Published 22 November 2022
Last updated 15 August 2023 — See all updates
AI for
Decarbonisation Innovation Programme Stream 1
guidance
AI for
Decarbonisation Innovation Programme Stream 2
guidance
AI for
Decarbonisation Innovation Programme Stream 2: clarification
questions with responses (updated 4 January 2023)
Details
Update: 15 August 2023
AI for decarbonisation
innovation programme: Stream 3 opened to applications on 15
August 2023, closing date 10 October 2023.
We published details of the successful
projects from Streams 1 and 2.
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) for decarbonisation
innovation programme supports the development of innovative
artificial intelligence technologies for decarbonisation
applications to support the transition to net zero.
The programme also promotes 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 is being delivered in 3 Streams. Streams 1 and 2
closed to applications in January 2023.
Stream 1
Stream 1 sought 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.
Stream 2
Stream 2 supports the development of innovative AI approaches that will address
critical challenges in decarbonisation.
The competition supports 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).
