PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Batteries: Research (8 June 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support research-intensive companies in the battery sector.
Asked by:
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Asked by:
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Answer
Last year we announced a record £211m funding uplift for the Faraday Battery Challenge, which began in 2017 and supports world-class scientific technology development and manufacturing scale-up capability for batteries in the UK. This new funding brings the overall budget for the Challenge to £541m.
Projects funded so far are improving the lifespan, range, and charging rate of batteries, as well as battery reuse, remanufacture and recycling.
Answered by:
Ms Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
14 June 2023
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