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Red Diesel Replacement Consortia Matchmaking

Red Diesel Replacement Programme Intro:

The £40 million Red Diesel Replacement competition aims to support the development and demonstration of low carbon fuel and system alternatives to red diesel for the construction, and mining and quarrying sectors. The competition will support the decarbonisation of these high-impact sectors, affected by the partial removal of the entitlement to use red diesel and rebated fuels from April 2022.

The competition is part of the £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP).

Phase 2

A total of £32.5 million will be available in grant funding for Phase 2, with up to £15 million per project.Projects must demonstrate a low carbon integrated system that includes elements of all 3 technology lots from Phase 1 on a construction and mining/quarrying site. Projects must demonstrate that the technology is at TRL 7 upon completion.

Phase 2 will open in early 2023 to all applicants, whether or not they have taken part in Phase 1.

For a list of successful Phase 1 projects, please see here: Read the list of successful Phase 1 projects.

Find your collaboration partners to support your application for Phase 2 of the Red Diesel Replacement Programme.

This match-making platform brings together organisations to connect and collaborate, in order to support the development of collaborative applications to the Red Diesel Replacement Programme.

This platform enables you to view other individuals interested in applying to the Red Diesel Replacement Programme, and request virtual meetings with potential collaboration partners.

Please note: No due diligence or vetting of participants on this platform has been carried out by BEIS. Participants should carry out their own due diligence when selecting organisations to work with.

For further information on the Red Diesel Replacement Programme, please visit the Red Diesel Replacement Page. No information or updates on the programme will be published or issued via this platform.

If you would like to receive email updates regarding the Red Diesel Replacement Programme, please complete this form.

How can you get the most from this platform?

• Register as a platform participant and input your organisational details
• Publish and showcase your tools, technology and projects to other participants via the Marketplace
• Add a request to the Marketplace to find collaborators to support your application
• Filter the participant list and request 1:1 meetings with potential project partners

Please Note: registration and use of the platform is optional and is not a compulsory requirement. Participation with the platform does not form part of any application/bid into the Red Diesel Replacement Programme.