Grants of �715,000 have been awarded to University of Bath researchers to develop new materials that could help break the dependency on fossil fuels. The grants will help find ways of making batteries within hybrid petrol- electric vehicles much lighter and more able to store energy efficiently.
The grants are part of a �2.1m project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
The money will fund a four-year project at the university.
Professor Saiful Islam, of the chemistry department, said: "New materials hold the key to cleaner and lighter lithium batteries for hybrid electric cars which will help kick the fossil fuel habit.
"If we don't develop an efficient way of storing energy from renewable sources like wind and solar power, then it will be the equivalent of a water company only supplying tap water when it's raining," he added.
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