Innovate UK: Industrialising net-zero automotive technology

28/12/2023

13/03/2024

Innovate UK, through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), provides funding, support, insight and foresight for the development of low emission transport solutions, and automotive technologies. It aims to support the UK’s transition towards net zero product manufacturing and supply chain in the UK automotive sector. The aim of this competition is for collaborative R&D projects that design, develop and manufacture technology. Amount note Your project’s total grant funding request must be between £2.5 million and £20 million. Your project must be a minimum of 50% match-funded, with a suggested maximum number of six partners.

Your project must advance technologies in one or more of the following areas: - energy storage batteries, their components, management and integration systems - fuel cell and associated balance of plant - electric machines - power electronics - fossil fuel free (at the point of use) internal combustion (in the case of on-road solutions, we will support project proposals which aim to achieve zero harmful tailpipe emissions) - lightweighting materials, methods and processes - hydrogen storage and management systems - design for circular economy, including the disassembly, recovery, and reuse of materials used in the project technologies - digitalisation of design for manufacture and recycling, development of low carbon vehicle innovation, manufacture of vehicle systems and sub-systems, data analytics, redesign, test and validation and verification.

Applicant type Academic Institution; Commercial or Private Sector; Government or Public Sector; Non-profit Career stages Early Career and Emerging in Field; Graduate Student or Pre-doc; Mid-Career to Established in Field Eligibility Note Your project must last between 18 and 36 months, carry out all of its project work in the UK, and intend to exploit the results from or in the UK. To lead a project your organisation must: be a UK registered business of any size be or involve at least one UK registered micro or medium sized enterprise have an active registered business base in the UK be a grant recipient collaborate with other UK registered organisations.