Energy
Innovate UK KTN’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 KTN’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 KTN 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
Innovation Exchange challenge: Balanced Local Smart Grids for Communities
Opens: 04/12/2023 Closes: 26/01/2024
Electric Places seek an easy-to-use integrated digital grid management system for household items, car charging, energy generation etc.
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UK-Australia Renewable Hydrogen Innovation Partnership Programme
Opens: 01/12/2023 Closes: 12/01/2024
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5m for UK/Australia collaborative innovation projects for cost reduction of clean hydrogen.
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UK-US Offshore Wind Collaborative R&D
Opens: 16/10/2023 Closes: 10/01/2024
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2m for offshore wind R&D. UK projects must work in collaboration with separately funded US projects. This funding is from Innovate UK and for UK projects only.
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SBRI: Zero Emission Generators (ZE-Gen) Demonstrator for ODA countries
Opens: 06/11/2023 Closes: 13/12/2023
Organisations can apply for a share of £2m inc VAT to develop renewable integrated replacements for fossil fuel generators in ODA countries.
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Zero Emission Generators (ZE-Gen) Accelerator Phase 1: Discover
Opens: 20/11/2023 Closes: 31/01/2024
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £2m for feasibility studies to replace fossil fuel generators with renewables in Nigeria or the Philippines.
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Launchpad: net zero industry, South West Wales
Opens: 30/10/2023 Closes: 13/12/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for projects in the net zero industrial cluster in South West Wales.
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Related Events and Recordings
Mon
15
May
2023
Technology Showcase: Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, Phase 2
10.00 - 12.00 | Online
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Wed
22
Nov
2023
Industrial Energy Transformation Fund Phase 2 - Technology Showcase
10.00 - 15.00 | Manchester
Recording coming soon
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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.

Enabling smart local energy systems
We live, work and travel in regions, cites, towns and communities, but energy systems are still very centralised. UKRI’s Prospering from the Energy Revolution programme explored the potential of smart local energy systems and place-based approaches. Discover learnings and insights from the £104m, five-year programme.