Deadline: 7-Sep-22
The Innovate UK is seeking applications for the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) to develop tools, technologies and techniques to assist and enable the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of land based greenhouse gas removal (GGR) methods.
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by Innovate UK as part of the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrators programme.
The aim of the competition is to deliver innovative monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) tools, technologies and techniques that assess the effectiveness, integrity and longevity of land based greenhouse gas removal. The results of which will increase the credibility, confidence and uptake of land based greenhouse gas removal techniques.
Specific Themes
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Your project can focus on one or more of the following themes related to the integrity and longevity of land based GGR techniques:
- quantification of sequestered greenhouse gases
- verification of sequestered greenhouse gases
- reporting of sequestered greenhouse gases
- security and permanence of the sequestered greenhouses gases
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Your project can include one or more of the following land based greenhouse gas removal techniques:
- enhanced weathering
- biochar
- afforestation
- peatland restoration
- perennial biomass growth
Categories
- Phase 1: technical feasibility studies (this phase) – This means planned research or critical investigation to gain new knowledge and skills for developing new products, processes or services. In phase 1 the supplier will work closely with the stakeholders to develop a solution and investigate its feasibility to take forward to phase 2.
- Phase 2: prototype development and evaluation – This can include prototyping, demonstrating, piloting, testing and validation of new or improved products, processes or services in environments representative of real-life operating conditions. The primary objective is to make further technical improvements on products, processes or services that are not substantially set.
Funding Information
- A total of up to £375,000, inclusive of VAT, is allocated to this phase 1 competition.
- Phase 1 feasibility study R&D contracts will be up to £75,000, inclusive of VAT, for each project for up to 3 months. They expect to fund up to 6 projects.
Eligibility Criteria
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To lead a project, you can:
- be an organisation of any size
- work alone or with others from business, research organisations, research and technology organisations or the third sector as subcontractors
- This competition will not fund any procurement, commercial, business development or supply chain activity with any Russian entity as lead or subcontractor. This includes any goods or services originating from a Russian source.
- Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only. However, if you can justify subcontracting components of the work, you can engage specialists or advisers. This work will still be the responsibility of the main contractor.
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