<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-22T07:57:45Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/B69454E6-C82F-4492-8DB6-AEA69272D634" ns1:id="B69454E6-C82F-4492-8DB6-AEA69272D634"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/23D34903-46F1-4D36-96A8-5816D348C902" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/282611AC-F2E3-4CF0-910D-800B836B408D" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/23D34903-46F1-4D36-96A8-5816D348C902" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2017-01-31T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/C7BFE393-C971-4F76-ACFD-67E5B2F8EC50" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2015-11-01T00:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">132153</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Ultra Low Temperature Battery (ULTB)</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Feasibility Studies</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>This project brings together two companies - Hyperdrive Innovation and Oxis Energy - who are the forefront of

battery technology in the UK to explore the technical feasibility of a new generation of energy storage for use

in extremely cold climates. This will be achieved by developing a low temperature electrolyte for Lithium-Sulfur

(Li-S) rechargeable battery chemistry, and chemistry-agnostic battery management system and packaging that

can withstand and outperform the current lead-acid battery solution. British Antarctic Survey will act as subject

matter experts to inform the development of a battery capable of operating in one of the harshest

environments on the planet. Such a battery would allow British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to significantly increase

autonomous scientific measurements made in the Antarctic, but without increasing transport costs or

emissions. The resulting technology will lead to a follow-on mid-stage project to develop a high energy density

rechargeable battery that can operate at -80 &amp;deg;C for Antarctica survey organisations and several other crossover

markets for energy storage and unmanned systems.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>