Water Discovery Challenge 2
Awards UK-incorporated innovators up to £650,000 in total -- up to £100,000 as a Finalist, then up to £550,000 more as a Winner -- to develop and scale an innovation for the water sector in England and Wales.
Water Discovery Challenge 2 is a Water Innovation Fund prize, overseen by Ofwat and delivered by Challenge Works, for UK-incorporated innovators developing any kind of innovation — from concept-proofing through early feasibility studies and testing, broadly Technology Readiness Levels 3-6 — that could help the water sector in England and Wales, particularly ideas from outside the sector that haven…
The Water Discovery Challenge backs innovation of any kind that could help the water sector in England and Wales, from concept-proofing through early feasibility studies and testing, broadly Technology Readiness Levels 3-6. It particularly wants ideas from outside the water sector that haven't yet been tried there. Entries must show real potential to benefit water customers, communities and the environment.
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