How will the competition work?

Intellectual property

Online bid submission

Assessors

Technical partners

www.gov.uk/dstl/cde

Beyond battery powerSmall, lightweight, modular power generation for unmanned systems

Technology challenge

• proposals for novel solutions to the challenge• 700 Wh/kg for around 48 hours• consider a system approach and integration aspects• cost effective, reliable, robust• demonstration of proposed concept• detail the acoustic and thermal signature• further optimisation

What we want

• proposals solely based on batteries or capacitors• nuclear technologies• literature reviews• paper-based studies• marginal improvements to existing capabilities• demonstrations of existing off-the-shelf• proposals that lack a clear benefit to defence

What we don’t want

Phase 1• up to £750,000 • typically £40 - 80,000• projects up to 9 months in duration• research complete by December 2017 • proof-of-concept demonstration• phase 2 proposal

Phase 2

• up to £750,000 available

• projects up to a maximum of 12 months

• collaborations encouraged

• only open to projects funded at phase 1

Competition dates

Webinar

5 December 2016

Technical queries

diet@dstl.gov.uk

General queries

cde@dstl.gov.uk

Competition closes

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