BEIS running a series of competitions to provide funding to encourage innovative solutions to enable large-scale widespread electricity system flexibility
16 June 2022
BEIS is running a series of competitions around their Flexibility Innovation Programme to provide funding to encourage innovative solutions to enable large-scale widespread electricity system flexibility. Details of current competitions are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexibility-innovation
The 2021 Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan and Energy Digitalisation Strategy identified key BEIS policy priorities to enable the transition to a smart, flexible and decarbonised energy system.
To support the transition, the Flexibility Innovation Programme seeks to enable large-scale widespread electricity system flexibility through smart, flexible, secure, and accessible technologies and markets. Up to £65 million will be made available. This overarching programme will fund innovation across a range of key smart energy applications.
The Flexibility Innovation Programme is part of the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and forms a substantial part of a commitment set out in the Prime Minister’s 10 point plan for a green industrial revolution, to invest at least £100 million on energy storage and flexibility innovation challenges.
New activities under the Flexibility Innovation Programme will be launched over 2022.
