OZEV HOW TO APPLY (ONBOARD)

 

OZEV FEASIBILITY STUDIES RANGE SUSTAINABILITY EXTENDERS FOR VANS AND TRUCKS

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Fuel Cells and Green Hydrogen offer a long term solution to sustainable zero emission motoring, provided that a delivery system accompanies any range extending solution, that is capable of of giving us the infrastructure we need for a mobility circular economy.

 

 

 

Transitioning towards Zero Emission Vehicles: feasibility studies - onboard

Under this scheme, UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £7million to develop on-vehicle solutions that address challenges associated with the transition to zero emission vehicles. Funding is from the Office of Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).

Competition opens: Monday 15 March 2021
Competition closes: Wednesday 21 April 2021 11:00am

 

 

SUMMARY - ELIGIBILITY - SCOPE - HOW TO APPLY - SUPPORTING INFORMATION

 

 

(COMPETITION) HOW TO APPLY - BEFORE YOU START

You must read the guidance on applying for a competition on the Innovation Funding Service before you start.

What we ask you

The application is split into 3 sections:

1. Project details.
2. Application questions.
3. Finances.

 

1. PROJECT DETAILS

 

This section provides background for the assessors and is not scored.

Application team

Decide which organisations will work with you on the project. Invite people from those organisations to help complete the application.

Application details

The lead applicant must complete this section. Give your project’s title, start date and duration.

Research category

Select the type of research you will undertake.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We collect and report on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) data to address under-representation in business innovation and ensure equality, diversity and inclusion across all our activities.

You must complete this EDI survey and then select yes in the application question. The survey will ask you questions on your gender, age, ethnicity and disability status. You will always have the option to ‘prefer not to say’ if you do not feel comfortable sharing this information.

Project summary

Describe your project briefly and be clear about what makes it innovative. We use this section to assign experts to assess your application.

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Public description

Describe your project in detail, and in a way that you are happy to see published. Do not include any commercially sensitive information. If we award your project funding, we will publish this description. This could happen before you start your project.

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Scope

Describe how your project fits the scope of the competition. If your project is not in scope it will not be eligible for funding.

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

2. APPLICATION QUESTIONS

 

The assessors will score your answers for question 3 to 12. Questions 1 and 2 are not scored. You will receive feedback from them for each scored question

Do not include any website addresses (URLs) in your answers.

Question 1. Project partners location (not scored)

Please state the name of each organisation along with its full registered address. If you are working with an academic institution this doesn’t need to be included.

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Question 2. Challenge area (not scored)

Your application must focus on at least one of the challenges set out here.

You must identify the primary challenge for assessment purposes. Your solution can cover several challenges but will be assessed against the selected primary one.

Examples of each challenge are in ‘Supporting information’.

Challenge 1 – Improve ZEV range capability
Challenge 2 – Increase adoption of small commercial ZEVs
Challenge 3 – Support transition to zero emission for special use vehicles
Challenge 4 –Improve ZEV user experience
Challenge 5 –Improve sustainability of ZEVs

 

Question 3. Need or challenge

What is the business need, technological challenge or market opportunity behind your innovation?

Describe or explain:

- the main motivation for the project

 

- the business need, technological challenge or market opportunity

 

- the nearest current state-of-the-art, including those near market or in development, and its limitations

 

- any work you have already done to respond to this need, for example if the project focuses on developing an existing capability or building a new one

 

- the wider economic, social, environmental, cultural or political challenges which are influential in creating the opportunity, such as incoming regulations, using our Horizons tool if appropriate

 

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Question 4. Approach and innovation

What approach will you take and where will the focus of the innovation be?

Describe or explain:

- how you will respond to the need, challenge or opportunity identified

 

- how you will improve on the nearest current state-of-the-art identified

 

- how your project is providing value-add

 

- whether the innovation will focus on the application of existing technologies in new areas, the development of new technologies for existing areas or a totally disruptive approach

 

- the freedom you have to operate

 

- in detail the innovation’s impact in respect to zero emission vehicles

 

- how this project fits with your current product, service lines or offerings
the innovation’s current technology readiness level and where it will be at project completion

 

- how it will make you more competitive

 

- the nature of the outputs you expect from the project (for example report, demonstrator, know-how, new process, product or service design) and how these will help you to target the need, challenge or opportunity identified

 

You can submit one appendix. It can include diagrams and charts. It must be a PDF and can be up to 2 A4 pages long and no larger than 10MB in size. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Question 5. Team and resources

Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Describe or explain:

- the roles, skills and experience of all members of the project team that are relevant to the approach you will be taking

 

- the resources, equipment and facilities needed for the project and how you will access them, particularly in the light of any continuing COVID-19 restrictions

 

- the details of any vital external parties, including subcontractors, who you will need to work with to successfully carry out the project

 

- (if your project is collaborative) the current relationships between project partners and how these will change as a result of the project

 

- any roles you will need to recruit for taking into account the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the team structure

 

You can submit one appendix. This can include a short summary of the main people working on the project to support your answer. It must be a PDF and can be up to 4 A4 pages long and no larger than 10MB in size. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Your answer can be up to 600 words long.

Question 6. Market awareness

What does the market you are targeting look like?

