Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

Interested in learning more about the complexities of scaling a business in the UK? 📈🚀 Catch up on all the insights from our latest Future of Technology Series event - From Foundation to Future: How do you overcome the challenges of scaling up? 🔊 We brought together an impressive line-up of speakers from a multitude of sectors and organisations who'll debate the trials and triumphs of the ever growing industry and investment landscapes in the UK, facilitated by Roderick Beer, Managing Director at UK Business Angels Association. 📅 Don't miss another one of our Future of Technology Series, and save the date now for our next iteration: Decarbonising Transport: Bust or boom for the automotive industry? ⌚ 20 March, 10:30-17:00 🏛️ Science Gallery London 👉 Register for free now - https://lnkd.in/eTu36ZvH #FoTFoundationtoFuture #FutureofTech #ScaleUp #Investment #AutomotiveTech #FoTFriday #FoTBustorBoom #SAVETHEDATE

🔋 Could LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) battery chemistries accelerate the mass adoption of EV vehicles? Our latest report, produced by our in-house team of experts, is now free to download from our website https://okt.to/GSBAW1 💡Key takeaways from the insight report are the changes and steps needed to build a resilient supply chain for low-cost battery manufacturing in the UK/Europe. Currently, the regional supply chain lacks lithium and manganese capabilities, essential materials for LF(M)P manufacturing. 🚗 Without regional capabilities, European OEMs will find it hard to compete with Chinese car makers who have already embraced LFP chemistries, having recognised the cost and range advantages this solution brings. 🔎 Discover value-chain opportunities, consider the possible focus for future investment and understand the impact new legislation could have, particularly the EU-UK Rules of Origin (ROO). 💻 If you would like more information email us now, info@apcuk.co.uk, or visit the knowledge base section of our website for more interesting industry insights and trend reports https://okt.to/IzwJ3E Hadi Moztarzadeh Aditya Thirunavukkarasu Stephanie Morton CEng MIMechE #automotive #BatteryMaterials #innovation #trends #technology

How do we help SMES, start-ups and spinouts be market and investment-ready? 📈🌱 🤝 Mobilise, our early-stage accelerator programme, is supported by a dedicated team and a network of investment and business support mentors who offer practical insights and help with strategy development and investor relations, including: Atlas Ventures BGF Clean Growth Fund Elbow Beach Capital Energy Revolution Ventures Fortescue Capital Green Angel Syndicate Plug and Play UK Mercia Asset Management PLC South East Angels Interested in becoming part of the next cohort and gaining fresh perspectives from our mentors? Applications are now open, find out more and apply 👉 https://okt.to/qafPJI Closing date for applications: 19 March 2025, 12:00 GMT #SMESupport #SME #Funding #startups #UniversitySpinout #automotive #ZeroEmission #CAM #investmentstrategy #mentoring #acceleratorprogramme

As we celebrate Hydrogen Week UK this week, take a look back at the close out of the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK NextGenFCEV project, which saw the launch of our brand new Wrightbus Gen 2.0 Hydrogen Fuel Cell double deck bus. We welcomed visitors and partners from across the UK to our Ballymena Headquarters, and here they reflect on the project, the partnership and the new #Streetdeck #Hydroliner from Wrightbus Part-funded by the UK government through the #AdvancedPropulsionCentre, the four-year project has seen engineering experts from Wrightbus completely redesign the original Hydroliner vehicle from the ground up. A consortium of partners including Grayson Thermal Systems, Queen's University Belfast, Hygen Energy and Translink banded together with the aim of strengthening UK based manufacturing capabilities to produce this zero-emission technology at scale. 🎥 In Part 1 of our Partner Reflections we hear from Matt Shillito CEng (Senior Project Delivery Lead at Advanced Propulsion Centre UK), Dr Lee Roberts representing Hygen Energy(Policy, Sustainability and Funding Manager Ryze Power), and Alan Boyd (Electrical Engineering Manager, Wrightbus) #Wrightbus #DrivingAGreenerFuture #APC #HydrogenBus #HydrogenTransport #HydrogenWeekUK25

🌟 What a fabulous two days we had meeting friends, old and new, in Northern Ireland. Many thanks to our partners Wrightbus and Ionic Technologies for your superb hospitality, helping us showcase to our guests the importance of the Northern Irish supply chain to the UK's zero-emission and clean-mobility agenda. Thanks also to Titanic Quarter and Belfast Harbour for helping us shape and deliver our event. 🚌 We started the day with an amazing project close-out event at the Wrightbus facility in Ballymena, which celebrated the launch of the Streetdeck Hydroliner Gen 2.0, the culmination of a four-year APC-supported project. Led by Wrighbus, a consortium of partners including Grayson Thermal Systems, Queens University Belfast, Hygen Energy, and Translink, proudly unveiled a hydrogen double-deck bus that is more fuel efficient, has a greater range, costs less and can carry more passengers than its predecessor, the world’s first-ever hydrogen double-deck bus, launched in 2020. 🧲 We then travelled to Ionic Technologies to visit their pilot plant. Part-funded by the Department for Business and Trade and facilitated through the APC, the plant was built to commercially validate Ionic's innovative magnet recycling process, which uses advanced rare-earth separation and refining technologies to generate a viable domestic supply chain for rare-earth magnets, essential components in the motors of electric vehicles and wind turbines. Thank you Thomas Kelly 🛳️ Following a fabulous tour of the facility, we then visited the Titanic Quarter offices, via the site of Ionic's planned new facility, where we learned all about the future development of this world-class, exemplary, fast-moving regeneration project. 📅 On Friday we were delighted to welcome representatives of Northern Ireland's rich zero-emission and clean-mobility supply chain, to hear about the UK Government funding opportunities available to them. We were also privileged to hear from Andy Harris of Wrightbus Fergal Coleman of Ionic Technologies, and Laura O’Neill from Belfast Harbour, who discussed the funding received from Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles via Zenzic to create a unique autonomous shuttle service for the Harbour Estate. 🙏 We can't thank our hosts, fabulous guests and guest speakers enough, we had an amazing time networking with existing partners and discovering new friends along the way. If you would like to find out more about the funding opportunities that run throughout the year, contact us now, info@apcuk.co.uk. #Innovation #funding #investment #UKautomotive #CAM #Zeroemission

