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LONDON - Gelion plc’s (AIM:GELN) UK subsidiary OXLiD Ltd has secured £533,000 in grant funding from the UK government’s DRIVE35 program to advance its lithium-sulfur battery technology, according to a company press release issued Friday.
The 12-month project, valued at approximately £1.1 million, will be conducted in collaboration with defense and aerospace company QinetiQ plc (LON:QQ). The funding will support the scale-up of Gelion’s proprietary sulfur cathode active material technology into multi-layer pouch cells with capacity exceeding 10Ah.
The grant, facilitated by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, will cover about half the project costs, with Gelion contributing primarily through time and expertise. QinetiQ will assemble and independently test the pouch cell demonstrators, providing third-party validation of the technology’s performance.
"We are grateful for this government support via the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK to demonstrate how use of our breakthrough Sulfur Cathode Material with Lithium Metal anodes can deliver cells with not only ultra-high energy density but also a full set of additional performance attributes needed for application to strategic applications like defence and aerospace," said John Wood, Gelion CEO.
The project aims to validate Gelion’s lithium-sulfur technology for potential commercial adoption in defense, aerospace, and automotive markets. The companies plan to showcase the demonstrators and performance data at the Cenex Expo 2026.
Earlier this month, Gelion announced it had completed the transfer of Max Planck Institute’s proprietary sulfur cathode active material technology into its development ecosystem. The company is also progressing a materials testing agreement with a global battery manufacturer.
Ian Constance, CEO at APC, said the DRIVE35 program "underlines the commitment from Government to secure advanced manufacturing in the UK" and will "encourage further investment in the UK’s growing zero-emission supply chain."
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