Innovate UK, GB: UK-Australia Renewable Hydrogen Innovation Partnership Programme

04/01/2024

19/01/2024

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) to invest up to £5 million in innovation projects. The aim of this competition is to reduce the cost associated with the development of a low carbon hydrogen economy. This competition is seeking proposals from business-led collaborations between UK and Australian registered businesses. Your proposal must contribute to the development of commercial products, processes or technical services that will benefit both countries. Your project must have an obvious advantage and added value as a result of the cooperation between the participants from the two countries. Examples of these could be increased innovation capability, commercial leads, access to R&D infrastructure or new fields of application. Award amount max £2,000,000.

Hydrogen & Synthetic Fuels

Applicant type Academic Institution; Commercial or Private Sector; Government or Public Sector Career stages Not Applicable Eligibility Note Your project must: have collaboration between at least one UK and at least one Australian registered organisation involve a UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) have total project costs of up to £2 million start by 1 May 2024 end by 31 March 2026 UK project partners must carry out the majority of their project work in the UK or Australia and intend to exploit the results from or in the UK. UK participants must submit an application to Innovate UK and Australian partners must submit an application to the Australian side of the competition. Both UK and Australian applications must be successful to receive grant funding.