OFGEM Strategic Innovation Fund £450m (SIF)

OFGEM SIF is now open inviting bids forward for the Discovery Phase, maximum £150k funding at 100% (no match required).   There will be three phases, Discovery, Alpha and Beta.

Below are the 4 areas and also the event recording to give you more information.  The bid has to be led by a DNO, in our case Northern Gas Networks (NGN).

The event materials are now available to download.

View the event recording here.

Download the slides, networking document and Q&A reports here.

Competition overview – Ofgem 2021: whole system integration – Discovery – Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk)

Competition overview – Ofgem 2021: heat – Discovery – Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk)

Competition overview – Ofgem 2021: zero emission transport – Discovery – Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk)

Competition overview – Ofgem 2021: data and digitalisation – Discovery – Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk)

Closing date: 17^th November

If you have a project idea to take forward, please fill in the spreadsheet attached and email back to fiona.yip@newcastle.ac.uk – please get in touch if you have any questions.