Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (UKRI)
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Worth
Up to £3,000,000
Deadline
Closes 13 January 2027
Type of funding
Grant
Where
UK-wide
What it is
A collaborative R&D grant for one UK consortium (£2.5m to £5m in total) to test and validate the components and technologies needed for underground hydrogen storage; a UK registered business of any size can lead, and no single business can receive more than £3m. Funded from the UKRI R&D Missions Accelerator Programme as part of the Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage challenge.
Checked 9 Nov 2026 on the Innovation Funding Service: open until 11am on 13 January 2027, with interviews from February. UKRI expects to fund only one consortium, which must cover all three technical themes and include an end user or storage operator.
Official sourceWho can apply
A summary of the main rules, not the full list. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) decides who is eligible, so read their guidance before you apply. The free scan checks these against your own business.
- UK registered organisation doing the project work in the UK
- A UK business registered at Companies House
- You have an R&D or innovation project
- A clean energy or manufacturing business
- You develop hydrogen storage technology, components, materials or monitoring for energy storage
Common questions
- Is Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (UKRI) open for applications?
- Yes. It is open for applications until 13 January 2027.
- How much is Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (UKRI) worth?
- Up to £3,000,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.
- Who runs Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (UKRI), and where is it available?
- Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) runs it. It is available across the UK.
Does your business qualify?
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