Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Alternative Fuels
Ref: GRT-NW1LV9NO
Funding Available
Up to £30 million
UK Wide
All Sectors
16 September 2026
Grants & Funding
About This Grant
Innovate UK and the Department for Transport (DfT) are investing up to £150 million to develop, deploy, and operate innovative clean maritime solutions. This specific strand focuses on funding the development and build of innovative alternative fuel vessels and accompanying port refuelling infrastructure. Successful projects must demonstrate their technology in a representative real-world operational environment for three years without additional funding support.
What Can It Fund?
- alternative fuels
- clean maritime technology
- decarbonisation
- port refuelling infrastructure
- zero emission vessels
- net zero
Funding Source
Department for Transport (DfT) / Innovate UK
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