Funder
Innovate UK, GB and other funders: Industrialising net-zero automotive technology
Added date
20/07/2023
Closing date
20/09/2023
Call summary
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. Your project must:
contribute to the UK’s strategic aims and direction of travel towards net zero transport vision
deliver on-vehicle technologies and or associated manufacturing processes which support the transition to net zero
support growth, transition and security of the UK’s automotive supply chain, increasing capability, whilst improving productivity, efficiency and competitiveness
support a digitally enabled, or integrated, UK R&D scale up and commercialisation, to decarbonise technology design, development, optimisation and production for sub-systems, vehicle-system or transport ecosystem, to deliver innovation value-add.
Scientific scope
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)
hydrogen storage and management systems
design for circular economy, including the disassembly, recovery, and reuse of materials used in the project technologies.
digitalisation for vehicle development and design.
PI eligibility
Applicant type Academic Institution; Commercial or Private Sector; Government or Public Sector; Individuals: Early Career and Emerging in Field; Individuals: Graduate Student or Pre-doc; Individuals: Mid-Career to Established in Field; Non-profit
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.