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Advanced Propulsion Centre UK Limited

“Turning low carbon propulsion technologies into products developed in the UK”

Progress in Strategic Technologies for

Automotive Engineering Research, the Funding Landscape and Role of APC

Garry Wilson

Director – Business Development


1) Innovation & Technology

2) Enhancing supply chain competitiveness and growth 3) Investing in people 4) Business Environment enabling a competitive Automotive industry

2013

Automotive Council and foundation of the APC

Aim: To create a competitive, growing and

dynamic UK Automotive Industry making a large and increasing

contribution to employment and economic growth in the UK

Advanced Propulsion Centre

1) Innovation & Technology

Our Vision: Position the UK as a Global Centre of Excellence for Automotive Propulsion


A 10 year partnership between Industry and Government, to build UK capability through the Research, Development and Industrialisation of Low Carbon Propulsion Technology’s.

APC

• Facilitate risk sharing projects

• Enabling projects that provide additionality (not business as usual)

• Encouraging supply chain development, through consortia project approach

• Support the Automotive Council strategic technologies and product roadmaps

• Accelerating Low Carbon products to market

• Building UK Capability (capital, skills, people)

• Work with organisations to enable them to realise UK Opportunities

• Delivering Value for Money, successfully matching Private and Public investment


The majority of technologies in the project are expected to progress from TRL5 to TRL8, and MRL4 to MRL6

APC – Our role in the UK Innovation chain


Competitions Regular Competitions 2 per year, for 10 years - a long term commitment that aids planning. plus exceptions process for Time Critical Projects. •A transparent process •Defined criteria •Focused on Strategic Technologies •Support for you from the APC team APC1 to 4: 17 projects awarded grants of over circa £145million £ 294 million total project value. 88 different organisations engaged in the projects. Including academia, Catapults and Engineering service providers.


APC 1-3 Projects

6

Advanced Combustion Turbocharged Inline

Variable Valvetrain Engine

Ford + Partners

High Fuel Efficiency Hydraulic Transmission for

Earthmoving Equipment

JCB + Partners

GYRODRIVE Original Equipment

Development

GKN + Partners

FIRS3T Frequent IntegRated Soft

Stop Start Technology

Cummins + Partners

HVEMS-UK High Volume E-Machine

Supply from the UK

Jaguar Land Rover + Partners

ALIVE 6 New Technologies for the Ingenium Engine Family

Jaguar Land Rover + Partners

Zero Emission Range Extended Powertrain for

Electric Vehicles

Intelligent Energy + Partners

Modular Architecture for Low Emissions Buses

Wrightbus + Partners


APC1 - a winning project

FIRS3T - Frequent IntegRated Soft Stop Start Technology. About: A diesel electric propulsion systems for bus application (potential retrofit). Benefits: It delivers significant bus vehicle CO2 emission reductions compared to current best-in-class. Project £9.87 million Project 36 months Value: Duration: Partners: (lead partner)


APC 6 due to open in June

APC 5 - Competition Information

• Closed 30th March

• Assessment April / May

• Interviews May / June

• Winning project announcements expected August / September

• Approved project value expected to be >£70m (£35m Grant)

Scope outline:

• Projects should aim to be between £5M and £40M in size.

• Consortia may apply for no more than 50% funding.

• Projects must be: collaborative, business led and include an SME partner.

• The technology should have a clear route to market with a Tier 1 supplier or OEM in the consortium.

• All partners will be charged 3.5% of their grant award as contribution to APC activities. Academic partners are not exempt.

Innovate UK Manufacturing and Materials Competition for funding – May 2016

Timing: Competition opens in May, closes 13 July Full Scope to be published during May: Will be broader in scope than previous competitions and allow for projects at different stages of the innovation journey Will cover: •Innovation in a manufacturing system, technology, process or business model •Innovation in materials development, properties, integration or reuse to enable a step change in competitiveness for at least one UK SME Funding: Up to £15m in grants available Must be company led and involve at least one SME


The Automotive Council strategic technology roadmaps highlight the great opportunities for further projects…

Source: Automotive Council; Nissan; GKN



Source: Automotive Council; Ford; Aeristech



Source: Automotive Council; GKN



Source: Automotive Council


APC Spokes Centre of excellence communities developing and delivering World class capability in the strategic technologies

• Fundamental research

• Industry relevant challenge research

• Technology development (SME’s)

• Industry collaboration and membership

• Potential consortia members & builders

• Learning and skills development

• Capability investment opportunities

• Support roadmap development

• Influencing future competition calls

• Environment to can spark new ideas

and create solutions.


Added value: Technology Developer Accelerator Programme ‘Small & Medium Enterprise – Supplier Support’

Capability Study

Marketing and Communications

• Event support and representation • Presenting at strategic industry seminars • Publication of industry reports and articles • Relationship building

APC National Propulsion Showcase


‘Thank you’

“Turning low carbon propulsion technologies into

products developed in the UK”

www.apcuk.co.uk

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