Funding of up to £121 million for UK-registered organisations across three strands to support innovative clean maritime technologies.
This competition opens on 11 March 2026 and closes at 11am on 15 July 2026.
Who it is for
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a collaborative project, your organisation must
- be a UK-registered business of any size
- collaborate with other UK-registered organisations
To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK-registered
- business of any size
- academic institution
- charity
- not-for-profit
- public sector organisation
- research and technology organisation (RTO)
Your project must
- design, develop and test but not deploy innovative clean maritime technologies for on-vessel or maritime infrastructure use, or both.
- have total eligible costs between £750,000 and £6 million
- last up to 12 months
- start by 1 April 2027
- end by 31 March 2028
Support you can get
This competition is part of a suite of interventions launched by the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) programme.
The UK SHORE programme aims to transform the UK into a global leader in clean maritime technology and accelerate progress towards net zero.
This competition is split into three strands
- Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7 Deployment trials
- Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7 Pre-deployment trials (this strand)
- Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7 Feasibility studies
This strand supports pre-deployment testing of innovative clean maritime technologies.
You can get funding for your eligible project costs of up to
- 70% if you are a micro or small organisation
- 60% if you are a medium-sized organisation
- 50% if you are a large organisation
Support organisers
- Department for Transport (DFT)
- Innovate UK
Contact
Innovate UK
Phone
0300 321 4357
Next Steps
on the Innovation Funding Service website
Published
12 March 2026
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