EQUANS, part of the ENGIE Group, is a new €12 billion global leader of 74,000 experts present in 17 countries - helping businesses and communities deliver the energy, digital and industrial transitions.

EQUANS and Innovate UK have partnered to establish the Clean Growth Innovation Fund, £2m grant from Innovate UK’s Investment Accelerator Programme and £2m equity investment from EQUANS.

The fund aims to help accelerate the UK’s Clean Growth Strategy and EQUANS ambition to be the global leader in the Zero Carbon Transition.

This is a great opportunity for UK-based SMES to apply for £0.1m to £1.2m in Funding to finance innovative R&D projects with the support and expertise of EQUANS and Innovate UK.

Come and join us to have a better understanding of the key challenges, how to apply and the benefits of strategic partnering and accessing finances with the support of a large corporate.

Agenda includes:

Welcome and Introduction - Martin Garratt, CEO, Cambridge Cleantech

EQUANS and the Clean Growth Innovation Fund - Ben Watts, Director M&A and Investment, EQUANS

The Innovate UK role for this Fund and beyond - Christian Inglis, Head of Urban Systems, Innovate UK

Joint Innovations: Corporates and SMEs for the best outcome - Uday Phakde, Co-Founder, Triple Chasm

Connected Energy: a successful partnership with ENGIE - Matthew Lumsden, CEO, Connected Energy

The application platform: where and how to apply for the challenges - Dr Louise Jones, Knowledge Transfer Manager Energy Systems, KTN

4 Challenges:

• Industrial Decarbonisation Solutions• Digital Solutions for the Built Environment• Smarter and Greener Places• Decarbonisation of Heat

View the full agenda here