Ilika, UK secures grant to develop 50Ah solid-state battery A-sample On July 15, Ilika announced that it has secured additional grant support to produce its first Goliath A-Sample solid-state batteries for automotive use. The funding comes from the newly launched Demonstrate fund, managed by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC), in a 12-month, GBP 3 million collaboration programme, of which Ilika will receive GBP 1.25 million in grant funding....

News  Updated at: 2025/07/16

Ilika, UK passes testing of Goliath battery by key OEM and Tier 1 partners On May 1, Ilika announced that it has received confirmations from OEM and Tier 1 partners that its P1 Goliath solid state battery prototypes meet the required performance specifications. Ilika confirmed that the tests covering energy capacity, charge rate, power delivery, and cycling performance showed the P1 cells meet their specifications. The results also showed consist...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/02

Ilika, UK announces successful trials and progress on Goliath batteries On April 15, Ilika announced that its Goliath batteries, made using an industrial process at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), have shown excellent performance. The battery is on track for market release, offering lower costs, longer range, and faster charging for electric vehicles. The company has confirmed that the scaled manufacturing process at UKBIC result...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/16

Ilika, UK develops prototype of 50Ah Goliath electric vehicle battery On March 6, Ilika built a successful prototype of its 50Ah Goliath electric vehicle (EV) battery, one of the primary targets of its participation in the Faraday Battery Challenge HISTORY program. The 50Ah prototype is a battery of the capacity Ilika will optimize to create a viable product for EVs. Ilika’s battery is expected to reduce costs, increase the range of EVs, and re...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/10

Ilika, UK advances Goliath battery production in collaboration with UKBIC On February 5, Ilika announced that its collaboration with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has demonstrated its ability to scale key steps in the manufacturing of its Goliath battery, which is expected to reduce costs, increase the range of electric vehicles and reduce charging time. In their collaboration, known as Project SiSTEM, UKBIC, and Ilika have cond...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/07

Ilika, UK achieves D6 milestone, advances solid-state EV battery development On November 20, Ilika, an independent global expert in solid state battery technology, announced that it has reached its D6 milestone by testing 10Ah cells in its Goliath solid state batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). Ilika is now working towards a D7 design freeze, expected in Q1 2025. This will lead to the release of 10Ah P1.5 prototype cells, an upgrade from the ...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/25

Ilika, UK completes testing of Goliath D5 prototypes On October 3, Ilika announced that it had completed testing of its Goliath D5 prototypes. It is now focused on delivering on its minimum viable product (MVP) roadmap, which will underpin licensing opportunities. The tests reported exceptional results from the nail penetration test.  The results classify puncturing the D5 prototypes as an EUCAR 3 hazard event, with no leakage, no venting, no fi...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/04

Ilika, UK conducts safety tests of Goliath solid state cell battery prototypes On September 5, Ilika announced that it had conducted safety tests of Goliath solid-state cell battery prototypes. The University College London conducted the nail penetration test, a standard battery safety assessment, on Ilika's Goliath P1 prototype cells.  This destructive test creates an internal electrical short-circuit inside a cell by piercing the cell with a m...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/09

Ilika, UK ships first bath of prototype batteries to automotive company for testing On July 2, Ilika, a solid-state battery technology company, shipped its first batch of prototype Goliath batteries for customer testing by a tier 1 automotive company. In 2024, Ilika commenced in-house testing of its P1 Goliath prototype batteries, in a customer-sponsored program, which has been sent to a customer for external validation. With the results of the P...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/03

Ilika, UK starts validation of first release of prototype Goliath battery On May 22, Ilika commenced testing its initial batch of P1 Goliath electric vehicle ("EV") prototype batteries in a customer-sponsored program. This follows the successful completion of production and in-house testing. The P1 prototype is a solid-state pouch cell with an NMC cathode and a silicon anode. In July 2023, Ilika manufactured and tested batches of P1 pouch cells b...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/27

