{"id":37176,"date":"2023-01-18T11:11:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T11:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=37176"},"modified":"2023-01-18T12:21:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:21:50","slug":"steel-frame-creating-sunderland-gigafactory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/steel-frame-creating-sunderland-gigafactory\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel frame creating Sunderland gigafactory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sunderland230119.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sunderland230119.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sunderland230119.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sunderland230119-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrating the first phase of work at the new Sunderland gigafactory, a traditional Japanese ceremony has been held, with AESC CEO Shoichi Matsumoto tightening the bolt on one the building\u2019s first columns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony also marked a decade of EV battery production on Wearside with the first electric vehicle battery built back in 2012, to support production of the first-generation Nissan LEAF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wates Group is constructing the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Single_storey_industrial_buildings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">steel-framed<\/a> gigafactory in Sunderland, for Envision AESC &#8211; a world-leading Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project \u2013 the largest by single value in Wates\u2019 125-year history \u2013 is AESC\u2019s second Sunderland battery plant. It will have capacity of 12 GWh and will employ more than a 1,000 people when operational in 2025. It will be powered by 100% net zero carbon energy, aligning with the company\u2019s global commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/steelconstruction.info\/Sustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sustainability<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Severfield is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Fabrication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fabricating<\/a>, supplying and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Construction#Steel_erection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">erecting<\/a> the steelwork for the state-of-the-art facility, which will produce AESC\u2019s latest generation batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It forms part of a wider \u00a31bn partnership with Nissan and Sunderland City Council to create EV36Zero, an electric vehicle hub supporting next generation EV production and accelerating the transition to net zero carbon mobility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating the first phase of work at the new Sunderland gigafactory, a traditional Japanese ceremony has been held, with AESC CEO Shoichi Matsumoto tightening the bolt on one the building\u2019s first columns. 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