Pensana Plc (LON:PRE), working in partnership with Polestar, Route2 and the Universities of Leeds and Hull, has been awarded £316,643 in grant funding by Innovate UK under its CLIMATES programme. The partnership will work together to develop a low carbon sustainable supply chain for rare earth magnets.
The Project is backed by the UK Government and will use Pensana and Polestar’s low carbon and ESG engineering to review and measure impacts, and identify opportunities, to further reduce carbon in the rare earth products vital for the energy transition.
Nusrat Ghani, Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade, has highlighted the importance of rare earths in the CLIMATES programme saying “Rare earth elements underpin so much of what makes everyday life and work possible, from the cars we drive to the phones we use. It is essential that, in a rapidly changing world, we do all we can to ensure resilient supplies of these and other critical minerals.We are laser-focused on securing robust supply chains, for the growing, green industries that will deliver jobs and prosperity across the UK in the decades to come.“
