Innovate UK Battery Innovation Round 1

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is delivering the Battery Innovation Programme on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade. The programme will invest up to £20 million in innovation projects. This is subject to enough high-quality applications being received.

These projects will be to support the UK battery sector through empowering and increasing the speed of innovation development, supporting local supply chains, encouraging new entrants to the industry, and business growth aiming for future global market competitiveness.

The aim of this competition is to:

• Accelerate the development and commercialisation of state-of-the-art battery technologies in the UK
• Support the growth of the UK battery supply chain and related companies
• Enhance the UK’s competitiveness in the global battery market
• Demonstrate how battery technologies can meet specific application requirements and drive electrification across diverse sectors

Your proposal must:

• Demonstrate how it addresses market demand for the specific sector and application
• Explain how your innovation tackles industry challenges and removes key hurdles
• Show how it will enhance UK competitiveness across the battery value chain

This competition is split into two strands:

• Battery Innovation Concept Development Round 1
  • Your project must have total costs between £500,000 and £4 million.
  • Your project must last between one and three years.
• Battery Innovation Feasibility Studies Round 1
  • Your project must have total costs between £700,000 and £500,000.
  • Your project must last between 6 and 18 months.

Innovate UK is particularly interested in projects that involve:

• UK equipment manufacturing and process capability for cell and battery production
• UK battery reuse, recovery, and recycling
• UK battery sector with localised battery supply chain and industrial resilience