Energy
Innovate UK Business Connect’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 Business Connect’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 Business Connect 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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Innovate UK Growth Catalyst for late-stage startups: Clean Energy and Climate Technologies
Opens: 02/05/2025 Closes: 02/07/2025
Innovate UK is piloting a new programme called Growth Catalyst. It seeks to accelerate highly innovative startups on their journey to becoming successful scale-ups and beyond.
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Horizon Europe 2025 work programme Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Opens: 03/05/2025 Closes: 17/02/2026
Topics available under Horizon Europe’s Cluster 5 programme for 2025/26, with up to €69m available for the largest single projects
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European Space Agency: Integrated Digital Solutions For The Energy Sector
Opens: 13/02/2025 Closes: 30/06/2025
ESA invites proposals for projects that leverage space-based technologies to advance resilience and sustainability in the energy sector.
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Innovation Exchange challenge: Net Zero Heating of Heritage Public Buildings
Opens: 28/04/2025 Closes: 29/05/2025
Seeking solutions to achieve Net Zero heating for a Grade II listed building, possibly leading to future strategies for other national heritage buildings.
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Contracts for Innovation: Net Zero Living Tech Trials, phase 3
Opens: 19/05/2025 Closes: 25/06/2025
Organisations can apply for a share of £800,000, inclusive of VAT, to develop pre-commercial innovations that support Local Authorities in meeting net zero goals. Projects must include field trials to test and improve solutions ahead of commercialisation.
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Contracts for Innovation: Clean Air, Phase 3
Opens: 19/05/2025 Closes: 25/06/2025
Organisations can apply for a share of £800k to further develop clean air pre-commercial innovations in extended field trials.
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