Energy Catalyst Virtual Brokerage  

Join the virtual brokerage to find partners for your Innovate UK Energy Catalyst Round 8 application.

Throughout June, this website will host a series of webinars and 1:1 virtual meetings to discuss project opportunities and facilitate introductions between organisations to help provide clean, affordable and secure energy in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or both.

Round 8 of Energy Catalyst is open now, with further availability available via this link: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/612/overview 

To registered for our Competition Briefing Session on Monday 29th June 2020, please visit: https://eur.cvent.me/oPkR8 - this session will detail the competition scope and eligibility alongside how to apply and the support available to you in preparing your application.

Energy Catalyst Round 8, makes available up to £20m  to support businesses to develop highly innovative, sustainable energy technologies and business models, which are accelerating the clean energy transition in developing and emerging economies. A particular focus is on addressing the clean energy access challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa and South/South East Asia.

Energy Catalyst is open to both UK and international participants, please review the page on Eligibility for further details.

The aim of these webinars and the virtual Marketplace is to help organisations gain an understanding of the energy access issues in a particular country and to develop equitable partnerships leading to a collaborative application for Energy Catalyst Round 8.

Energy Catalyst Programme

The following 3 key criteria must be met by Energy Catalyst projects:

1) Energy access needs of sub-Saharan Africa / South and South-East Asia

2) All 3 areas of the 'Energy trilemma' - cost, emissions, and security of supply / energy access

3) Gender equality and social inclusion

Question? 

Please contact: energycatalyst@innovateuk.ukri.org