Stream 1 and Stream 2 will provide grant support to pilot the
development of innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches
for decarbonisation
AI for Decarbonisation
Innovation Programme Stream 1 guidance
AI for Decarbonisation
Innovation Programme Stream 2 guidance
Details
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) for decarbonisation
innovation programme will support the development of innovative
artificial intelligence technologies for decarbonisation
applications to support the transition to net zero.
The programme will also promote coordination and collaboration
between AIand
carbon-emitting sectors in the UK in order to maximise the
economic and carbon benefits of AI solutions in solving our most
critical decarbonisation challenges.
The programme will be delivered in 2 Streams.
Stream 1
Stream 1 seeks to establish an AI for Decarbonisation’s Virtual
Centre of Excellence (ADViCE)
with up to £500,000 in grant funding available. The centre will
coordinate and engage with AI and decarbonisation
stakeholders across relevant sectors in a fair and open way.
This will enable them to achieve key programme objectives,
including fostering cross-sector collaboration and coordination,
defining key decarbonisation challenges that are tractable to
AI solutions, and
dissemination to relevant stakeholders.
The centre should have a virtual presence to bring together
stakeholders across sectors and across locations. The centre is
not required to establish a physical presence, although employees
and/or some events may be physically located at the site of a
host organisation.
Submit the application form and supporting information for Stream
1 by 2pm on 19 January 2023.
Stream 2
Stream 2 seeks to support the development of innovative
AI approaches that
will address critical challenges in decarbonisation.
The competition will support technologies at Technology Readiness
Level (TRL) 3 to
7 at the start of the project. The total budget is £1 million
split across the following lots:
Lot 1
Using AI to enable a
faster transition to renewable generation in the electricity
system (budget £350,000).
Lot 2
Using AI to
decarbonise UK industry by either improving energy productivity
or through enabling fuel switching (budget £350,000).
Lot 3
Using AI to decrease
agricultural carbon emissions through better control or process
change (budget £300,000).
Submit the application form and supporting information for Stream
2 by 2pm on 19 January 2023.
