SME Credit Round 2 - Digital or Software

The aim of this competition is to:

support a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise’s (SME) research and development for the scale-up of battery technologies within the UK
support an SME to access the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) and demonstrate technologies at suitable scales to customers
increase engagement with UKBIC
move UK battery innovations from technological potential towards commercial capability
develop and secure material and manufacturing supply chains for battery technologies in the UK

Specific themes

Your project must focus on one or more of the following:

complete electrode and cell manufacturing process
electrode manufacturing processes at scale
new electrode formulations at scale, line compatibility to be confirmed dependent on specific solvent, either water or NMP and material
proving electrodes or other cell assembly processes at scale, for example, electrode only includes mixing and coating, calendering and slitting
developing cell-to-module and pack assembly processes and associated testing
testing process measurement and control systems on the UKBIC cell manufacturing process line, while considering integration for closed-loop control of processes
using novel software analytical methods for manufacturing and call formation data generated from UKBIC internal programmes only, with opportunities to leverage data generated from several internal runs at UKBIC to support your innovation while still retaining your intellectual property (IP)

Your project must:

have total costs between £70,000 and £300,000
last between 3 and 9 months
carry out all of its project work in the UK
intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
start on by 1 July 2024 and end by 31 March 2025
To lead a project your organisation must be a UK-registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
An SME can only submit one application
You cannot use a previously submitted application to apply for this competition

SME Credit Round 2 – Digital or Software