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Flexibility Innovation Programme

This programme looks to support innovative solutions to enable large-scale widespread electricity system flexibility.

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Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
7 October 2021
Last updated
246 MarchApril 2022 — See all updates

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InteroperableFlexibility demandInnovation sideProgramme response:update slidesevent, presented5 atApril engagement2022: session 3 March 2022slides

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The 2021 Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan and Energy Digitalisation Strategy identified key BEIS policy priorities to enable the transition to a smart, flexible and decarbonised energy system.

To support the transition, the Flexibility Innovation Programme seeks to enable large-scale widespread electricity system flexibility through smart, flexible, secure, and accessible technologies and markets. Up to £65 million will be made available. This overarching programme will fund innovation across a range of key smart energy applications.

The Flexibility Innovation Programme is part of the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and forms a substantial part of a commitment set out in the Prime Minister’s 10 point plan for a green industrial revolution, to invest at least £100 million on energy storage and flexibility innovation challenges.

New activities under the Flexibility Innovation Programme will be launched over 2022. We held an update event on 5 April to provide further information on the Programme and its innovation activities - see the attached slides and watch this recording:

Flexibility Innovation Programme update event 5 April 2022

Innovation activity launched to date

V2X competition

On 24 March BEIS launched phase 1 of the V2X competition as part of the £11.4 million V2X innovation programme. This is being delivered by UKRI Innovate UK on behalf of BEIS.

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Unlocking the value of flexibility pre-procurement - online engagement event, Wednesday 6 April 2022, 2-4pm

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Register for the pre-procurement event

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Published 7 October 2021
Last updated 246 MarchApril 2022 + show all updates

  1. Video and slides from 5 April Update event added.

  2. Details added for 2 online update sessions providing further information on the Flexibility Innovation Programme and the innovation activity that will take place under the programme.

  3. Added slides from 2 engagement sessions: Interoperable demand side response and Automatic asset registration.

  4. Registration links to 2 engagement events added: Interoperable demand side response and Automatic asset registration.

  5. The Market Engagement Questionnaire for the Flexibility Innovation Programme has closed.

  6. Questionnaire closing date extended to 14 November 2021, 11:59 pm.

  7. First published.