{"id":26495,"date":"2022-10-21T13:45:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=26495"},"modified":"2022-10-21T13:45:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T12:45:22","slug":"uk-government-funds-211m-to-advance-battery-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-government-funds-211m-to-advance-battery-technology\/26495\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Government funds \u00a3211m to advance battery technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
Confirmed today by Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg, the funding will enable the UK\u2019s battery manufacturing industries to pioneer critical advancement in battery technology and scale-up production capabilities. It will also pave the way for private investment and economic growth in industries where powerful and rapidly charging batteries are becoming increasingly vital, such as electric vehicles<\/a> and domestic energy storage.<\/p>\n The sizable funding will be delivered between 2022 and 2025 by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with support from the Faraday Institution<\/a>, Innovate UK, and the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre<\/a> (UKBIC).<\/p>\n It will unlock significant benefits for UK citizens, including opening up 100,000 jobs in battery gigafactories and the battery supply chain by 2040. The scale-up of battery technology in the UK will boost the growth of the economy and tax revenues.<\/p>\n Jacob Rees-Mogg commented: \u201cSafe and powerful batteries are central to our plans to grow the industries of the future. From our world-leading renewables industry to our growing electric vehicle sector, secure supplies of batteries are key to delivering jobs and prosperity.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Faraday Battery Challenge has brought the UK\u2019s greatest minds and best facilities together to develop the innovations that will help us achieve this goal. The work it has done since 2017 has laid the groundwork for our future economic success, and I am pleased to confirm this work will continue, supported by record funding.\u201d<\/p>\n The Faraday Battery Challenge optimises battery technology research and capability development, focusing on reducing weight and cost, increasing energy and power, and enhancing reliability and recyclability.<\/p>\n It ensures collaborative business-led innovation in the UK battery sector, developing the skills needed to manufacture batteries through Innovate UK and supports the scale-up of battery development at UKBIC.<\/p>\n The challenge has helped over 140 UK organisations and yielded more than \u00a3400m in private-sector investment. The initiative has enabled the Faraday Institution to connect 500 researchers from 25 universities across the UK to take battery technology to new frontiers.<\/p>\n Tony Harper, the Director of the Faraday Battery Challenge, said: \u201cThis new funding allows us to strengthen the foundation we\u2019ve created by consolidating and building on the UK\u2019s position to become a battery science superpower. We now have an opportunity to ensure that our national industrialisation infrastructure remains world-leading in this fast-evolving critical net zero technology.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the support of the Challenge, the \u00a3130 million\u00a0UKBIC\u00a0in Coventry opened three years ahead of its nearest European competition. The Centre provides the link between battery research and successful mass production. So far,\u00a0UKBIC\u00a0has supported over 140 UK battery developers, working on more than 80 research and innovation projects, to successfully scale their products to market.\u201d<\/p>\n Jeff Pratt, UKBIC\u00a0Managing Director, said: \u201cI am delighted with this announcement which demonstrates the government\u2019s sustained commitment to supporting the development of advanced battery technologies across the UK. Since the Faraday Battery Challenge was launched in 2017, we have seen rapid change in the battery industry as it develops increased capacity across Europe; and this will continue over the coming decade.<\/p>\n \u201cFor\u00a0UKBIC, this additional funding will ensure that we retain our leading-edge manufacturing capability for the UK and can continue to support our industry in the next few years as novel chemistries and formats scale towards volume production.\u201d<\/p>\n UKRI\u00a0Chief Executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser concluded: \u201cAdvanced battery technology will play a central role in our lives and the economy, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, creating new jobs and opening up new opportunities. The Faraday Battery Challenge is at the forefront of the clean technology revolution, catalysing collaboration and innovation that will benefit society. This exciting work and the further investment announced today underline the ways in which research and innovation can help to create a sustainable future while driving economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The UK Government will invest \u00a3211m via the Faraday Battery Challenge to innovate and make the country a global leader in battery technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":26496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24204],"tags":[24203],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow will the funding be utilised?<\/h3>\n
What is the Faraday Battery Challenge?<\/h3>\n