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Supporting R&D in the UK
October
2015Slide2
Innovate UK
Innovate UK is the UK's innovation agency
Works across business, universities and
governmentWe fund and connect Innovative companiesInvesting c£500m per year in Industrial R&D including (amongst others):c£70m in TransportSlide3
Steered by OLEV & Industry
through continual engagement and IDP Advisory Panel
Tactically guided by four of the five sticky technologies (plus disruptive technologies) and advisory panel (comprising industry, academia, policy)
Separate Innovate
UK team
Automotive Industry supported through the
Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform (LCV IP)
Three key goals:
To contribute to the growth of the UK automotive sectorIncrease and accelerate the introduction of vehicle-centric technologies to the LCV market.
Support the UK’s contribution to the achievement of national and international Greenhouse Gas reduction targets, by reducing road transport CO2Slide4
Low
Carbon Vehicles Innovation
Platform
We support projects delivering in the strategic areas outlined on the previous slides
Typically collaborative, drawing on skills from many sectors to solve Automotive related challengesSlide5
£80m
Automotive Grants in 2015
Spearheading Future Electric Vehicle Battery Production is a
£10m competition designed to develop production capability in battery pack assemblyIntegrated Delivery Programme 12 is a £20m competition intended to support feasibility studies as well as collaborative R&D projects to lower CO2 and other emissionsDeveloping Advanced Lightweight Vehicles is a £20m competition intended to support projects with potential to appreciably reduce the weight of vehicles
, also in order to reduce CO2 emissionsConnected and autonomous vehicles is a £20m competition in collaborative R&D projects and feasibility studies to stimulate
developments in autonomous vehicles and connected transport systems
Open to applications:Enhancing the end to end journey is a £10m competition for collaborative R&D projects to catalyse advances in the End to End journey experience
for people and freight. For more information please contact
Paul Gadd (paul.gadd@innovateuk.gov.uk)Slide6
Low Carbon Truck Demonstration Trial
Trial
aims
Co-funded (£11.5 million
government contribution)
Cenex
-Atkins
study team
Facilitate
low carbon truck learning
Facilitate product development
Generate a body of evidence
Initiate a publically accessible UK gas-refuelling infrastructureSlide7
Activity
to Date
341
low carbon trucks deployed (92% of total)18
low carbon trailers deployed (100% of total)11
refuelling stations deployed (42% of total)
Submitted data
shows
309 trial
trucks
reported
data
60
million km travelled
(currently over 3 million km per month)
11
million litres of diesel consumed
4,250
tonnes of LNG
(6%
bio content)
1850
tonnes of CNG
(6%
bio content)
380 tonnes of UCO (100% bio content)
Over 2000
tonnes of direct carbon dioxide emissions avoided
Activity and Results so FarSlide8
How the Funding Competitions Work
Call for proposals put out by Innovate UK (following consultation with steering group)
Project proposals submitted by Industry. May include academic partners
Proposals scored by independent assessorsProjects ranked and the top ranking projects awarded fundingProjects run the partners as per their proposalsSlide9
(Some of the) Other UK Support Available
Transport Systems Catapult:
https://ts.catapult.org.uk
/Created to drive and promote Intelligent Mobility – using new and emerging technologies to transport people and goods more smartly and efficientlyHigh Value Manufacturing Catapult: https://hvm.catapult.org.uk/The catalyst for the future growth and success of advanced manufacturing in the UK. Our 7 Technology and Innovation centres work with companies of all sizes to bridge the gap in – and accelerate the activity between – technology concept and commercialisation.
Knowledge Transfer NetworkThe UK’s innovation network, bringing together businesses, entrepreneurs, academics and funders to develop new products, processes and servicesKey contact (auto lead): Mark Matchett (mark.matchett@ktn-uk.org
) Slide10
Examples of Other Innovate UK Support
Growth Accelerator - SME mentoring and coaching
Services including up to £2,000 match funding for senior managers to hone their leadership and management skills
http
://www.growthaccelerator.com/
Smart£25,000 to £250,000 to run an R&D project (up to 60% of costs) to develop a new product, process or serviceKnowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)
Up to £80,000 to cover 67% of the cost of a graduate working in your company on a specific innovation projectInnovation VouchersUp to £5,000 to pay for an external expert to help your business grow. Use this expert to develop a new product, process or service, or how to manage and use intellectual property
https://www.gov.uk/innovation-get-details-about-innovate-uk-funding-competitionsSlide11
Niche Vehicle Network
An
independent association of over 400 niche vehicle manufacturers, specialist technology and supply chain companies
Connect with niche OEMs and suppliersFunding through CR&D competitions like Innovate UK but more agile projects (quicker and lower cost)Supported by Innovate UK and OLEVhttp://www.nichevehiclenetwork.co.uk/Slide12
APC3
Winners Announced
March 2015
Two competitions per year – next competition open November 2015
The Advanced Propulsion Centre
APC4
Closed July 2015
Announced October 2015
£1b commitment over 10 years
System similar to Innovate UK, but with projects closer to market
Innovate UK: TRL3-6
APC: TRL5-8
Up to £160m grant made available in last 12 monthsSlide13
Thank you
If you have questions, comments, feedback, please contact Paul Gadd
paul.gadd@innovateuk.gov.ukPhone: 07824 605040