Agratas joins Ilika, UK for solid-state battery project On April 26, Ilika, a solid-state battery (SSB) technology company, announced that Agratas, Tata Group's global battery business, has joined the SiSTEM project. The project will create a 1.5MWh SSB assembly line to produce Ilika's A-sample solid-state battery pouch cells for automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. The Automotive Transformation Fund has funded the SiSTEM project with grants am...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/02

Ilika, UK to validate safety performance of its solid-state batteries On April 24, Ilika announced that a new Industrial Sprint, part of the larger grant-funded program SafeBatt, will validate the safety performance of Ilika’s “Goliath” solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. This Sprint is led by the University College London and the University of Oxford, who will perform the abuse and safety testing of Ilika’s Goliath cells. It wil...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/25

Ilika, UK updates about progress of development of solid-state cells for electric vehicles On December 11, Ilika announced two major technology achievements for its Goliath solid-state technology for electric vehicles, D4 development point and lithium-ion parity. The P1 Goliath prototype is a solid-state pouch cell with an NMC cathode and a silicon anode and is an intermediate milestone on Ilika’s roadmap to its minimum viable product (MVP) in ...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/13

Ilika, UK leads project for industrialization of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles On October 9, Ilika plc announced that it is leading a 16-month, GBP 2.7 million Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF), partnering with Mpac Group plc (Mpac) and the UK Battery Industrialization Centre (UKBIC). Codenamed SiSTEM and commenced October 1, 2023, the project will develop a 1.5MWh solid-state battery (SSB) assembly line capable of delivering Ili...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/11

ng facilities in the UK. The funding has been awarded through the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC). GBP 45.2 million of this investment comes from the Government, backed by a further GBP 42.7 million from the automotive industry.  Aston Martin, Yasa, Gestamp’s Autotech Engineering R&D, Helix, Ilika Technologies, etc will receive funding. The projects include developers of hydrogen-powered offroad vehicles, a new lithium scale-up plant, and ...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/09

Nexeon, UK partners with Ilika and BMW to develop silicon-based solid-state batteries  On January 28,  Nexeon announced that it is partnering with Ilika Technologies, and BMW to develop silicon-based solid-state batteries (SSB) for electric vehicles. The project, funded by a grant of GBP 2.8 million from the Faraday Battery Challenge, will model, characterize and deliver an automotive industry-defined SSB. The project, named HISTORY, also invo...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/31

zations, will receive up to GBP 2 million each through the APC’s Scale-up Readiness Validation (SuRV) competition. The grants are awarded as part of the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF). For batteries, Nexeon, Avocet Battery Materials Limited, Reaction Engines Limited, Deregallera Limited, Ilika Technologies, Nyobolt, and Amte Power are selected. For the battery critical segment, Research By British Lithium Limited, and Cornish Lithium L...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/08

Ilika, UK conducts feasibility study for solid state battery production at UKBIC On June 20, Ilika announced that it has started a six-month economic feasibility study with the UK Battery Industrialization Centre (UKBIC) to understand what is required to create a dedicated 100 MWh SSB manufacturing line within the UKBIC facilities. The project is supported by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) through its Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF). T...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/21

included battery anode projects from Deregallera, Echion, Nyobolt, Talga Anode, etc. The battery cathode projects involve organizations like Geothermal Engineering, Livista Energy, Northern Lithium Ltd, Weardale Lithium. The companies AMTE Power, Industrial Tomography Systems, Nanotech Energy, and Ilika Technologies will receive funding under battery cell assembly. Based on Advanced Propulsion Centre press release...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/17

APC, UK to validate Ilika’s solid-state battery technology On March 7, Ilika announced that they have been accepted into the technology validation phase of the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) funded Technology Developer Accelerator Programme (TDAP). The program will help the UK automotive industry reach net-zero emissions. Ilika’s funded program started in February 2022 and looks at the optimum formation and aging step for Ilika’s solid-...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/14