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21/12/2023
Blow To Jobs In Thurso As AMTE Power Plc Goes Into Administration
Shares in AMTE Power based in Thurso were suspended on the Stock Exchange on 19 December 2023. AMTE Power, a high-performance battery developer, has called in administrators in a fresh blow to Britain's net zero industry.16/9/2023
AMTE Power Thurso Shares Suspension On London Stock Exchange
Battery manufacturer AMTE Power, which has a plant in Thurso and has had its share trading temporarily suspended on the London Stock Exchange. In recent months the company has been faced with a precarious financial situation.4/4/2023
AMTE, Thurso Agree An Unsecured Loan From Highlands And Islands Enterprise
AMTE Power PLC - Developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery cells for specialist applications has agreed an unsecured £580,000 loan from Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The loan is repayable after three years and incurs interest, after an initial twelve-month interest free period, at 6.5% per annum.20/6/2021
Biden-harris Administration 100-day Battery Supply Chain Review - USA Gets Ready For Huge Investments In Batteries - UK Should Be Doing The Same
On 8th June 2021 an outline of what the USA is going to do regarding battery production to take account of the move to green energy and carbon reduction in coming years was published. The sums of money required for the capital investment are huge and the paper outlines why the USA is going to do this.18/6/2021
Cobalt In EV Batteries? The Story Of Cobalt & Its Importance To Batteries & Electric Cars
Cobalt has hit the headlines in recent years in relation to its role in batteries and reports of controversial mining, but how much do you really know about it? It's been with us for thousands of years but as the world becomes more electrified our interest in this chemical element has grown. Cobalt plays a key part in Lithium-Ion batteries which can be found in pretty much anything electrical we use from hearing aids to electric cars.5/8/2020
Could Thurso Become A Producer Of Electric Car Batteries - Some Think So
SMMT reveals sales of electric vehicles storming ahead whilst manufacturing capacity lags behind. According to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) today, new car registrations in the UK rose for the first time this year, increasing by 11.3 per cent year-on-year in July.21/4/2018
Wick Technology Firm KP Technology Ltd Wins 2018 Queens Award for Innovation
KP Technology is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation, the UK's most prestigious business accolade, for its pioneering development of an air photoemission system (APS) for materials analysis. This invention uses ultraviolet light to measure intrinsic energy levels of electronic materials.12/12/2017
Kp Technology Wins Rural Business Of The Year At The Amazon Growing Business Awards 2017
KP Technology was awarded "Rural Business of the Year" at the Amazon Growing Business Awards Ceremony last night in London recognising our 'truly global business'. Professor Baikie, Founder and CEO of KP Technology, speaking from the Materials Research Society Conference in Boston USA, said "We are very proud to win this national award against stiff competition.9/11/2017
Major Recruitment Drive At AGM Batteries, Thurso
Recent news of electric cars and energy storage has made life a lot more exciting for AGM Batteries Ltd. Since acquiring the business in 2014 the management has significantly grown the business and this is set to accelerate on the back of 2 major automotive projects with more exciting Government and commercial projects in the pipeline.16/6/2015