Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will work with the Department for Transport (DfT) to invest up to
£150 million in innovation projects. These projects will develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. The Zero Emission Vessel and Infrastructure Round 2 (ZEVI 2) competition is part of a suite of interventions launched by the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) programme. UK SHORE aims to transform the UK into a global leader in the design and manufacturing of clean maritime technology and accelerate the fuels and technologies required to decarbonise the sector to meet net zero. This competition supports the delivery of the UK Government's Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy. The overall aim of this competition is to fund UK business led development and build of innovative clean maritime technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Successful projects will be required to demonstrate their technology for three years without funding support. This competition is open to collaborations only. The three strands of the competition will fund: alternative fuel vessels alternative fuel bunkering and storage infrastructure within ports 100% battery electric vessels vessel charging infrastructure shore power and port energy infrastructure vessel energy efficiency technology (this strand) Your proposal must build, deploy and operate for three years innovative clean maritime technologies focussed on on-vessel technologies and any related shoreside infrastructure, including at ports, harbours, inland waterways, marinas and offshore. The ZEVI 2 competition is funding technology development and build across three strands: Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Alternative Fuels Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Electric Power Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency (this strand) The Alternative Fuels strand will fund the development and build of innovative alternative fuel vessels and accompanying port refuelling infrastructure. The Electric Power strand will fund the development and build of innovative 100% battery electric vessels and accompanying charging infrastructure, and novel, innovative and commercially viable shore power systems including related energy infrastructure at ports and any accompanying vessel upgrades. The Energy Efficiency strand will fund the development and build of innovative vessel energy efficiency technology and any accompanying innovative infrastructure upgrades. Your demonstration must include the vessels and any infrastructure being used in a representative real world operational environment for a period of three years. It is your responsibility to ensure you submit your application to the correct strand for your project. You will not be able to transfer your application and it will not be sent for assessment if it is out of scope. If you are in any doubt about which strand to apply into, you must check by email to
support@iuk.ukri.org at least 10 working days before the competition closes. You can also contact Innovate UK Business Connect's Transport team for advice. We encourage projects that have been successful and were funded by previous Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) rounds, to apply for further funding support to continue developing your projects. However, you are not required to have been successful in a previous round of the CMDCs to apply with an eligible project to ZEVI 2.
