Primary funder name: Innovate UK

Closing date: 24 Mar 21

Full text: Innovate UK invites expressions of interest for its automotive transformation fund. These support R&D and capital projects that help industrialise the electrified automotive supply chain at scale in the UK. Each application may focus on R&D only, capital investment only or both. Proposals must prioritise the scale up in areas mentioned in the automotive transformation strategy, which includes batteries, motors and drives, power electronics, fuel cell and recycling of any of these technologies.Lead organisations must be a UK registered businesses of any size and they may collaborate with other UK registered businesses, academic institutions, charities, public sector organisations or research and technology organisations. They must carry out the project work in the UK and exploit the results from or in the UK.The total budget is worth up to £1 billion. The proportion of funding provided depends on organisation and project type.

Website: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/844/overview

Disciplines: Environmental Manufacturing; Energy Storage - Batteries & Grid; Fuel Cells; Automotive Engineering; Industrial Electronics