Funding for battery technology innovations

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is working with Faraday Battery Challenge to invest up to £1.5 million in innovation scale-up projects

The aim of this competition is to support small and medium-sized businesses to:

• research and develop the scale-up of battery technologies within the UK
• access the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) and demonstrate technologies at suitable scales to customers
• increase engagement with UKBIC
• move UK battery innovations from technological potential towards commercial capability
• develop and secure material and manufacturing supply chains for battery technologies in the UK

SMEs will be able to access UKBIC's giga-scale facilities for:

• complete cell development project iterations, for example, electrode through cells, includes mixing and coating, calendering and slitting, up to cell assembly, formation and ageing
• prove electrodes at scale, for example, electrode only, includes mixing and coating, calendering and slitting
• developing cell to module and pack assembly processes and associated testing
• testing process measurement and control systems on the UKBIC cell manufacturing process line, while considering integration for closed loop control of processes
• using novel software analytical methods for manufacturing and cell formation data

Your proposal must demonstrate that you have developed or proven your innovation to a technology readiness level (TRL) 5 or above.

This competition is split into 2 strands:

• UKBIC SME Credit Round 2 - processing for electrode and cells
• UKBIC SME Credit Round 2 - digital or software

First published 9 January 2024