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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."

"Work could include battery cost, efficiency, and recycling

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.


Areas of work could include:

  • 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 Oct 2020 - news story published

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

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