{"attachments":[],"project":{"id":"5c5771c5-a34f-411f-997d-71dbce629d5c","title":"Electricity Demand Turn Up trial: EOI for flexibility providers","title_normalized":"electricitydemandturnuptrial:eoiforflexibilityproviders","sponsor":"Innovate UK on behalf of the R\u0026D Missions Accelerator Programme within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)","agency":"Innovate UK","kind":"grant","taxonomy":["淨零與能源"],"region":"英國","deadline":"2026-09-16T00:00:00Z","starts_at":"2026-08-20T00:00:00Z","announced_at":null,"budget":"Up to £16 million for the full trial (grant funding capped at £3 million per participating Flexibility Service Provider)","eligibility":"- UK registered business (any size or not for profit)\n- Must be a Flexibility Service Provider (FSP) operating in the GB electricity sector\n- FSPs may include energy suppliers, aggregators, or industrial/commercial organisations participating directly in energy markets\n- Must have an existing customer base of domestic or non‑domestic electricity consumers (or both)\n- Must be active in, or able to participate in, at least one of the NESO balancing markets (e.g., BM, DFS, LCM)\n- Capable of recruiting new and existing customers for the trial\n- Able to design and deliver innovative DTU propositions that become viable or significantly more attractive with FCL rebates\n- Able to support research and evaluation activities, including provision of relevant consumer and electricity consumption data and, with appropriate permissions, access to participants for primary data collection\n- Willing and able to work collaboratively with DESNZ, UKRI, NESO and the appointed Delivery Lead (regular meetings, reporting throughout the trial)\n- Subcontractors are allowed but must be justified and appropriate to total project costs\n- An organisation may lead only one application; further applications by the same organisation as lead will be ineligible\n- Projects must not involve sanctioned entities or activities that would expose Innovate UK to UK sanctions\n- Must comply with UKRI guidance on the use of animals in research and innovation if applicable","summary":"This EOI competition seeks Flexibility Service Providers to participate in Phase 1 of the Demand Turn Up (DTU) Trial, which tests whether rebating eligible Final Consumption Levies for verified DTU activity can make DTU more cost‑effective, encourage consumer participation and reduce renewable generation curtailment. No funding is awarded at the EOI stage; successful applicants may proceed to a later award stage with up to £3 million grant per provider (total trial funding up to £16 million). Projects must start 1 December 2026, last up to 4 months, be UK‑based and involve eligible NESO markets.","url":"https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/2557/overview/07ff6bbf-0eaf-4798-9fb3-5f2004211893","url_status":"ok","url_checked_at":"2026-09-07T03:43:24.879517+02:00","source_id":null,"snapshot_id":"7cc78684-bea9-47ac-aa1b-7c8693fe5c14","spec_id":null,"lifecycle":"open","first_seen_at":"2026-09-01T01:28:56.771047+02:00","last_verified_at":"2026-09-01T01:28:56.835581+02:00","created_at":"2026-09-01T01:28:56.773291+02:00","updated_at":"2026-09-07T03:43:24.880386+02:00"}}