Practical completion starts in ITM Power Gigafactory in Sheffield

 ITM Power, an energy storage and clean fuel company, has announced the update on the fit out and opening of the Company’s first Gigafactory at Bessemer Park in Sheffield.

The fit-out of the 1GW (1,000MW) per annum Gigafactory at Bessemer Park has now reached ‘Practical Completion’ – the handover to the Company by the contractors of the completed building - having suffered only a minor delay from the Covid-19 pandemic. The completed fit-out included an expansion of the existing offices, enlargement of the stack manufacturing and production areas, and a dedicated ATEX rated space for factory acceptance testing of products, all coupled with the necessary 5MW power supply on-site. 

The Gigafactory also houses the 24 hours remote and technical monitoring center that will support ITM Power’s after-sales service proposition, the Marketing center, Technology center and component stores. The site, just off J34 of the M1 in Sheffield will welcome visitors in the near future, with the creation of a conferencing facility, as well as a Hydrogen Academy to support the training of apprentices, local engineers, and customers, together with facilities for site visits by customers, shareholders, investors, and other stakeholders. 

The ITM Power Gigafactory delivers a blueprint for a high capacity, semi-automated PEM electrolyzer manufacturing facility, which can be readily replicated, enabling a local facility to be planned and rapidly deployed in response to large order volumes.