BEIS Call for CCUS Innovation

The £15 million BEIS Call for CCUS Innovation will provide grant funding to innovation projects that significantly reduce the cost of capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2).

The scope of the call covers the full range of CCUS innovation which includes carbon capture, transport, utilisation and storage. This covers both power and industrial CCUS and also includes greenhouse gas removal (GGR) approaches that are based on capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide.

The work being funded must largely be conducted in the UK.  This still allows the applicant to work collaboratively with other international partners to best achieve the goals of their project.

Both company-led and university-led projects will be considered if they lead to:

• A significant reduction in the cost of capturing and sequestering CO2
• Quicker and more widespread deployment of CCUS to meet the ambition of the Paris Agreement;
• A route for the intellectual property (IP) to be commercialised following the project;

Funding Costs

Funding is available for projects for up to 28
months, finishing before 31st March 2021.

Funding will be considered for grant applications of up to £5 million for a single project.

Further documentation will be available after the competition open date – find it here.