Global Incubator Programme: USA (New York) - Clean Energy Industries

Published on July 28, 2026

Innovate UK’s Global Incubator Programme is an acceleration programme for innovative companies to work with world-leading incubators abroad.

We are currently accepting applications for up to 8 high potential companies in the clean energy industries sector to join our Programme. The Programme is delivered in partnership with the Urban Future Lab (UFL) at New York University (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering, a leading innovation hub focused on clean energy and sustainable urban infrastructure solutions located in Brooklyn, New York.

Innovate UK will fund and organise flights, accommodation and group airport transfer fees for successful applicants. One representative from each company will be funded.

To apply, you must be a UK-based innovation-led company with a focus on clean energy industries and fewer than 250 employees.

Focus areas: energy systems and industrial decarbonisation. See below for full list of eligible technology areas.

A briefing event (virtual) will be held on Wednesday 12th August at 4pm: register here.

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