Energy
Innovate UK Business Connect’s Energy Team is at the centre of our work contributing to delivering the UK’s ambitious Net Zero targets. With specialists in Nuclear, Offshore Wind, Thermal Energy Systems, Batteries, Water, Hydrogen, Sustainable Energy, Grid and Distributed Systems, Electrical Energy Systems and Solar, the team has deep expertise, powerful connections and a track record of successful projects delivering environmental and societal impact.
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The Energy Team aims to simplify the energy innovation landscape by providing rapid transfer of high-quality information on technologies, markets, funding and partnership opportunities. It supports businesses to decarbonise and increase energy efficiency, building on Innovate UK Business Connect’s longstanding record for work in environmental sustainability.
From a seat on the government’s Carbon Connect programme to working with Sellafield to find decontamination solutions, the team’s sector expertise is fundamental in the delivery of a variety of projects and in supporting government departments, large organisations and SMEs.
Innovate UK Business Connect has also supported three overseas missions to Canada, China, South Korea and Japan to establish the potential for UK companies to work in collaboration: from this we have a Memorandum of Understanding from a Japanese research centre and joint projects with the US.
Click here for a complete list of our open energy and sustainability funding opportunities.
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Related Opportunities
Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme 2024
Opens: 10/06/2024 Closes: 22/08/2024
In the Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme for 2024, Innovate UK Business Connect will select up to 15 SMEs to accelerate their investment journey.
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Innovate UK Smart grants: July 2024
Opens: 25/07/2024 Closes: 23/10/2024
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25m for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations.
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Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2024 to 2025 Round 3
Opens: 01/07/2024 Closes: 25/09/2024
Up to £9m to fund innovation projects, with businesses or not-for-profits working alongside academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults.
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Related Events and Recordings
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2024
Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) Show & Tell webinars – Discovery Round 3
09.30 - 16.30 | Online
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May
2024
Navigating Net Zero: Understanding the Role of Hydrogen
10.00 - 11.30 | Online
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Hydrogen Supply Chain Directory
This directory shares the details of those who are currently producing, storing, transporting, and using hydrogen. It also showcases solutions-providers who may be able to help these end users meet their hydrogen targets. Innovate UK KTN can facilitate knowledge transfer and introductions for users of the directory.
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