[IUK] Underground hydrogen storage demonstrator DEVEX support
Innovate UK / UKRI RDMAP competition investing up to £1.5 million in project development studies that take an underground hydrogen storage demonstrator from an early FEL-1/-2 opportunity to an FEL-3 complete, investment-ready proposition. UK business-led, grant requests of £200,000-£750,000 over 6-12 months. Opened 23 October 2026; closes 13 January 2027 at 11:00am.
Next deadline
Closes: 13 January 2027
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What it funds
Innovate UK / UKRI RDMAP competition investing up to £1.5 million in project development studies that take an underground hydrogen storage demonstrator from an early FEL-1/-2 opportunity to an FEL-3 complete, investment-ready proposition. UK business-led, grant requests of £200,000-£750,000 over 6-12 months. Opened 23 October 2026; closes 13 January 2027 at 11:00am.
Who it suits
Must be led by a UK registered business of any size; academic institutions cannot lead or work alone. A business can apply alone or in collaboration with a UK registered business, academic institution, charity, not-for-profit, public sector organisation or RTO. Projects are project development stud…
- Clean energy & net zero
- Manufacturing & materials
- Late stage & scale-up
Programme specifications
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