Net Zero Places Innovation Network

Making net zero a reality in the UK by supporting local/regional authorities to achieve their net zero ambitions by connecting, collaborating, sharing experiences and adopting innovation.

About the Network

Innovate UK Business Connect’s Net Zero Places Innovation Network aims to make Net Zero in the UK a reality. We do this by supporting local/regional authorities and agencies to connect, collaborate, inform, share experiences and lessons learned, to support organisations across the UK.

This will be achieved by the Net Zero Places Innovation Network working with local authorities to identify the challenges, collaborating with procurement body organisations to make sure businesses and their solutions are procurement ready.

Benefits

Learn how the Net Zero Places Innovation Network can benefit you.
Private networks

Connecting Local Authorities with the right people

With our cross sector business networks, we are ideally placed to understand what solutions might be best suited for your area and we can ensure that you not only find the right solutions, but can adopt them and make progress towards your net zero goals.

Private networks

Sharing experiences and knowledge

We want to ensure that best practice and lessons learned are shared broadly. This will help you fast forward your team’s understanding of specific challenges and the process of procuring impactful solutions to address net zero challenges.

Private networks

Supporting Net Zero SMEs

Working alongside a wide range of stakeholders and partners, we can support SMEs to develop their Net Zero products and services, and undertake public sector procurement, as well as introduce them to a network of business support opportunities.

Net Zero Places current activity

We are utilising the deep expertise within Innovate UK Business Connect to support the common areas local authorities struggle to meet net zero. This could be by signposting to existing material, creating a webinar with the experts and others who have overcome the challenge or creating a working group to discuss the challenge in depth.
Decarbonisation of Buildings & Estates

FOCUS AREA

Decarbonisation of Buildings & Estates

Covers everything from retrofit to energy systems.

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Decarbonisation of Transport

FOCUS AREA

Decarbonisation of Transport

This includes the transition to electric vehicles, procurement solutions and rural mobility.

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Working towards Net Zero

FOCUS AREA

Working towards Net Zero

We will support other unconventional net zero challenges that impact a number of authorities, such as lowland peat.

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Net Zero Talks podcast series

The Net Zero Talks Podcast series aims to hear from experts and Local Authorities on challenges and practical insights into different topics relating to how to achieve net zero in places.

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Related Opportunities

Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) Phase 3: Spring 2024

Opens: 29/01/2024 Closes: 19/04/2024

Grant funding for feasibility and engineering studies, and for the deployment of industrial energy efficiency and deep decarbonisation projects.

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Strengthening the resilience of the UK food system

Opens: 04/01/2024 Closes: 19/03/2024

This funding opportunity aims to improve the resilience of the UK food system to a variety of potentially cascading risks.

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Net Zero Catalyst Fund

Opens: 07/03/2024 Closes: 20/03/2024

Innovation Exchange are looking for SMEs with Net Zero technical innovation challenges, and offering up to £25k funding per challenge partnership.

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Transforming bicycle security: an interview with BICYCURE

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Developing sustainable roofing solutions for the social housing sector: an interview with ACTL

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