皇冠体育app

皇冠体育app UK is a world leader in developing the power electronics, electric machines and drives that are fundamental to a global shift to clean technologies and electrification.

皇冠体育appse technologies are taken to concept level in the UK, but new products are usually manufactured elsewhere.

皇冠体育app UK government鈥檚 Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge is an 拢80 million investment in the development of supply chains in the UK that support manufacturing in these new technologies.

皇冠体育app aim is to build supply chains across 7 key areas of the economy and help contribute to UK carbon reduction targets:

• automotive
• aerospace
• energy
• industrial
• marine
• off highway
• rail

Developing the UK鈥檚 ability to manufacture in this field is expected to create 拢5 billion of new business by 2025 and up to 拢80 billion by 2050.

Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, has up to 拢30 million from the fund to invest in a series of flagship regional centres to develop, prototype and scale up power electronics, machines and drives technologies.

Funding will support 2-4 centres

皇冠体育app funding will support 2-4 regional centres led by 1 organisation and based around existing clusters of activity.

皇冠体育app winning consortium is expected to raise a further 拢82 million in industry investment and maintain the centres for 10 years.

Centres must focus on all 7 key areas in the challenge and help SMEs to develop and scale power electronics, machines and drives technologies

皇冠体育appy should have the equipment and staff expertise to undertake projects.

Competition information

• the competition is open and the deadline for registration is at midday on 27 November 2019
• it is open to businesses and research organisations
• we expect to support a single project with a grant of up to 拢30 million
• a takes place on 29 October 2019