Grants to Develop and Integrate Energy Storage Technologies at Grid Scale in the UK

Deadline: 8-Sep-21

The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is offering grants to Develop and Integrate Energy Storage Technologies at Grid Scale.

This is an opportunity for funding proposals in fundamental research which applies to energy storage at grid scale. This can be development of new storage technologies or integration of technologies to grid scale.

Areas

UKRI is interested in the following areas:

mechanical storage systems
compressed-air energy storage
storage of heat, hydrogen or natural gas
heat pumps or pumped heat electrical storage.

Funding Information

UKRI plans to award approximately 8 to 10 proposals from this opportunity. Projects will be for 24 months in duration and valued between £500,000 and £1.5 million for fundamental research in this area.
Equipment over £10,000 in value (including VAT) is not available. Smaller items of equipment (individually under £10,000) should be under the ‘directly incurred – other costs’ heading.

Eligibility Criteria

Research grants are open to:
- UK higher education institutions
- research council institutes
- UKRI-approved independent research organisations
- public sector research establishments
- NHS bodies with research capacity.
You can only be an investigator on one proposal submitted to this opportunity (as either principal or co-investigator).
You can apply if you are resident in the UK and meet at least one of the eligibility criteria:
- are employed at the submitting research organisation at a level equivalent to lecturer or above
- hold a fixed-term contract that extends beyond the duration of the proposed project, and the host research organisation is prepared to give you all the support normal for a permanent employee
- hold an EPSRC, Royal Society or Royal Academy of Engineering fellowship aimed at later career stages
- hold fellowships under other schemes.