Ilika plc IoT collaboration (7583R)
December 14 2016 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMIKA
RNS Number : 7583R
Ilika plc
14 December 2016
Ilika plc
("Ilika" or the "Company")
IoT collaboration with Sharp and McLaren Applied
Technologies
Ilika (AIM:IKA), a pioneer in materials innovation and
solid-state battery technology, announces a collaborative project
with McLaren Applied Technologies and Sharp Laboratories of Europe
('Sharp') to create an autonomous energy harvesting power source,
thanks to funding of over GBP500,000 from Innovate UK.
Over GBP320,000 of the Innovate UK grant will be provided to
Ilika, to lead a two-year project which will see Ilika's Stereax
solid-state battery technology integrated with Sharp's photovoltaic
(PV) technology to provide a power source for McLaren Applied
Technologies' wireless sensing platform.
The initial development will focus on an energy harvesting
wireless sensing platform with applications in industries that
could include motorsport and automotive along with potentially
healthcare and wearables. The project aims to address the
opportunities of the fast-growing Internet of Things (IoT) market
by developing materials for challenging environments and a
manufacturing process to create the world's first fully integrated
thin-film power source.
The objective is to develop robust, low maintenance sensor nodes
for demanding environments. The power source must be robust,
operate at up to 100 degC and be maintenance-free. The target
footprint must be small with attractive aesthetics for easy
integration into the sensor and its operating environment. It
should also have dimensions comparable to the sensor and other
electronic elements, but deliver sufficient power to fully operate
the sensor.
This project will, therefore, combine Ilika's thin film
solid-state battery technology, McLaren Applied Technologies'
technological expertise and Sharp's light energy harvesting
technology.
Commenting on this grant award, Graeme Purdy, Ilika CEO, said:
"Ilika's Stereax technology is ideal for combining with energy
harvesting technologies. Solid-state batteries are known for their
low leakage currents and their ability to retain their performance
over thousands of cycles. These properties make Stereax batteries
the ideal technology to integrate with Sharp's high efficiency PV
panels. We expect this development programme to create significant
commercial opportunities across multiple sectors."
Dick Glover, Chief Technology Officer at McLaren Applied
Technologies, said: "We are delighted McLaren Applied Technologies
is part of a collaboration to create a next generation autonomous
energy harvesting power source. Thanks to funding from Innovate UK,
we will be developing sensors for the "Internet of Things" to
improve system performance in a wide range of applications across
the technology spectrum."
For more information contact:
Ilika plc www.ilika.com
Graeme Purdy, Chief Tel: 023 8011 1400
Executive
Steve Boydell, Finance
Director
Numis Securities Limited Tel: 020 7260 1000
Oliver Cardigan/ Paul
Gillam /
James Black
Walbrook PR Ltd Tel: 020 7933 8780 / ilika@walbrookpr.com
Paul Cornelius Mob: 07866 384 707
Lianne Cawthorne Mob: 07584 391 303
Notes to editors
About Sharp Laboratories
Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd (SLE) was the first overseas
Research and Development laboratory of Sharp Corporation (Japan).
Its role is to develop new technology for Sharp products,
supporting Sharp's manufacturing and product development activities
in the UK, Europe and Japan. SLE facilities in Oxford undertake
research on displays and embedded electronics, health and medical
devices, energy and environmental solutions, and system
devices.
About McLaren Applied Technologies
We are on a relentless mission to improve people's lives by
combining our fresh thinking and technology to solve crucial
challenges.
Decades of competition in the world's most technologically
advanced sport has given us the ability to see and maximise the
potential of an increasingly connected world.
And working with like-minded visionaries, we go beyond the
limits of what was considered possible to turn ideas into reality
by developing intelligent products and processes.
Visit www.mclaren.com/appliedtechnologies
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