resources Innovation support

Business support projects, accelerators, venture builders, innovation agencies and intermediaries supporting the development and scale-up of cleantech ventures

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    Measurement for Recovery (M4R)

    Provides access to world-class specialist measurement science and engineering support, advice and facilities for UK companies. Organisations are supported to address a range of issues including design, manufacturing, production and processing, regulatory compliance and product development. Delivered by NPL and National Measurement Laboratory partners.

  • Energy efficient buildings

    Ebico Affordable Warmth Incubator

    Supporting the creation of new businesses that will develop innovative and impactful ideas to address the long-standing challenges of providing affordable, low-carbon warmth to the UK’s most vulnerable households. Run in partnership by the Ebico Trust and Sustainable Pioneers CIC.

    UK
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    Nesta Challenges

    Nesta Challenges exists to design and run challenge prizes that help solve pressing problems that lack solutions through shining a spotlight where it matters and incentivising people to solve these issues.

    UK
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    EIT Digital

    EIT Digital is a leading European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation driving Europe’s digital transformation.

    UK
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    Challenge LDN

    Mayor of London’s open innovation challenge platform providing a hub for the capital’s current and past challenges. The site will host virtual collaboration spaces and other interactive features.

    London
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    CleanTech Challenge

    Global business plan competition for supporting students to create viable cleantech start-ups with teams competing over three rounds for the £10,000 prize. Participants are mentored by industry experts from the cleantech, entrepreneurial and related sectors. Delivered by the London Business School in partnership with UCL.

    International
  • Green infrastructure & biodiversity

    Clever Cities

    H2020 funded project with 34 partners aiming to drive a new kind of nature-based urban transformation for sustainable and socially inclusive cities across Europe, South America and China.

    Southmere, Harrow Manorway, Yarnton Way, Thamesmead
    International
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    Climate Action Accelerator

    Six-month accelerator programme for companies participating in the United Nations Global Compact who are looking to make progress towards setting science-based emissions targets and create a clear path to address their organization’s transition to net-zero.

    International
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    Climate Investment Challenge

    Challenge competition for graduate students across the globe to develop and describe creative financial solutions and innovations addressing climate change. Run by Imperial Business school.

    International
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    Climate-KIC

    EU supported public/private innovation agency delivering a suite of targeted innovation, education and entrepreneurship projects, in different European geographies, through its business, government and academics partnership organisations.

    Europe