt, WMG and Advanced Propulsion Systems (APC) at the SMMT’s Electrified conference on Thursday...

  The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), which recently announced that its Module and Pack suite of specialist battery manufacturing equipment is operational, has just released its first ever virtual tour of the pioneering battery production development...

  Ian Whiting, Commercial Director at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), is to participate in a panel discussion organised by The Engineer called ‘Industrialising Innovation - Accelerating the path to production.’ The event is being run in...

  The £130 million UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has moved a step closer to opening with the confirmation that the facility’s Module and Pack suite of specialist battery manufacturing equipment is now operational. The Module and Pack assembly line...

Jeff Pratt, UKBIC's Managing Director, said: "We’re delighted that Isobel Sheldon has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in Her Majesty the Queen's New Year Honours list for her services to motor vehicle battery technology. The award recognises her...

  The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), a soon to be completed battery production development facility near Coventry, has appointed Ian Whiting to the post of Commercial Director. Whiting, who has significant experience in business, the automotive,...

  Following Britishvolt's announcement of their plan for new global headquarters in the West Midlands, UKBIC MD, Jeff Pratt commented: “We welcome Britishvolt’s announcement to open its new HQ at nearby Mira Technology Park. This announcement is a key step in the...

  The £130 million UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), a unique battery production development facility which is due to be operational soon, is taking part in this week’s Faraday Institution conference. Dr Ahmad Mohsseni, UKBIC’s Chief Technology...

  The £130 million UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), a new battery production development facility in Coventry, is part of a ground-breaking project to create a new circular end-of-life supply chain for the electric vehicle industry. The project, which...

  The £130 million UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), a unique battery production development facility which is due to be operational soon, have two speakers lined up for the prestigious virtual Low Carbon Vehicle event being held later this week. Jeff...

  Ilika (AIM: IKA) the UK pioneer in solid state battery technology has announced the signing of a framework agreement with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) in support of its scale-up of the Goliath solid state pouch cells. Solid state battery...

  NG Bailey has completed a fast-paced installation of mechanical and electrical services installation at the UK’s prestigious and pioneering new battery development facility, the £130m UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC). Acting as Principal Contractor,...

  The £130 million UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), a first of its kind battery production development facility in Coventry, will soon be operational. The pioneering 18,500 square metre publicly funded facility – which has already begun to welcome the...

    The £130 million UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has updated the look and feel of its brand identity and refreshed its website. UKBIC is a pioneering concept in the race to develop battery technology for the transition to a greener future....

A £126m battery facility to keep the West Midlands at the forefront of the automotive industry has been supercharged by an £18m grant from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).

Minister for Business and Industry, Andrew Stephenson today [16 May] announced a new £28 million investment in the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, providing a stepping stone for our ambition for a Gigafactory in the UK – a large-scale battery technology factory for electric vehicles.

Planning consent has been granted by Warwick District Council to create the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC).

Developers The Coventry & Warwickshire Development Partnership have applied for planning consent to create a 193,750 sq ft research and development facility on land adjoining Rowley Road to the south of the A45.