Hirst is pleased to be part of a project announced recently on 8.9.23 by Innovate UK funding 12 projects that scale-up the manufacturing of underpinning net zero technologies to increase UK industrial resilience.
Driving the electric revolution summary
UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge Fund delivered by Innovate UK is funding the manufacturing of power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) products that are essential enablers of the UK’s transition to a net zero carbon economy.
The PEMD scale-up competition overview
This new investment will help develop a strong UK supply base for new electrical machines, controllers and the semiconductors they rely on, creating new UK jobs and greater supply chain resilience.
This competition is providing grant funding for feasibility studies for adopting manufacturing best practice (strand one) and manufacturing process development (strand two).
Hirst is proud to part of the strand two project “Scale-up of coil winding and magnet assembly manufacturing processes for a rare earth-free permanent magnet generator” with project lead Greenspur Wind Limited, the University of Birmingham, Hirst Magnetic Instruments Limited and B.C. Electrical Techniques Limited.