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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Mentoring Programme for the UK Battery Sector
Opens: 04/06/2025 Closes: 23/06/2025
We are launching a fully funded Mentor Training and Mentoring Programme for Women and Allies in the battery industries, designed to build connections across the UK’s battery supply chain.
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Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery - May 2025
Opens: 26/05/2025 Closes: 25/06/2025
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30m for collaborative projects to deliver a net zero energy grid in the UK by tackling the Round 5 challenges.
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Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 4 Discovery - May 2025
Opens: 26/05/2025 Closes: 25/06/2025
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30m for collaborative projects on network development, heat flexibility, resilience and net zero.
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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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Battery Investment Readiness Programme 2025
Opens: 27/05/2025 Closes: 31/07/2025
Apply now to be part of the Battery Investment Readiness Programme for 2025. Innovate UK Business Connect will select up to 15 SMEs to join the programme to accelerate their investment journey.
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Global Incubator Programme: USA (New York) - Advanced Energy and Sustainability Innovations
Opens: 02/06/2025 Closes: 11/07/2025
Delivered by Innovate UK, in partnership with the Urban Future Lab, this Global Incubator Programme (GIP) provides an opportunity for UK-based companies to expand into the North American market and collaborate with a leading innovation hub for climate tech startups.
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03/09/2024
Cohort announcement for the Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme 2024
Running for the fourth consecutive year, the Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme is going stronger than ever.
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03/02/2025
The Battery Caffè Podcast Series 2
The Battery Caffè, our series of short interviews with experts in batteries and related industries, is brought to you by the Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network.
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Hydrogen Supply Chain Directory
This directory shares the details of those who are currently producing, storing, transporting, and using hydrogen. It also showcases solutions-providers who may be able to help these end users meet their hydrogen targets. Innovate UK Business Connect can facilitate knowledge transfer and introductions for users of the directory.