Battery innovation: concept development round three
This collaborative industrial-research competition supports strategically important parts of the UK battery value chain, including battery-cell and pack manufacturing, high-performance cells, automated manufacturing, non-destructive testing, AI-supported design and simulation, supply-chain resilience and UK scale-up from laboratory to pilot or pre-commercial manufacture. Concept-development projects must request between £500,000 and £4 million, run for 12 to 36 months, start no earlier than 1 May 2027 and finish by 31 March 2031. The competition is open and closes on 2 December 2026 at 11:00am UK time.
Battery innovation: feasibility studies round three
This feasibility-study competition supports collaborative projects that accelerate and commercialise battery technologies, respond to a specific sector and market demand, remove industry hurdles and strengthen the UK battery value chain. In-scope work includes materials extraction and processing, cell and pack technologies, manufacturing tools, quality control, diagnostics, testing, simulation and digital tools. Projects must request £70,000 to £500,000, last 6 to 18 months, start no earlier than 1 May 2027 and finish by 31 March 2031. The competition is open and closes on 2 December 2026 at 11:00am UK time.