UK registered businesses of any size can apply for a share of up to £22 million for research to facilitate the UK's niche and volume supply chain and manufacturing capability growth in power electronics, machines and drives.

The funding will support the government's green industrial revolution in transport, energy and industrial sectors.

Your proposal must help the UK to achieve the objectives of the Driving the Electric Revolution challenge and have a significant impact on the PEMD supply chain in the uk to support the UK's drive towards net zero.

Your project must:

• start by 1st February 2022
• end by 31st January 2025
• last between 18 and 36 months
• have total eligible costs between £500,000 and £5 million

To lead a project your organisation must:

• be a UK registered business of any size
• collaborate with other UK registered businesses, RTOs, research organisations, public sector organisations or charities
• carry out its project work in the UK
• intend to explot the results from or in the UK

Research organistions cannot lead projects.

The make-up of your project team must include at least 3 layers of an existing of new supply chain. When choosing supply chain partners for the project team, you must make sure that supply side and demand side are both represented.

The aim of this competition is to address key research and development opportunities in the UK power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) supply chain to support the UK's drive towards net zero. This is to facilitate UK niches and volume supply chain and manufacturing capability growth in PEMD.

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The competition will close on 30th June 2021.