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 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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Wind Innovation Hub: Accelerating Innovations
Opens: 31/08/2026
Closes: 05/10/2026
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Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3
Opens: 11/09/2026
Closes: 02/12/2026
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Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3
Opens: 11/09/2026
Closes: 02/12/2026
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Horizon Europe cohort visit to Battery Innovation Days 2026 in Stockholm
Opens: 25/09/2026
Closes: 09/10/2026
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European Space Agency: Smart and Resilient Energy Systems
Opens: 29/09/2026
Closes: 27/11/2026
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Contracts for Innovation: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1
Opens: 28/09/2026
Closes: 04/11/2026
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Battery Innovation Programme (BIP) CR&D Round 3 competition briefing
10:00am to 11:00am | Online
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Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage (uLDES) Competition Briefing
11:00am to 12:00pm | Online
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12
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2026
Global Incubator Programme: USA (New York) Clean Energy Industries - briefing
4:00pm to 5:00pm | Online
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