International Green Corridors Fund: UK – IE Feasibility Studies

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with the Department for Transport (DFT) and the Marine Institute, Ireland (MI-IE). The MI-IE is the State Agency responsible for marine research, technology development and innovation in Ireland. These agencies will invest a combined total of up to £860,000 (EUR 1 million) in innovation projects (UK £430,000 and IE 500,000 Euro). This funding is from the UK Department for Transport and the Marine Institute, Ireland.

The aim of this competition is to fund innovative feasibility studies into routes that stimulate early adoption of promising long-term solutions to reach zero emissions in shipping. The joint Irish and UK project must conduct a technical and economic feasibility study associated with the development and real world demonstration of a Green Shipping Corridor route.

Projects must assess and develop a clear implementation plan for the real world establishment of the corridor. To qualify as a corridor, plan for at least one zero emission (well-to-wake) vessel to be transiting a route between the UK and Ireland.

Projects must have combined UK and IE total costs between £50,000 (EUR 59,000) and £250,000 (EUR 300,000), have no more than 65% of the total project costs allocated to UK organisations, have no more than 65% of the total project costs allocated to Irish organisations, start on 1 October 2024, end by 31 March 2025, and last up to six months.

Application deadline: 30 May 2024 11:00am. If you would like to discuss this with someone in our team please message our Sector Lead, Yuchen Gu