The £10m Green Distilleries programme aims to address decarbonisation in the spirits sector by accelerating the development of low carbon fuel switching solutions or enabling technologies. The decarbonisation opportunities for the distillation industry can be split into four main groups; energy efficiency, fuel switching, resource efficiency and CCUS. This Competition will address fuel switching, as this is seen as the highest priority for decarbonising the industry. Fuel switching offers the highest carbon reduction opportunity due to the wide use of fossil fuels to produce heat for the distillation process. The Green Distilleries programme aims to fund a range of different solutions, which could include electrification, hydrogen, biomass or waste. In addition, enabling technologies will be considered and could include fuel conversion, transportation or storage. The programme will be phased as follows. Phase 1 - Feasibility (up to £500k) This phase will award up to £75k per project to develop a number of fuel switching solutions. It will be divided into two Lots; Lot 1 will focus on fuel switching of the process and onsite power production, Lot 2 will focus on innovation around fuel switch enabling technologies. Phase 2 - Pilot demonstration (up to £9m). This phase will consider applications to pilot key components or further develop the design of the new fuel switching solutions. A pilot demonstration is not limited to a physical demonstration and may only be for part(s) of the process. The work being funded must largely be conducted in the UK. More detail can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/green-distilleries-competition-expression-of-interest A virtual Stakeholder Engagement Day will be held online in early September, likely to be the 2nd September, in support of a proposed invitation to tender (ITT). Please register your interest with us via industry.innovation@beis.gov.uk titling the email Green Distilleries and we will advise you of the finalised date and joining instructions. If you are unable to attend the Stakeholder Engagement Day, it will not affect your eligibility to respond to the ITT. We will share any slides presented and written responses to the question and answer session. Expression of Interest If you are interested in applying to the programme, please email industry.innovation@beis.gov.uk titling the email Green Distilleries, and include your company name and the Lot you are most interested in. We'll then ensure you are notified once further details become available. The expression of interest is for planning purposes only. Expressing interest at this stage does not advantage a supplier and failing to express interest does not preclude a supplier from participating in the competition. The next phase of the competition will also be advertised on Contracts Finder. Further information, once available, will also be available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-for-low-carbon-industry
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Published: 17 Aug 2020, Receipt by: 13 Oct 2020
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