Energy Institute part of £5m collaboration to scale UK climate start-ups

The UK is about to receive a serious boost in its fight against climate change with the launch of the Climate Scaling Collaborative, a pioneering initiative to support IP-rich start-ups and spin-outs with links to universities, working on solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation.

The Climate Scaling Collaborative will provide robust support to 60 businesses, helping them develop from initial funding to commercial deployment. Covering multiple industries, these businesses will be sourced from across the UK university ecosystem with the support of a wide network of partner organisations.

Backed by £5m from the Research England Development Fund, the Collaborative unites leading UK universities Imperial, Cranfield University, the University of Derby, the University of Exeter, the University of Leeds and the University of Nottingham to provide the critical support required by deep tech climate innovators in the scale-up phase.

Professor David Grant, Director of the University of Nottingham Energy Institute, said "This new Climate Scaling Collaborative will see our climate related research backed up by expertise in knowledge exchange and commercialisation. We're are excited to see this timely new initiative take shape and look forward to working with our new partners."

The University of Nottingham Energy Institute is thrilled to be part of this new initiative. We are very much looking forward to working with Imperial and our other partners over the next few years on this exciting project!