Sustainability
The world is changing at an ever greater pace. Industry and innovators are responding, working together to create the products, services and businesses of the future. Innovate UK KTN is here to help.
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We make the full range of diverse connections required to shape a more positive future: technology, design, supply chains, business models, behaviour change, systems change. We are committed to driving innovation that is sustainable – responsible, resilient and even regenerative.
Innovate UK KTN helps drive innovation that can reduce industry’s environmental footprint and improve resource efficiency, and also create benefits such as competitive advantage and enhanced value-add for the customer. By making the right connections – for instance to cutting edge knowledge & research, the best solution providers, and testing facilities.
We help innovators navigate the journey to market fruition. We make connections to the multitude of skills and assets required to bring any product or service to market. And of course the funding and finance that might be required.
Innovate UK KTN works extensively with stakeholders – from national and regional government to national and regional government, Catapults, clusters, trade associations, learned institutions, expert consultancies, think tanks and charities. We connect seemingly disparate stakeholders to shape a better innovation landscape, and multiply the impact that any one of these organisations could have alone. To help drive positive change.
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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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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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Horizon Europe: Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes
Opens: 07/12/2023 Closes: 18/04/2024
Research and innovation across all transport modes sought, for the EU to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and reduce air pollution by 2050
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Transport Decarbonisation Demonstrators
Opens: 27/11/2023 Closes: 08/01/2024
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £2m to work with Local Authorities to develop place-based solutions to transport decarbonisation.
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2024 Ashden awards for climate innovation in the UK and Global South
Opens: 14/11/2023 Closes: 25/01/2024
The Ashden Awards bring publicity, grants and connections to outstanding climate solutions, either in the UK or ODA countries.
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Global Business Innovation Programme in Singapore - Clean Maritime
Opens: 27/11/2023 Closes: 26/01/2024
Clean maritime companies are invited to join a market visit to Singapore, including Singapore Maritime Week.