Analysis

August 19, 2021

Startups are now building Europe’s biggest factories

A crop of young businesses are gambling their futures on ginormous — and eye-wateringly expensive — construction projects. Will it pay off?


Sarah Drumm

6 min read

A rendering of Britishvolt's gigafactory. Photo: Britishvolt.

Across Europe, young startups are revealing plans to cover the continent in ginormous factories that they say will play a key role in the green industrial revolution.

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Verkor's Innovation Centre will serve as the pilot for its eventual gigafactory. Photo: Groupe IDEC
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