Clean Energy

Developing renewable energy, batteries, and paths to net zero

#3 of 29 research categories by total funding · About £101 per person in the UK

Funded awards
11,689
Published funding
£6.8B
Average published award
£780K
Active funded awards
1,898
NIHR-supported projects
10

Amounts are published for 8,713 of 11,689 funded awards. Data as of 16 July 2026.

InnovateUK funds the most Clean Energy research — 4,530 grants (39% of the topic). The busiest year was 2023, with 1,246 grants.

Top Funders by Funded Award Count

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FunderFunded awards
InnovateUK4,530
EPSRC3,321
EC1,525
UKRI1,392
NERC429
ESRC235
STFC97
BBSRC86
AHRC23
AMS18

Funded Awards by Year

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YearFunded awards
2006114
2007152
2008150
2009355
2010311
2011225
2012351
2013482
2014444
2015637
2016586
2017782
2018623
2019623
2020986
2021839
20221,090
20231,246
20241,113
2025424

Grants

HyNet (Onshore) - Hydrogen and CCSProgressive Energy LimitedUKRI£19.5M2021Completed
Zero Carbon Humber PartnershipEquinor New Energy LimitedUKRI£18.9M2021Completed
Energy Storage for Low Carbon GridsImperial College LondonEPSRC£5.6M2012Completed
Rural Energy Hubs ProjectAquatera LimitedInnovateUK£5.0M2024Completed
New and Renewable Solar Routes to Hydrogen EnergyImperial College LondonEPSRC£4.1M2007Completed
SUPERGEN - The Energy Storage Consortium: CORE ProposalUniversity of BathEPSRC£3.4M2010Completed
Island HydrogenItm Power (trading) LimitedInnovateUK£2.3M2012Completed
H2GenxH2go Power LTDUKRI£2.2M2024Completed
Milford Haven: Energy KingdomPembrokeshire County CouncilUKRI£2.0M2020Completed
Offshore wind on-turbine electrical vessel charging systemMjr Controls LimitedInnovateUK£2.0M2021Completed
Ocean-Fuel - Ocean Renewable Energy FuelsREUniversity of StrathclydeEPSRC£1.8M2021Active
Closed-Loop Zero Emission H2-O2-Liquid Water Combustion for Power Generation (CloZE)University of CambridgeEPSRC£1.8M2025Active
Smart Shore Power System with Intelligent Energy Storage and ManagementCemex UK Operations LimitedInnovateUK£1.6M2024Completed
Battery Characterisation and Management - the key to Smart Grids and the Integration of Electric VehiclesUniversity of SouthamptonEPSRC£1.3M2013Completed
Hydrogen-empowered Hydro-Electric Grids (HyHEG)S&ao LTDInnovateUK£1.2M2023Completed
Hydrogen Zero Emission Maritime (HyZEM)Steamology Motion LimitedInnovateUK£1.1M2024Completed
Zero-carbon Energy Battery Resource As-a Service (ZEBRAS)Mep Technologies LTDInnovateUK£994K2025Completed
Demonstrating the Replacement of Fossil-Fuel Generators in NigeriaMobile Power LTDInnovateUK£993K2025Completed
Integrated Thermophotovoltaic Zero Emissions Generator DemonstratorAed Energy LTDInnovateUK£992K2025Completed
Milford Haven - Hydrogen KingdomCeltic Sea Power LimitedInnovateUK£877K2024Completed

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