Our next webinar on Wednesday 5th March at 11:00 GMT dives into our module and pack assembly line, explaining how it is an essential part of our facility. ⚡ Hear from our Business Development Manager, Andrew Britton, about how our line works, what equipment is available, and what types of companies we work with. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eFS-djz9 #Module #Pack #Assembly #Batteries #EV #Electrification #BatteryManufacturing #BatteryTechnology | Faraday Battery Challenge

What is Mobilise? 🤔 Mobilise is the evolution of the Technology Developer Acclerator Programme (TDAP) and Zenzic's CAM Scale-Up UK initiative - a combined, accelerator programme for start-ups, SMEs and spinouts that are developing: 🚘 Automotive-related, early-stage, zero-emission technology or ⚡ Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) products, services or solutions Mobilise helps to mature strategies and validate technology so early-stage businesses can grow faster, stronger and smarter and includes: 💸 Up to £180,000 grant funding with opportunity to apply for a further booster fund of £75,000* 👩🏫 Business and investment mentoring from independent, industry experts 👋 Automotive industry networking opportunities 💡 Workshops and 1:1 sessions with hand-picked mentors to help develop business plans, NPD, intellectual property management and investor readiness ✔️Technology validation opportunities including access to world-leading UK Testbeds via CAM Testbed UK Want to find out more? 👉 https://okt.to/h6LQcC Apply now for your chance to join the next cohort of mobility innovation by 19 March. *Any award is subject to Ministerial and His Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury) approval. #Mobilise #SMESupport #SME #Funding #startups #UniversitySpinout #automotive #NetZero #ZeroEmission #CAM Zenzic

Could your innovation be our next success story in 2025? 🙌 There's just under 4 weeks to go to the closing date for applications to become part of Mobilise! Give your business the boost it needs with: 💸 Up to £180,000 grant funding with opportunity to apply for a further booster fund of £75,000* 👩🏫 Business and investment mentoring from independent, industry experts 👋 Automotive industry networking opportunities 💡 Workshops and 1:1 sessions with hand-picked mentors to help develop business plans, NPD, intellectual property management and investor readiness ✔️Technology validation opportunity including access to world-leading UK Testbeds via CAM Testbed UK Apply by 19 March 2025, 12 noon GMT: https://okt.to/AUy9QI *Any award is subject to Ministerial and His Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury) approval. #SMESupport #SME #Funding #startups #UniversitySpinout #automotive #NetZero #ZeroEmission #CAM

Your views sought on: 🚗 Driving the Future of Automotive Skills 🚀 The automotive sector is evolving rapidly, and addressing skills shortages is critical to ensuring future success. Coventry University, in partnership with us at the APC, is conducting a major research initiative to understand these challenges and explore the role of emerging technologies in shaping the future workforce. This pivotal research, led by Coventry University, will inform an insight report for industry and policymakers, influencing strategies to bridge the skills gap. We are inviting industry professionals, thought leaders, and experts to join our stakeholder steering group and play a key role in shaping the future of workforce development in the automotive industry. Ways to get involved: 📌 One-to-one interview – Share your insights in a short discussion with our research team (online via Microsoft Teams). 📌 Steering group meeting – Join an exclusive in-person session in Coventry to contribute to the final report. This is a unique opportunity to have your voice heard and help drive workforce innovation in the automotive sector. 👉 Interested in contributing? To receive full information of the study please email Lisa Wilson at lwilson@cusltd.co.uk Daniel Fung #AutomotiveIndustry #SkillsGap #FutureOfWork #CoventryUniversity #AutomotiveLeadership #StakeholderEngagement #IndustryResearch

We're hosting a funding opportunities event in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday 21 February, for companies involved in zero-emission technologies or active in the Connected Automated Mobility space. 📅 When: Friday 21 February, 10am - 2pm. 🧭 Where?: The Merchant Hotel, Rita Duffy Suite, 16 Skipper St, Belfast. BT1 2DZ 💻 Register now to avoid disappointment: https://okt.to/3vExM8 Join us to discover how you could benefit from the different funding streams available. 💰 Collaborative R&D funding: apply for a share of a £40 million government funding pot, match-funded, with a maximum individual award of £20 million. 📈 Explore scale-up opportunities, hear about the dual-mission accelerator "Mobilise", fast-tracking early-stage, zero-emission technologies and CAM solutions, ensuring you become market and investment-ready. 👍 Design it, demonstrate it, deliver it! Between £500,000 and £1.5 million of government match-funding available for eligible projects that aim to deliver advanced propulsion technologies in the form of a physical vehicle, subsystem, process or digital demonstrator, to be showcased at Cenex Expo 2026. 🎓 Hear about research funding opportunities and how our insights can support your future strategic decisions. 🎤 Hear from industry peers Ionic Technologies Wrightbus Belfast Harbour, discover their unique funding journeys. A networking lunch will be provided, come along, meet the team and discuss how we can support your future mobility ambitions. For more information email us now: info@apcuk.co.uk Invest Northern Ireland, #collaborative, #zeroemissions, #CAM, #funding