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This insight, developed under Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Programme in partnership with the Carbon Trust, provides early insights and recommendations to support local authorities across the UK in preparing for a changing heat network delivery landscape.

The European Commission has invested over €14 billion for the 2026/2027 Work Programmes, taking us into the next year of funding calls available for innovative organisations to apply for and shape up research and innovation opportunities for the future.

Join us for the 57th Innovate UK Intelligent Sensing Programme (ISP57), a one-day event dedicated to advancing Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) technologies.

Innovate UK and ScaleX Invest welcome investors, corporate ventures and public funders to The UK Investor Forum for Professional and Business Services (PBS) to explore how strategic capital can accelerate innovation and productivity in this sector.

Join us at the third exclusive BridgeAI Annual Showcase in London to discover firsthand how AI has been transforming the UK’s key growth industries. Network with industry leaders, explore real success stories and gain invaluable insights into the latest AI initiatives.

Learn how the Net Zero Living Programme has been helping local authorities engage their local residents, communities and business, and co-design innovations that reflect their needs.

This Process guidance and background information pack, developed under Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Programme in partnership with the Carbon Trust, outlines a comprehensive approach for local authorities who want to understand and explore opportunities for community energy projects.

Following a thorough assessment of 50 applications, the final 20 teams have been selected to form the GeoAI Festival Cohort and will progress to the next stage of the GeoAI Build and Pitch Programme. In early 2026, this cohort will have the chance to develop novel commercial solutions that leverage Earth Observation (EO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in answer to three real-world challenges across agriculture, nature and finance.