Describe or explain:

- the markets (domestic, international or both) you will be targeting in the project, and any other potential markets

- the size of the target markets for the project outcomes, backed up by references where available

- the structure and dynamics of the target markets, including customer segmentation, together with predicted growth rates within clear timeframes

 

- the target markets’ main supply or value chains and business models, and any barriers to entry that exist

- the current UK position in targeting these markets

 

- the size and main features of any other markets not already listed

 

If your project is highly innovative, where the market may be unexplored, describe or explain:

- what the route to market could be
- what the market’s size might to be
- how your project will try to explore the market’s potential

 

Question 7. Outcomes and route to market

How are you going to grow your business and increase your productivity into the long term as a result of the project?

Describe or explain:

- your current position in the markets and supply or value chains outlined, and whether you will be extending or establishing your market position

 

- your target customers or end users, and the value to them, for example why they would use or buy your product

 

- your route to market, particularly if COVID-19 has changed market dynamics

 

- how you are going to profit from the innovation, including increased revenues or cost reduction

 

- any direct supply chain development in the UK and any re-shoring of manufacturing

 

- how the innovation will affect your productivity and growth, in both the short and the long term

 

- how you will protect and exploit the outputs of the project, for example through know-how, patenting, designs or changes to your business model

 

- your strategy for targeting the other markets you have identified during or after the project

 

If there is any research organisation activity in the project, describe:

- your plans to spread the project’s research outputs over a reasonable timescale

 

- how you expect to use the results generated from the project in further research activities

 

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Question 8. Wider impacts

What impact might this project have outside the project team?

Describe, and where possible, measure the economic benefits from the project such as productivity increases and import substitution, to:

- external parties
- customers
- others in the supply chain
- broader industry
- the UK economy

 

Describe, and where possible, measure:

- any expected impact on government priorities
- any expected environmental impacts, either positive or negative
- any expected regional impacts of the project

 

Describe any expected social impacts, either positive or negative on, for example:

- quality of life
- social inclusion or exclusion
- jobs, such as safeguarding, creating, changing or displacing them
- education
- public empowerment
- health and safety
- regulations
- diversity

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Question 9. Project management

How will you manage the project effectively?

Describe or explain:

- the main work packages of the project, indicating the lead partner assigned to each and the total cost of each one

 

- your approach to project management, identifying any major tools and mechanisms you will use to get a successful and innovative project outcome

 

- the management reporting lines

 

- your project plan in enough detail to identify any links or dependencies between work packages or milestones, taking into account the possible impact of further COVID-19 restrictions

 

You must submit a project plan or Gantt chart (Project Progress Bar Chart) as an appendix to support your answer. It must be a PDF, can be up to 2 A4 pages long and no larger than 10MB in size. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Question 10. Risks

What are the main risks for this project?

Describe or explain:

- the main risks and uncertainties of the project, including the technical, commercial, managerial and environmental risks

 

- how you will mitigate these risks

 

- any project inputs that are critical to completion, such as resources, expertise, data sets

 

- any output likely to be subject to regulatory requirements, certification, ethical issues and so on, and how you will manage this

You must submit a risk register as an appendix to support your answer. It must be a PDF and can be up to 2 A4 pages long and no larger than 10MB in size. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Question 11. Added value

What impact would an injection of public funding have on the businesses involved?

Describe or explain:

- whether this project could go ahead in any form without public funding and if so, the difference the public funding would make, such as a faster route to market, more partners or reduced risk

- the likely impact of the project on the businesses of the partners involved

- why you are not able to wholly fund the project from your own resources or other forms of private-sector funding, and what would happen if the application is unsuccessful

- how this project would change the nature of research and development activity the partners would undertake, and the related spend

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Question 12. Costs and value for money

How much will the project cost and how does it represent value for money for the team and the taxpayer?

In terms of the project goals, describe or explain:

- the total eligible project costs
- the grant you are requesting
- how each partner will finance their contributions to the project
- how this project represents value for money for you and the taxpayer
- how it compares to what you would spend your money on otherwise
- the balance of costs and grant across the project partners
- any subcontractor costs and why they are critical to the project

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

3. FINANCES

Each organisation in your project must complete their own project costs, organisation details and funding details in the application. Academic institutions must complete and upload a Je-S form.

For full details on what costs you can claim see their project costs guidance.


 

OZEV Office for Zero Emission Vehicles

 

 

LINKS & REFERENCE

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-zero-emission-vehicles

https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/870/overview?_ga=2.62674792.599942321.1615457464-224646731.1615457464
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/innovation-apply-for-a-funding-award#applying-for-a-competition-on-the-innovation-funding-service
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/20-million-fund-fuels-search-for-electric-vehicle-innovations
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-zero-emission-vehicles
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/873/overview#summary

https://ktn-uk.co.uk/programmes/horizons

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ifsaccount

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/innovate-uk-completing-your-application-project-costs-guidance/partner-finance-form-guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-zero-emission-vehicles

https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/870/overview?_ga=2.62674792.599942321.1615457464-224646731.1615457464
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/innovation-apply-for-a-funding-award#applying-for-a-competition-on-the-innovation-funding-service
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/20-million-fund-fuels-search-for-electric-vehicle-innovations
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-zero-emission-vehicles
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/873/overview#summary

 

 

 

 

DUAL FUEL - Service stations like that above, are not needed for the proposed onboard range extending kits for trucks and vans, but in the longer term such off-board facilities could provide the infrastructure solution to comply with the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018.

 

 

 

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