Infrastructure

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.

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

The Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network is a collaborative community of technology developers and end-users from multiple sectors.

Our focus is on transforming the construction industry by adopting modern methods of construction, and decarbonising.

What makes our modern lives relatively easy, interconnected and seamless is this seldom thought of, but very vital soft infrastructure – the electromagnetic spectrum.

Innovate UK Business Connect supports activities across the nuclear landscape including existing generation, new build and decommissioning and waste management. There are also strong links with the fusion energy community.

Related Opportunities

Contracts for Innovation: Net zero heating and hot water solutions

Opens: 01/10/2024   Closes: 21/10/2024

West Dunbartonshire Council seek to upgrade existing housing stock with a focus on net zero heating and hot water solutions.

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Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 4 Discovery - September 2024

Opens: 23/09/2024   Closes: 23/10/2024

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30m for collaborative projects to improve the UK energy network.

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ARIA: Exploring Climate Cooling - full proposals

Opens: 08/11/2024   Closes: 09/12/2024

Backed by £56.8m, this programme will explore whether approaches designed to delay, or avert, climate tipping points could be feasible, scalable, and safe.

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Thu
3
Oct
2024

Net Zero Heat Open Day

09.00 - 12.30 | Online

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13
Feb
2025

Rail Innovation Exhibition 2025

09.00 - 17.00 | London / Online

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Thu
7
Dec
2023

Financing, planning and delivering local net zero projects: new support for local authorities

09.30 - 11.00 | Online

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