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Hydrogen storage and distribution supply chain Collaborative R&D UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.35 million for CR&D projects related to hydrogen storage and distribution supply chain. This funding is from Innovate UK. Eligibility This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size. You must be or involve at least one grant claiming micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME). Opening soon Opens: 13 February 2023 Closes: 26 April 2023

Programme: Innovate Uk

Award:

Opens: 13 February 2023

Closes: 26 April 2023

Description

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with industry to invest up to £4.35 million in innovation projects. As part of the Future Economy Net Zero Programme this competition will focus on the development of the hydrogen economy.

The aim of this competition is to develop new ways of delivering integrated hydrogen storage and distribution systems and the associated supply chains.

Your proposal must:

  • innovate in the storage or distribution part of the hydrogen value chain
  • integrate with at least one other part of the hydrogen value chain
  • develop the supply chains for hydrogen storage and distribution

In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated.

Funding type

Grant

Project size

Your project’s total costs must be up to a maximum of £1 million.

Who can apply

Your project

Your project must:

  • have total costs of up to a maximum of £1 million
  • start by 1 December 2023
  • end by 31 May 2025
  • last up to 18 months
  • carry out all of its project work in the UK
  • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK

You must only include eligible project costs in your application.

Under current restrictions, this competition will not fund any procurement, commercial, business development or supply chain activity with any Russian and Belarusian entity as lead, partner or subcontractor. This includes any goods or services originating from a Russian and Belarusian source.

Lead organisation

To lead a project your organisation must:

More information on the different types of organisation can be found in our Funding rules.

Academic institutions cannot lead or work alone.

Funding

Up to £4.35 million has been allocated to fund innovation projects in this competition. Funding will be in the form of a grant.

If your organisation’s work on the project is commercial or economic, your funding request must not exceed the limits below. These limits apply even if your organisation normally acts non-economically but for the purpose of this project will be undertaking commercial or economic activity.

For feasibility studies and industrial research projects, you could get funding for your eligible project costs of:

  • up to 70% if you are a micro or small organisation
  • up to 60% if you are a medium sized organisation
  • up to 50% if you are a large organisation

For experimental development projects which are nearer to market, you could get funding for your eligible project costs of:

  • up to 45% if you are a micro or small organisation
  • up to 35% if you are a medium sized organisation
  • up to 25% if you are a large organisation

For more information on company sizes, please refer to the company accounts guidance.

If you are applying for an award funded under State aid Regulations, the definitions are set out in the European Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003.

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