This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by Innovate UK as part of the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrators programme.
The aim of the competition is to deliver innovative monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) tools, technologies and techniques that assess the effectiveness, integrity and longevity of land based greenhouse gas removal. The results of which will increase the credibility, confidence and uptake of land based greenhouse gas removal techniques.
This is phase 1 of a potential 2 phase competition. The decision to proceed with phase 2 will depend on the outcomes from phase 1 and assessment of a separate application into a subsequent phase 2 competition.
Only the successful applicants from phase 1 will be invited to apply in a potential phase 2.
Phase 1 projects can range in size up to total costs of £75,000, inclusive of VAT.
Eligibility
Projects must:
Your project is expected to start by 1 December 2022.
To lead a project, you can:
This competition will not fund any procurement, commercial, business development or supply chain activity with any Russian entity as lead or subcontractor. This includes any goods or services originating from a Russian source.
Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only. However, if you can justify subcontracting components of the work, you can engage specialists or advisers. This work will still be the responsibility of the main contractor.
The aim of this competition is to deliver innovative monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) tools, technologies and techniques that assess the effectiveness, integrity and longevity of land based greenhouse gas removal (GGR). The results of which will increase in the credibility, confidence and uptake of land based greenhouse gas removal techniques.
Your project must help in quantifying the greenhouse gases sequestered through land based GGR and understanding their permanence and security. This must be by effective MRV tools, technologies and techniques that show how land based GGR will contribute to the UK reaching its net zero greenhouse gas emissions targets by 2050.
In this phase 1 project you must demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed tool, technology or technique for MRV of greenhouse gas sequestration. The solution must be applied to one, or multiple, land based greenhouse gas removal techniques or sites.
You can use a variety of tools, technologies and techniques to assist and enable robust MRV of land based GGR techniques. For example:
This list is not exhaustive and we welcome any proposals that can make a significant contribution to the MRV of land based GGR.
Where useful, your solutions may cross-reference data with historical or other data sources, models and tools.
You must work with and use data from demonstration projects funded through one or both of:
These demonstration projects primarily focus on CO2. You can include other greenhouse gases in your proposal.
We will give preference to applications which show evidence of working with a potential future customer or end user to test and optimise your innovation.
Contracts will be given to successful applicants.
At this stage contracts will be given for phase 1 only.
You must define your goals in your application and outline your plan for a potential phase 2. This is part of the full commercial implementation in your phase 1 application.
You must demonstrate a credible and practical route to market, so your application must include a plan to commercialise your results.
In phase 2 we will ask successful applicants from phase 1 to demonstrate and evaluate the use of the solution within the land based greenhouse gas removal field.
The decision to proceed with phase 2 will depend on the outcomes from phase 1 and assessment of a separate application into a subsequent phase 2 competition.
Specific themes
Your project can focus on one or more of the following themes related to the integrity and longevity of land based GGR techniques:
Your project can include one or more of the following land based greenhouse gas removal techniques:
Your project can include more than one site.
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