Advanced Propulsion Centre UK selects CDO2 for technology accelerator
Summary
CDO2 have been named as one of fifteen SMEs to receive a share of \xa31.1m from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) UK, in the latest wave of the Technology Developer Accelerator Programme (TDAP) for companies developing low-carbon technologies. The APCs grant funding and business planning support will help develop these new technologies without taking any IP or stake in the business.CDO2 is developing a new generation of electric vehicle battery sensors that can map current flow in individual cells in a battery pack. The sensors can be used in battery diagnostic testing and manufacturing quality control to find defects and improve cell design. The company is working in collaboration with manufacturing partners and researchers from the Sussex Programme for Quantum Research, to produce a large-scale version of the sensors suitable for deployment in electric and hybrid vehicles. The consortium received grant funding for the project from Innovate UK last year, as part of the governments Faraday Battery Challenge.We need a range of technologies to decarbonise vehicles from passenger to heavy duty and beyond, said Josh Denne, TDAP manager for the APC.