In March, Innovate UK published its materials and manufacturing vision for 2050. This document “explores the manufacturing and materials related challenges and opportunities likely to face key sectors of the economy by 2050 and the steps we may need to take together to ensure the UK prospers from these changes.”
National Grid is using satellite imagery to boost the resilience of the grid, as part of a new project that could save £22 million over the next decade.
Regulators and policymakers have acknowledged that more work is needed to deliver an effective, secure, digitalised energy system, but called on industry to also play its part.
Ofgem and Innovate UK have unveiled the four challenge areas for the second round of innovation funding as part of their Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).
Ev.energy has secured £295,000 in funding to scale up what it says is the UK’s first commercially operating virtual power plant (VPP) using only electric vehicles (EVs).
A consortium consisting of EDF, Bonnet, DG Cities and Devon County Council looking to understand the challenges of rural electric vehicle (EV) charging has been awarded £335,000 by Innovate UK.
Innovate UK is to partner with global business accelerator programme Free Electrons to provide a boost to start-ups as part of Ofgem's Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).