UKRI grants USD14 million to 17 projects working on next-generation battery technologies

This funding comes shortly after the official opening of UKBIC on 15 July by Prime Minister Boris Johnson

UK government-backed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has sanctioned a further investment of USD14 million (GBP 10 million) from the Faraday Battery Challenge to support collaborative R&D projects mainly focusing on electric vehicle battery technologies, it said in a press release on 27 July.