£30m funding for low-carbon powertrain projects

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has announced up to £30 million available for the development of low carbon powertrain technology in the UK.

This is the APC’s 10th funding competition and is open vehicle manufacturers, tier 1 suppliers, SMEs and academic institutions.

The funding is available for a wide range of low carbon projects, including programmes to develop alternative propulsion systems, power electronics and energy storage technology, as well as lightweighting and thermal propulsion systems.

Since the APC was founded in 2013, it has awarded funding to 36 UK-based projects, all with the aim of developing innovative low carbon emissions technology. With projects valued at nearly £600 million, APC funding has helped vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to develop a number of vital low carbon technologies.

Earlier this year, an APC project enabled Nissan and its partners develop the production process for the new Nissan LEAF’s high-capacity battery. Ford has also been able to develop new low emissions technology, which will go into production on its 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine shortly.

This funding competition is open to projects costing between £5 million and £40 million, lasting for between 18 and 42 months. Competition entries must be submitted by midday, 27 June 2018.

For more information on the funding competition, and to apply, see http://www.apcuk.co.uk/competition/apc10/