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Against an overarching low carbon agenda, our mission is to support the development of UK innovation to deliver clean, accessible and secure energy & water systems through a digitally enabled construction sector and so provide smart, resilient and successful cities and communities.
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We do this by simplifying the UK Innovation landscape and providing rapid transfer of high-quality information on technologies, markets, funding and partnering opportunities.
The expertise we bring spans energy systems, water, infrastructure and construction.
From cutting edge solar research and battery storage development, through digital technologies for nuclear, water and construction to supporting the development of the strategic direction of the infrastructure sector, we join up the dots. We put the right people in touch with each other and make the value introductions that spark ideas.
We convene safe spaces where industry can share innovation and challenges. These include the Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership (i3P) and the Innovation Exchange which also draws on our unrivalled cross-sector reach for novel solutions.
We engage internationally through the Energy Catalyst programme.
Our current focus in this area
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UK-Nigeria Sustainable Construction Innovation Lead Customer Programme
Opens: 10/07/2024 Closes: 05/08/2024
Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa project, is investing up to £120,000 for three UK-Nigeria collaborative pilot projects (x £40,000 per project) towards the adoption of sustainable construction practices in Nigeria.
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Open Innovation challenge: Building New From Old - Circular Construction Challenge
Opens: 12/07/2024 Closes: 27/08/2024
This Open Innovation challenge, delivered by the Innovate |UK Global Alliance Africa project, is supporting Lafarge Africa Plc (part of Holcim Group) to find innovative, circular ideas for the use of Construction Demolition Materials (CDM) to tackle the challenges of material waste and climate chang…
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Innovation Exchange challenge: Sustainable, high mass, highly finished, monolithic structures
Opens: 11/06/2024 Closes: 01/08/2024
Supporting the UK arm of a major blue-chip international organisation to identify sustainable materials and manufacturers to replace existing precast concrete components.
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Innovation Exchange challenge: Sustainable materials in modular outdoor structures
Opens: 11/06/2024 Closes: 31/07/2024
Supporting the UK arm of a major blue-chip international organisation to identify sustainable materials and manufacturers for outdoor exposure structures.
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Innovation Exchange challenge: Feasibility Study on Safe Urban Navigation for People in Vulnerable Situations
Opens: 11/06/2024 Closes: 01/08/2024
Supporting Cadent Gas and RNIB to develop data and digital tech to help vulnerable people to navigate urban environments with temporary disruptions.
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Innovation Exchange challenge: Underground Tunnelling Techniques
Opens: 08/07/2024 Closes: 15/08/2024
Innovation Exchange seeks innovative solutions for discreetly producing underground pathways in hostile and constrained subterranean environments.
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24/05/2023
Fast Followers accelerate towards Net Zero
Innovate UK is funding 21 Local Authorities across the UK to accelerate progress towards hitting Net Zero targets.
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11/05/2023
Department for Transport and High Speed Rail partner launch 2023 First of a Kind Rail Competition
The Department for Transport (DfT) and High Speed Rail partner are launching a new Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition to accelerate innovation in the UK rail sector and enable technologies to be readily and efficiently integrated into the railway system.
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Related programme
Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership (i3P)
Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership (i3P) is an independent innovation community governed by representatives from its member organisations.