Energy Catalyst - Ghana

Innovate UK is inviting ambitious businesses interested in applying for future Energy Catalyst funding, to register their interest in joining an international brokerage trip to Ghana. Delivered in partnership with Innovate UK EDGE and Innovate UK KTN, the programme of support consists of a preparation phase, followed by a 7-day country visit, and post-visit support from Innovate UK EDGE.

Energy Catalyst international brokerage is a structured programme around three main phases and each business will have support from Innovate UK EDGE for the duration of the offering, including developing an action plan to capitalise on the opportunities identified. The three main phases are:
• Getting ready: Pre-visit briefing to build knowledge and understanding of the market and potential opportunities, including how to do business, cultural aspects, how to protect your IP and training on how to improve your pitch and articulate your value proposition.
• Market visit: Access to NGOs, local businesses, academics, and governments who will be able to provide information about local opportunities and with potential to become partners.
• Helping you make the best of the opportunity: Support from Innovate UK EDGE to follow up and take advantage of the opportunities identified.

Themes for the expo will be:

  • Clean cooking solutions that significantly improve product performance through design (including but not limited to electric, biogas, ethanol, LPG, solar, and processed biomass fuels and stoves, and stove accessories, for both household and institutional uses)
  • Clean cooking solutions that have embedded hardware and digital solutions (including but not limited to pay-as-you-go meters, buy now pay later (BNPL) services, layaway saving schemes) to streamline end user payment models that increase access to consumer finance.
  • Projects and campaigns that use innovative ways to create widespread public awareness of clean cooking, including through community-based groups, nature-based organizations, TV or digital media.
  • Technologies that enable monitoring of efficiency, emissions, adoptions (including stove and fuel use) and related impact metrics (including but not limited to sensors and smart meters)

BENEFITS
• Explore energy access opportunities in Ghana
• A better understanding of the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Ghana
• Improve your knowledge of the Energy Catalyst programme and the opportunities available
• Find potential innovation collaborators and partners

 Applicant briefing -13th Jul 2022

Closing date for applications - 14th Aug 2022

Successful applicants notified - w/c 22nd Aug 2022

Pre-visit briefings - 31st Aug & 13th Sept 2022

Innovation visit - 10th Oct 2022

For more information on Energy Catalyst, please contact the Energy Catalyst Team via energycatalyst@iuk.ukri.org

For any additional information related to the visit, please contact: Gail.Leathley@innovateukedge.ukri.org