Funding competition – Energy Catalyst Round 10: Early Stage

Funding competition – Energy Catalyst Round 10: Early Stage

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to invest up to £10 million in innovation projects. This funding is part of the Ayrton Fund.

The aim of this competition is to accelerate the innovations needed to create new or improved clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or Indo-Pacific regions. Creating a just and inclusive energy transition, and extending the benefits of clean energy to all to meet sustainable development goals (SDGs) 7 and 13.

Energy Catalyst Fund will open soon on 27th Feb. It has three different stage, below is for the early stage:

https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1459/overview/9b26cee8-4919-4470-a8d6-d0350c162593#scope

Your proposal must focus on improving energy access in Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Indo-Pacific regions
having a technology or business model which is affordable, reliable and low carbon
This competition is split into 3 strands:

Energy Catalyst Round 10 – early-stage (this strand)
Energy Catalyst Round 10 – mid-stage
Energy Catalyst Round 10 – late-stage

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