Strategic Innovation Fund: Round 5 Challenges

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Guidance
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Topic:
Innovation
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Strategic Innovation Fund

Round 5 innovation challenges addressing strategic energy needs and areas needed to help meet net zero.

Details

Ofgem and Innovate UK have refined the SIF challenges to address strategic energy sector needs. Round 5 challenges focus on key areas necessary to achieving the UK's net zero targets, at the lowest cost to consumers, ensuring energy security, and fostering system resilience.

The challenges are:

  1. Advanced energy transmission and networks
  2. Dynamic modelling
  3. High-energy demand point integration
  4. Consumer centric grid solutions
  5. Enhanced system visibility and control
  6. Green gas
  7. Whole system optimisation