Battery Innovation: Concept Development Round 3

Innovate UK, for the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, funds collaborative R&D across the UK battery value chain, with a GBP 25M pot for this concept development strand. Grant requests run GBP 500K-GBP 4M over 12-36 months, funded as industrial research at up to 70% for micro and small businesses, 60% medium and 50% large. Eligibility is UK-only and collaborative: the lead must be a UK-registered business (academics cannot lead) and the consortium must include at least one UK-registered SME claiming grant, with work done in the UK and results exploited in the UK. Scope covers cell, module, and pack manufacturing and battery management systems; the round opened 11 September 2026, closes 2 December 2026, with interviews in February 2027.