Aerospace innovation accelerated by £273m funding

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Green aerospace innovation, ranging from solar powered aircraft to NHS treatment carrying drones, has received £273m funding from UK government and industry.

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Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng will make an announcement today (Monday 18th July) at the Farnborough International Airshow.

Through the Aerospace Technology Institute Programme, £155m of joint government-industry funding has today been awarded to support new low-carbon aerospace projects. 

Winners include High Density Aerospace Solar Power, led by Microlink Devices UK, receiving £6.7m to secure a high-volume, highly automated manufacturing capability in solar cells for the UK that could be used on electric aircraft. UToPEA, led by Yasa, receives £11.1m to transfer knowledge of high-power, high-torque electric motors and power electronics used in Formula One into the urban air mobility (air taxi) market.

Airbus-led ‘X-WING ALPHA’ has won £19.9m to develop ultra-wide span wings, aiming for significant performance benefits through weight reduction, while NGC3 led by Crompton Technology Group receives £5.3m to develop weight reduction components aimed at facilitating carbon composite wings.

A further £105.5m of government-industry funding will be shared by projects focused on developing air transport systems and enabling new vehicle technologies through the Future Flight Challenge.

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