This program funds collaborative research and development (R&D) to advance battery technologies and strengthen the UK supply chain, focusing on battery manufacturing, management systems, automation, AI-driven design, and supply chain resilience.
Application Deadline:
Individual projects can request £500,000 to £4 million in grant funding, covering up to 70% of eligible project costs, depending on business size.
To be eligible, applications must meet the following requirements:
Lead applicants must be UK-registered businesses.
Projects must be collaborative.
Consortia must include at least one UK-registered small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding.
Collaborators may include businesses, universities, charities, public sector organizations, and research and technology organizations.
Your project must clearly align with one of the following groups:
Cell manufacturing
Module manufacturing
Pack manufacturing and battery management systems (BMS)
Projects must focus on one or more areas of the battery value chain, including:
Battery cell manufacturing and production scale-up
Battery module manufacturing
Battery pack manufacturing and BMS
Automated manufacturing, digital twins, AI-driven design, and simulation of manufacturing processes
Non-destructive testing and advanced manufacturing processes
Scaling innovations from laboratory and pilot-scale development towards commercial manufacturing in the UK
This is a two-stage application with an interview process.
Application deadline: December 2, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (GMT)
Interview panel: February 3–12, 2027
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