£19m electrification project funding
Businesses can apply for a share of £19 million of Innovate UK funding to develop supply chain processes that will help to deliver electrification in the UK.
The UK will need to switch to electrification across many sectors, from automotive to energy distribution, in order to meet its carbon reduction targets.
This change also represents a significant global opportunity for UK businesses making the power electronics, machines and drivers that will be required.
There is up to £19 million from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to invest in projects that support the creation, development and scale-up of supply chains in power electronics, machines and drivers.
Projects should address commercial opportunities in one or more of these sectors:
- aerospace
- automotive
- energy generation and distribution
- industrial (production equipment)
- marine
- off highway (construction, agricultural equipment)
- rail.
Funding
The competition has two strands:
- Larger projects with total costs between £1 million and £3 million
- Smaller projects with total costs between £250,000 and £1 million.
Closing date
This competition closes on 25 September 2019 at 12 noon.
Find out more
Visit the Innovate UK website to find out more.
A briefing event will be held in Belfast on 8 August 2019 at the NIACE Centre (Northern Ireland Advanced Composites and Engineering Centre).
£55m Energy Project Funding
A number of Innovate UK funding opportunities are available for energy projects.
1. Energy Catalyst Round 7 - £22m
Energy Catalyst is focused on the needs of poor households, businesses and services in sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia. The competition will fund the development of any energy technology that helps to solve the energy trilemma (lower energy cost, lower emissions and improved security of energy supply) whilst also being targeted at people who are unable to afford or access existing solutions, or who lack the time or expertise to successfully use those solutions.
Competition opens: 17 June 2019
Competition closes: 18 September 2019
Find out more on the Innovate UK website.
2. ISCF Detailed Designs for Smart Local Energy Systems - £30m
This competition will fund world-leading smart energy system designs which focus on a specific UK location. These designs must encompass new business models and market structures that intelligently link supply, distribution, storage and demand patterns across power, heating and transport.
Competition opens: 7 May 2019
Competition closes: 7 August 2019
Find out more on the Innovate UK website.
3. PFER Innovation Accelerator - £3m
The Prospering from the Energy Revolution Innovation Accelerator will fund the development of components of an energy system. The scope of the competition, and what will be eligible, will be announced shortly.
Competition opens: July 2019
4. Prospering from the Energy Revolution Paris trip 10 - 14 November 2019
Join the UK Pavilion at the European Utilities Week exhibition and conference in Paris in November 2019. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is organising a funded visit to Paris targeted at organisations associated with energy systems innovations.
The visit, which is taking place from 10-14 November 2019, will be funded by UKRI through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, Prospering from the Energy Revolution (PFER).
The four-day trip will include attendance at the European Utilities Week conference and exhibition with over 900 exhibitors and conference sessions taking place. They will select organisations with expertise in the following topics relevant to the PFER programme:
- power generation, supply and storage
- heating/cooling generation, supply and storage
- energy for transport
- digital integration and system optimisation
- energy efficiency.
Travel, hotels and conference registration will be organised by UKRI on behalf of the successful applicants. Register to attend the trip by the 28 June 2019.
Find out more
Visit the Innovate UK website to find out more.