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    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      News in-depth
      Missing investments and unpaid rent: Britishvolt owner’s broken promises

      Due diligence report by Grant Thornton had raised multiple “red flags” over David Collard, his businesses and his ability to raise financing

      A montage of David Collard and the Britishvolt Gigaplant in Northumberland in the background
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Britishvolt owner faces legal action over unpaid wages

      Former employee serves ‘statutory demand’ on Recharge Industries, which could lead to bankruptcy proceedings

      Computer-generated imagery of a Britishvolt plant
    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      Britishvolt staff warn battery start-up may be trading while insolvent

      Australian entrepreneur David Collard has left bills and staff unpaid for months

      A rendering of Britishvolt’s planned electric vehicle plant in Blyth
    • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
      Tata Motors Ltd
      Tata Motors set to announce plans to build UK battery factory

      Indian group to select Somerset site to supply Jaguar Land Rover’s electric cars

      A Jaguar I-Pace electric vehicle
    • Saturday, 24 June, 2023
      Batteries
      Australian police raid Britishvolt owner over suspected tax fraud

      David Collard bought the UK’s best hope for a homegrown battery champion out of administration

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Britishvolt deal at risk of collapse over power supply contract

      Deadline for Recharge Industries to finalise purchase of site runs into impasse with EY

      Britishvolt Blyth site
    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Britishvolt owed up to £160mn to creditors when it collapsed

      Battery start-up had just £1.8mn and no IP when it went into administration in January

      Britishvolt CGI projection
    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      Hydrogen power
      New ITM boss targets overconfident culture after profit warnings

      Producer of hydrogen electrolysers became London’s most shorted stock after plunge in value to $600mn from £3.5bn

      Dennis Schulz
    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Recharge buys technology of failed battery start-up Britishvolt

      Australian group has until end of next month to close deal to buy site of UK start-up

      An illustration of the factory initially planned by Britishvolt in north-east England
    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Australian battery group selected as preferred bidder for Britishvolt

      Recharge Industries beats three rival offers in race to buy UK start-up out of bankruptcy

      Rendering of Britishvolt site in Blyth, Northumberland
    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      EY
      EY under fire over its two roles at battery start-up Britishvolt

      Big Four consultant took over administration of failed company after being paid £500,000 a month as adviser

      The site of Britishvolt’s proposed battery plant in Blyth, Northumberland
    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Buyout group Greybull emerges as potential late bidder for Britishvolt

      Executives from private equity group met battery start-up’s leaders on Monday

      Britishvolt site at Blyth in Northumberland
    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Britishvolt founder to bid for bankrupt battery start-up

      Orral Nadjari expected to table firm offer by Tuesday as administrators seek buyer

      Orral Nadjari
    • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
      News in-depth
      Britishvolt collapse prompts calls for shake-up of UK subsidy policies

      More must be done to attract investment that will be vital to energy transition, say industry insiders

      Dr  Nessa Fereshtek Janice with a Submerged cell testing unit in WMG at the University of Warwick
    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Australian battery group tops shortlist to buy Britishvolt

      Consortium of existing investors also among the five suitors still in running for collapsed UK start-up

      Illustration of Britishvolt’s planned electric vehicle plant in northern England
    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Australian battery company signals plan to bid for Britishvolt

      Founder of Recharge Industries to meet UK officials this week

      Peter Rolton, executive chairman of electric vehicle battery start-up Britishvolt, shows a billboard at the site of the company’s large planned battery plant
    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Batteries
      Britishvolt: how Britain’s big battery hope ran out of charge

      Start-up’s collapse deals blow to UK’s attempt to supply electric-car industry

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Britishvolt site draws interest from more than a dozen companies

      Battery start-up’s collapse is ‘disaster’ for UK car industry, says Labour

      Aerial view of Britishvolt site in Blyth
    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Britishvolt collapses into administration as rescue talks fail

      Move hits UK plans to create homegrown battery manufacturing powerhouse

      Peter Rolton, chair of Britishvolt, at the site of the company’s planned battery facility in north-east England
    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Britishvolt shareholders pitch rival bid to thwart Indonesian takeover

      Struggling battery start-up receives £30mn counter-offer to DeaLab proposal

      An illustration of Britishvolt’s planned electric vehicle plant in Blyth, England
    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Britishvolt rescue deal set to cut battery maker’s valuation by 90%

      Current investors face almost total wipeout of equity if Indonesian-led offer goes ahead

      An illustration of Britishvolt’s planned electric vehicle plant in Blyth in northern England
    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Britishvolt seeks lifeline with sale of majority stake

      International pension fund leads consortium of buyers for battery manufacturer with more than £150mn injection

      Designs for Britishvolt’s proposed gigafactory in Blyth, Northumberland
    • Monday, 7 November, 2022
      Batteries
      Lithium groups choose Teesside in boost for UK battery industry

      Plans for refinery and recycling facilities come despite uncertainty over future of Britishvolt

      View of Teesport from the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough
    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      Britishvolt renews plea for £30mn state cash to secure survival

      Battery start-up planning £3.8bn gigafactory says private equity will match government figure

      Peter Rolton, chair of Britishvolt, at the site of the company’s planned battery plant in Blyth, north-east England
    • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
      Britishvolt secures five-week funding lifeline from Glencore

      Staff take pay cut to ease cash burn as battery start-up seeks longer-term financing

      A rendering of the proposed Britishvolt gigafactory
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