Overview
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) is a £1 billion fund designed to accelerate the commercialisation of low carbon technologies, systems and business models in power, buildings, and industry.
This website has been developed by the Carbon Trust on behalf of the UK government’s Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. The aim is to provide updates and insights from across the portfolio of ventures supported via NZIP Acceleration Support.
What is Acceleration Support?
A consortium of expert organisations is delivering acceleration support to bring the expertise, insights and connections innovators need to grow. The acceleration consortium is led by the Carbon Trust in partnership with Energy Systems Catapult, Eigen Ventures, Mott MacDonald, KPMG and a range of other leading industry specialists.
The support draws on expertise across the consortium to identify and address skills and knowledge gaps within the NZIP ventures which may prevent them from bringing their innovations to market.
The Carbon Trust and consortia partners have provided Acceleration Support to over 150 ventures receiving NZIP funding to develop low carbon technologies.
A range of support is available to the companies including:
Market engagement and value proposition
Market segmentation and sizing, consumer identification and profiling, value proposition development, competitor differentiation.
Strategy and sales
Business model, route-to-market strategy, partnerships, sales, pricing and customer strategies, pipeline optimisation and management.
Team and board
Align team performance with company objectives, identify skills gaps and support recruitment and retention, board structuring text
Funding and investment
Supports enhancement in financial readiness skills for seeking and securing external investments, assistance on licencing.
Product-service design, development and launch
Technological roadmap, validation of testing results, provision of support for IP strategy, product cycle, product launch, product plans.
Business processes and controls
