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The China Clay (or kaolin) industry in Cornwall has been in operation for nearly 275 years since its discovery and was once a mainstay of UK industry, producing raw materials for Britain's potteries and paper industry. English China Clays was once a household name in Britain and was formerly the world's largest producer of china clay, before being sold to...

The HySMART (Hydrogen Stack Manufacturing using Advanced Robotics Technology) feasibility project is driven by an urgent need for fuel cell (FC) system producers and associated supply chain to drive down cost from \>€150/kW to <€50/kW (2025), and <€45/kW (2030) at 100k units/yr. (HE.2018), enabling FC vehicles to be offered on a cost competitive basis. Cu...

This project will determine the feasibility of co-located battery pack assembly and remanufacturing facilities, operated by UltraMax, to supply the UK Automotive Sector. UltraMax currently run a lithium battery assembly facility in China, however, to meet the needs of existing and new customers in the UK/EU, reductions in lead times and higher levels of q...

This collaborative project led by Veolia, will result in the development and demonstration of the UK's first dual PET bottle and tray recycling facility capable of recycling 100% of clear rigid PET in a closed loop system. In line with the UK plastics pact, the project and resultant facility will achieve the following innovations: * The piloting of the fi...

Recovery of Gallium from Ionic Liquids (ReGail) aims to develop a recovery process of Gallium from bulk sourced end-of-life (EoL) LEDs to supply the uptake of Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors in power electronics, machines, and drives (PEMD). The work in developing this EoL process will also lay the foundation for upscaling EoL recovery of GaN in PEMD...

The UK Automotive battery supply chain has maintained significant strengths in the chemicals industry and developments of the next-generation anode and cathode technology. The AMTE Power Thurso facility has played a significant role in the upscaling of these technologies, from the lab to low production volumes. However, as the technologies find success th...

The CICERO (Classic Car ElectRificatiOn) project addresses 2nd life opportunities for EV battery packs that pushes beyond the current state of art. The key objectives are: (i) develop a digital vehicle configurator and digital-twin of a Classic/Heritage vehicle, (ii) create a disassembly process designed and optimised via a digital twin. (iii) address log...

Project AcouBat (Acoustic test for Batteries) will address the next generation of battery production assurance, using novel inline testing processes, and ensuring the delivery of quality, competitive UK products in a high-volume manufacturing environment. The consortium's vision will be to; 1) reduce overall lithium-ion cell production time and cost, whil...

A collaborative project involving specialist UK-based companies and academia to develop, localise and industrialise the next generation of EV technology for existing and future vehicles produced by London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC). Building on the success of the current ‘eCity’ technology that has already helped to reduce over 30,000 tonnes of CO2, ...

Battery technology across the broad range of challenging battery electric vehicle (BEV) applications is yet to reach a level of maturation enabling significant commonality of designs and components. As well as being isolated from battery design and development (D&D), the embryonic UK and global Tier 1/Tier 2 supply chain is highly fragmented, and fails to...

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This collaborative innovation project is focused on assessing the commercial feasibility of establishing a scalable Battery Cell Manufacturing Facility in the UK, with the capability to ramp up to a Gigawatt hour worth of cell production (35m units) of mixed pouch and cylindrical cells by the year 2024\. This is driven by the strategic need to establish t...