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Cafodd y Gronfa sy’n cael ei gweinyddu gan Lywodraeth Cymru, ei sefydlu gan y Ford Motor Company yn 2020 i fynd i’r afael â’r heriau technegol diwydiannol strategol sy’n gysylltiedig â cherbydau carbon isel, gan gynnwys storio ynni trydanol, moduron trydan, electroneg pŵer a’r cydrannau sy’n gyrru olwynion. Mae cydweithio a chreu cadwyni cyflenwi newydd yn rhannau pwysig o waith y Gronfa.


Un o’r prosiectau cyntaf gafodd ei ariannu oedd prosiect o dan arweiniad Deregallera, cwmni ymchwil a datblygu o Gaerffili.


Mae moduron trydan wedi bod yn cael eu defnyddio ers degawdau. O’r gwahanol fathau sydd, y modur magnet parhaol yw’r gorau. Ond mae bron 85% o gyflenwadau’r byd o’r deunyddiau arbenigol sydd eu hangen ar gyfer magnetau parhaol yn dod o Tsieina. Yn ogystal â’r problemau geo\-wleidyddol a ddaw o ddibynnu ar un wlad am adnoddau naturiol, mae arferion cyfredol yn golygu bod yr adnodd hwn yn raddol gael ei ddefnyddio i fyny, sy’n creu problemau amgylcheddol gofidus, gan gynnwys pryderon am gynaliadwyedd tymor hir dosbarthu deunyddiau ‘elfennau daear prin’ o gwmpas y byd.


Mae prosiect Deregallera yn golygu dyfeisio modur amgen ar gyfer cerbydau trydan sy’n llai niweidiol i amgylchedd y byd.


Mae Martin Boughtwood o Deregallera yn esbonio:



> Dyma brosiect i greu modur hynod effeithiol â throrym mawr, heb fagnetau parhaol, neu â llawer llai ohonynt. Bydd hynny’n ychwanegu at y moduron a gwrthdroyddion perfformiad uchel rydym yn eu cynnig ac yn darparu cadwyn gyflenwi ddiogel amgen os daw’r cyflenwadau hyn yn rhy gostus neu o dan gyfyngiadau.”


Prosiect arall sydd wedi cael arian trwy’r gronfa yw The Denis Ferranti Group o Fangor. Mae’r cwmni’n defnyddio’r arian i gefnogi HYDENSE, prosiect sy’n gobeithio cipio cyfran arwyddocaol o farchnad y byd am foduron tyniant trydan trwy wneud y gorau o berfformiad y peiriant ar sail cost. Gwneir hynny trwy fanteisio ar alluoedd The Denis Ferranti Group o ran dylunio moduron a’u cyfuno â gwybodaeth helaeth y Canolfan Ymchwil Uwch Gynhyrchu (AMRC Cymru) am y technegau gweithgynhyrchu diweddaraf.


Mae’r rownd gyllido nesaf yn dechrau heddiw a chaiff hyd at £1 miliwn ei fuddsoddi mewn prosiectau cyn diwedd 2024\.


Dywedodd Gweinidog yr Economi, Vaughan Gething:



> Mae hon yn gronfa bwysig fydd yn ein helpu i wireddu’n hymrwymiadau uchelgeisiol i fod yn sero net erbyn 2050\. Ym mis Chwefror, lansiais ein Strategaeth Arloesi i greu Cymru gryfach, decach a gwyrddach. Rwyf am weld economi sy’n arloesi i dyfu, lle mae sefydliadau’n cydweithio ac yn defnyddio technolegau newydd i greu atebion i heriau cymdeithas.
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> “Mae Cronfa Trawsnewid Cerbydau Carbon Isel Ford yn enghraifft o’n cymorth hyblyg i arloesedd. Mae’r gronfa eisoes wedi helpu wyth busnes yng Nghymru ac rwy’n awyddus i gynnig yr un cyfle i ragor.
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> “Dyma enghraifft wych o lywodraeth yn gweithio gyda diwydiant i greu swyddi gwyrdd newydd yn niwydiannau’r dyfodol.”


I wybod sut i ymgeisio a’r amodau a’r telerau, ewch i Cronfa Trawsnewid Cerbydau Carbon Isel Ford \| Busnes Cymru







Translation:


 
Set up by the Ford Motor Company in 2020, the Welsh Government\-administered fund addresses strategic industrial technical challenges associated with low\-carbon vehicles, including electrical energy storage, electric motors, power electronics and powertrains. Collaboration and building new future supply chains are key elements of the Fund.


One of the first projects to be funded is a project being led by Caerphilly\-based advanced research and development firm Deregallera.


Electric motors have been in use for decades. Of the many different motor types, permanent magnet motors offer the best performance. However, nearly 85% of the world’s reserves of the special materials needed for permanent magnets come from China. In addition to the geo\-political issues that result from relying on one country for natural resources, current practices mean this finite resource is being depleted, which results in worrying environmental issues, including concerns about the long\-term sustainability of distributing “rare earth” material around the globe.


The Deregallera\-led project involves the design of an alternative motor for electric vehicles that is less harmful to the global environment.


Martin Boughtwood of Deregallera explains:



> This project to create a high\-efficiency, high\-torque density motor without or with substantially fewer permanent magnets will add to our high\-performance motor and inverter offerings, providing customers with a secure supply chain alternative solution if these sources become too costly or constrained.”


Another project that’s received support from the fund is Bangor\-based The Denis Ferranti Group. The firm are using funding to support HYDENSE, a project aiming to seize a significant proportion of the global electric traction motor market by optimising machine performance against cost. This is being achieved by leveraging Denis Ferranti Group’s motor design capability in combination with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s (AMRC Cymru) extensive knowledge of latest manufacturing techniques.


The next round of funding, which opens today, will see up to £1 million invested in projects by the end of 2024\.


Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething said:



> This is an important fund which will help to deliver our ambitious 2050 net zero commitments. In February, I launched our Innovation Strategy to create a stronger, fairer, and greener Wales. I want to see an economy that innovates for growth, where organisations collaborate and adopt new technologies to create solutions to society’s challenges.
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> “The Ford Low Carbon Vehicle Transformation Fund is an example of our flexible support for innovation. The Fund has already supported eight Welsh\-based organisations and I am keen to extend the opportunity to others.
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> “This is a great example of government working with industry to create new green jobs in the industries of the future.”


For more information on how to apply and terms and conditions, please visit: Ford Low Carbon Vehicle Transformation Fund on Business Wales