SIF

October 9, 2024

SSEN, SP Energy Networks land Strategic Innovation Fund support

Two of the UK’s biggest energy firms have secured around £1 million each in funding from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).

September 12, 2024

National Grid lands £15.3 million for grid development funding

National Grid has been awarded £15.3 million from Ofgem’s Strategic Innvoation Fund (SIF) to develop new grid transmission solutions across several projects.

September 10, 2024

UK DNOs innovating to support net zero transition

SSEN has unveiled a new strategy for planning and developing grid upgrades, while UKPN was awarded just under £25 million from the SIF.

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September 9, 2024

SP Energy Networks lands £21 million of innovation funding

SP Energy Networks has secured over £21 million from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) for three projects to improve the grid.

August 19, 2024

Ofgem switches up approach to Strategic Innovation Fund

The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has announced that it will make changes to the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) to streamline the process of gaining funding.

March 15, 2024

Current±’s most read stories of the week: Zonal pricing, the LionLink interconnector and SIF funding

Zonal pricing, the LionLink interconnector and SIF funding feature as Current±'s most read stories of the week.

March 11, 2024

Ofgem approves £5.8 million in third round of SIF funding

Ofgem has announced the approval of funding across 44 projects focusing on grid flexibility, heat pumps and hydrogen production.

July 20, 2023

Ofgem approves £95.3 million in SIF funding for ten projects

Energy regulator Ofgem has approved up to £95.3 million in funding that will go to ten projects focusing on clean heat, zero emission transport, data and digitalisation and whole system integration.

April 5, 2023

SP Energy Networks’ BLADE Black Start project awarded funding by Ofgem

A consortium led by SP Energy Networks has been awarded funding from Ofgem's Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).

April 5, 2023

National Grid projects awarded almost £1 million by Ofgem

A total of eight research and development projects led by the National Grid have been collectively awarded £896,000 during the ‘discovery phase’ of Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) programme.