Seems a long haul to the JLR factories in the Midlands. Wonder if the JLR plants in Europe will source their batteries from UK? Good news though on the investment. I read that itβs also linked with support for Tata Port Talbot steel works. Interesting change of approach by HMG when a few years back TATA were turned down for HMG support.Great new for UK Plc - the site is near Bridgewater, Somerset - the old Royal Ordnance factory site, now known as Gravity Business Park
Thinking out loud, I wonder if this is a Conservative government saying that politically we can't subsidise steel at Port Talbot but we can subsidise clean energy use so keep Tata sweet by looking at the big picture.Cliveβs right . Enormous investment is needed at Port Talbot.Wheels and Deals but great news for Bridgewater.
The discussions wrt Port Talbot have been going on for quite a while as it is clear that the blast furnaces will require replacing in the not too distant future and Tata want to reduce the carbon emissions so propose electric as the way forward. Our steel industry have been hamstrung by the price of energy compared to how other nations treat their strategic industries. With the US government introducing the Inflation Reduction Act with Β£350bn of subsidies and tax breaks for clean energy and manufacturing, plus the EU is planning similar, it cannot really do otherwise. Whilst UK is a much smaller economy compared to the EU and USA, UK needs to be able to confront the challenge as already some UK companies have announced plans to move business to the USA.. Its a fact of life that business will move to wherever it feels the best future lays, be intra national or international.Thinking out loud, I wonder if this is a Conservative government saying that politically we can't subsidise steel at Port Talbot but we can subsidise clean energy use so keep Tata sweet by looking at the big picture.
Sorry, shouldn't introduce politics!
And they will need lots of scaffoldingπππBridgewater going to be busy what with JLR Factory and the New Hinkleigh Point C power plant.
More workers?
More housing?
And the list will go on, goodnews all round.
'umble apologies for my major indiscretion !How to hack off a resident of Bridgwater.....spell it with an extra "e".
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All water under the bridge! ππ πHow to hack off a resident of Bridgwater.....spell it with an extra "e".
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Bridg over troubled watersπHow to hack off a resident of Bridgwater.....spell it with an extra "e".
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Back in the '60s, Derby had a factory like that - if people used net curtains in their windows they would rot in months due to chemicals in the air.Back in the late 70's I remember train journeys through Bridgwater and the smell from the British Cellophane factory. Hydrogen Sulphide... Pong capital!
It used to hit you in the back of the throat. Awful.Back in the late 70's I remember train journeys through Bridgwater and the smell from the British Cellophane factory. Hydrogen Sulphide... Pong capital!
I was wondering where you meant, then I realised you actually meant Hinkley Point.Reminds me back in the 80's, 3 of us had a job to do on Hinkleigh B
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In South Africa I had a friend whose name was Joe Kool. Got stopped by the police on one occasion and asked for name. As he never had his ID on him he was arrested for supplying false details.Reminds me back in the 80's, 3 of us had a job to do on Hinkleigh B
Bear in mind this is a very cold winters morning
Got to security gate and had to give our names
Gave mine
Mate 2......... Mike Snow
Mate 3..........Jack Frost
They wouldnt let us in ,took over two hours to get clearance
There names were genuine!!!