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Developing new battery technologies: apply for business funding
"Businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million to support development of innovative battery technologies for electric vehicles."
Projects can focus on a variety of improvements to battery technologies for the propulsion of electric vehicles. They could look at automotive applications or other sectors such as rail, marine, aerospace, defence, or off-highway vehicles where innovation could meet challenging performance requirements or enable electrification.
- cost reduction at the cell and pack level and in manufacturing
- increasing energy density of battery cells
- increasing the power density of battery packs
- eliminating thermal runaway risks
- lengthening cell and pack life
- broadening the temperature ranges for efficient operation of a pack
- new models to better predict range and battery health
- recyclability, including second life, design for end of life, reuse, or recycling
- technologies enabling the efficient design, development, or manufacture of batteries
- next-generation battery technologies"
9 Dec 2020 - competition closes
Policy milestone details
Start date: 2020-10-9
Countries: UK -
Milestone source: Link to gov.uk website
Milestone type: Call for tender/grant
Sector: Innovation and smart systems - Finance and investment -
Organisation: Innovate UK
Subjects: Energy policy, Batteries