Practical completion reached on new ITM Power facility

Listed energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power has reached practical completion on its new ‘Gigafactory’ in Sheffield.The fit out of the 1GW (1,000MW) per annum facility at Bessemer Park has been completed and the building handed over to the company.The project included an expansion of the existing offices, enlargement of the stack manufacturing and production areas and a dedicated space for factory acceptance testing of products.The Gigafactory also houses the company’s 24-hour remote and technical monitoring centre that will support ITM Power’s after-sales service proposition, the marketing centre, technology centre and component stores.A conferencing facility is also being created, as well as a Hydrogen Academy to support the training of apprentices, engineers and customers, together with facilities for site visits by customers, shareholders, investors and other stakeholders.