Clean Growth Innovation Fund – EQUANS
EQUANS UKRI Clean Growth Innovation Fund: iX Challenge
This is a great opportunity for UK-based SMES to apply for £0.1m to £1.2m in Funding.
EQUANS, part of the ENGIE Group, is a new €12 billion global leader of 74,000 experts present in 17 countries – helping businesses and communities deliver the energy, digital and industrial transitions.
EQUANS and Innovate UK have partnered to establish the Clean Growth Innovation Fund, £2m grant from Innovate UK’s Investment Accelerator Programme and £2m equity investment from EQUANS.
The fund aims to help accelerate the UK’s Clean Growth Strategy and EQUANS ambition to be the global leader in the Zero Carbon Transition.
This is a great opportunity for UK-based SMES to apply for £0.1m to £1.2m in Funding to finance innovative R&D projects with the support and expertise of EQUANS and Innovate UK.
4 Challenges:
• Industrial Decarbonisation Solutions
• Digital Solutions for the Built Environment
• Smarter and Greener Places
• Decarbonisation of Heat
You can find more details about each challenge here.
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Agenda included:
Welcome and Introduction – Martin Garratt, CEO, Cambridge Cleantech
EQUANS and the Clean Growth Innovation Fund – Ben Watts, Director M&A and Investment, ENGIE / EQUANS
The Innovate UK role for this Fund and beyond – Christian Inglis, Head of Urban Systems, Innovate UK
Description of the 4 challenges
The application platform: where and how to apply for the challenges – Dr Louise Jones, Knowledge Transfer Manager Energy Systems, KTN
View the full agenda here
Watch the recording
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