Ofgem sets out innovation challenges

Ofgem and Innovate UK have set out the key challenges they want innovators to address to help drive transformation across the energy system.

For round five of the Strategic Innovation Fund, which enables businesses, academia, and innovators collaborate with energy networks on projects, they have identified areas to help achieve the UK's net-zero targets, at the lowest cost to consumers, ensuring energy security, and fostering system resilience.

The challenges include looking at how to develop scalable approaches to integrate the rise of large demands such as data centres and using novel technology and processes to deliver grid expansion in ways that enhance public support and deliver wider local and environmental benefits.

Details on how to take part in the latest round will be released later this month.