R&D Missions Accelerator Programme — Clean Energy Superpower Mission

Consumer Led Flexibility for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission

Funds UK organisations developing pre-commercialisation projects in consumer-led energy flexibility through Innovate UK's Clean Energy Superpower Mission.

Innovate UK administers this grant competition under the UKRI R&D Missions Accelerator Programme, specifically within the Clean Energy Superpower Mission. The competition is a single open call with a total pool of up to £25 million available for pre-commercialisation R&D projects. Per-project award amounts are not specified in the published opportunity; organisations apply for a share of the pool. The grant is non-dilutive and covers work that does not yet have a route to commercial deployment.

The pool of up to £25 million is the total available across all funded projects in this competition. The source does not state a minimum or maximum per-project award, a cost-share rate, or a period of performance. Innovate UK has not published award count expectations in this competition page.

Eligibility is open to UK registered organisations across all legal forms: businesses of any size, research and technology organisations, charities, not-for-profits, public sector bodies, and academic institutions. Both single applicants and collaborations are accepted. The lead applicant in a collaboration must be a UK registered business of any size, an RTO, charity, not-for-profit, public sector body, or academic institution — all are eligible to lead.

Applications are submitted via the Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk). The competition closes on 26 August 2026 at 11:00am UK time. Innovate UK has not published a detailed scoring rubric or success rate on this opportunity page.

Note that per-project award amounts are not stated in the source. The £25 million is a pool figure, not a per-applicant cap. Applicants should check the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service for project-level budget guidance, cost categories, and any match-funding requirements before applying.