# Ilika plc Opens Large Format Battery Facility in Hampshire

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/ilika-plc-opens-large-format-battery-facility-in-hampshire/412793512
- Published: 2019-09-24T07:06:13+01:00
- Author: Giles Arbor

**Ilika** ([LON: IKA](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/company/ilika-plc/ika.l)),
a pioneer in solid-state battery technology, announced this morning that it has 
opened its new large format battery facility (Goliath Pre-Pilot Line), for the development
and initial production of solid-state batteries in Hampshire, UK.

The objective of Ilika’s Goliath programme is to develop large format solid-state
batteries for electric vehicles. Ilika has established this new facility to support
its Goliath programme, which underpins its portfolio of industrial collaboration
programmes. These industrial collaborations include the recently announced Granite
programme, led by Jaguar Land Rover as well as the MoSESS and PowerDrive Line projects,
which started earlier with collaboration partners including Honda and Ricardo. Full
details of these programmes and the partners can be found from announcements made
on 10 September 2019 (Granite), 29 January 2019 (MoSESS) and 8 October 2018 (PowerDrive
Line).

The new facilities are being partially funded from the £5m funding granted to Ilika
through the Faraday Battery Challenge, which is part of the Industrial Strategy 
Challenge Fund delivered by UK Research & Innovation.

The new building has a ca. 750m2 footprint, including over 600 m2 of battery development
laboratories and production equipment. Two dry rooms, installed to ISO 7 standard,
ensure high level particle filtration and near zero humidity for handling moisture
sensitive materials. The labs include state-of-the-art equipment for the characterisation
of source materials, the preparation of solid-state batteries and the testing of
produced cells. The GPPL is a pre-pilot line to accelerate the scale up and transfer
of the solid-state battery technology to pilot production level.

**[Ilika plc](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/company/ilika-plc/ika.l) CEO,
Graeme Purdy, said: **

> “Ilika has a reputation for being able to respond to commercial opportunities 
> in a rapid, agile manner. This facility has been designed, built and commissioned
> from a standing start in Q4 last year. The GPPL will support Ilika to further 
> develop and scale-up its solid state technology for electric vehicles and give
> the UK its first footprint for the development of a technology expected to significantly
> disrupt the automotive industry.”

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