Solid-state battery technology developer Ilika will lead an industry consortium funded with £2.7 million from the UK Automotive Transformation Fund and tasked with commercial development of the company’s Goliath SSB technology.
Ilika will lead a 16-month development project, alongside Mpac Group plc (Mpac) and the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), for the development of 1.5 MWh of commercial assembly capacity with the ability to deliver A-sample solid-state battery (SSB) pouch cells, based on the company’s Goliath formulation, to automotive e-OEMs and tier 1 EV battery manufacturers.
Ilika plc (LON:IKA) is a pioneer in solid state battery technology enabling solutions for applications in Industrial IoT, MedTech, Electric Vehicles and Consumer Electronics.