UK registered organisations can apply for a share of £12 million for innovative clean maritime projects. This funding is from the Department for Transport. The Clean Maritime Demonstration Round 2 competition has two strands:

1) Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 – Feasibility

Firstly, funding is available for feasibility studies associated with the development and real-world demonstration of one or more of the specific themes listed in the competition scope. The real-world demonstration you are developing should be operational before March 2025.

The lead organisation must be a UK-registered business and work with other UK-registered organisations. In addition, Strand 1 projects must:

  • have total costs between £100,000 and £1 million
  • end before 31 August 2023
  • carry out all of its project work in the UK
  • carry out the majority of the work in the UK for green corridor projects
  • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
2) Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 – Collaborative R&D

Secondly, Strand 2 will support agile development and pre-deployment testing of clean maritime technologies. Projects must design, develop and test novel clean maritime technologies focused for on-vessel technologies or shoreside infrastructure.

Again, the lead organisation must be a UK-registered business and collaborate with other UK-registered organisations. Strand 2 projects must also:

  • have total costs between £100,000 and £3 million
  • end before 31 August 2023
  • carry out all of its project work in the UK
  • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK

More Information

This competition is open from 25th May until 13th July. You can find more information on both strands via the Innovation Funding Service.

RedKnight has a strong track record of securing innovation funding and can help you develop a competitive application! If you would like to explore an application, please contact us in order to arrange a free consultation.