Orral Nadjari will pass the reins to Dr Graham Hoare, who is currently Britishvolt’s Deputy CEO and President of Global Operations

It has partnered with Prologis for the Hams Hall facility in Warwickshire which is expected to help the company rapidly ramp up battery cells and support the ‘smooth start-up’ of its planned gigafactory in Northumberland

EAS, currently fully owned by the Monbat Group, has more than 25 years of experience in developing and producing large format cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells

The plant will have an annual capacity of 30 GWh and is expected to create at least 1,900 direct jobs

The partnership with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre will see the development, assembly and manufacture of Britishvolt’s next generation sample cells for mass production and commercialisation

The nano-diamond battery’s power comes from radioactive isotopes used in nuclear reactors

The collaboration is expected to drive down battery costs while improving the technology for customers

The first building is scheduled for completion by the end of 2019