WPDs 2017 Call for Third Party Network Innovation Competition (NIC) Proposals
The NIC is an annual opportunity for electricity network companies to compete for funding for the development and demonstration of new technologies, operating and commercial arrangements. Up to £81m per year is available through the Electricity NIC. The NIC is expected to focus on funding larger scale innovative projects, at higher TRLs. Projects that have significant overlap with existing NIC or NIA projects are not eligible for funding.
The first process for consideration is to submit the Initial Proposal documentation by the 16th January 2017, noon (12pm) and be available for a face to face meeting on the 30th January 2017 in London (Networks Challenge) & 31st January 2017 in Birmingham (Systems Challenge).
WPD will invite the top eight applicants through to the face to face meeting and subsequently proceed with a single bid through to full submission.
For 2017 WPD are looking for proposals that address specific challenges we’ve identified, both on our Network and Systems. Further details are provided in the documents linked below.
‘NIC 2017 Bid Challenge – Network Challenges’
‘NIC 2017 Initial Proposal Form’
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