Events > TSB £4.5m ‘Integrating Smart Meters into Systems for Smart Homes’ Call - Deadline for receipt of applications

Event Summary

The TSB, in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, is to invest up to £4.5m in innovative collaborative research, development and demonstration projects.

Event Description

The project will integrate ‘smart’ meters with communications to make a ‘smart’ system that will have an impact on the demand for, and use of, energy in the home. This competition aims to accelerate the speed at which innovations are able to enter the market. The TSB is particularly interested in projects which help to understand the way in which consumer demand for energy might change in the light of the integration of smart home technologies. It is anticipated projects will start in July or August 2010 and all projects must be completed by end of March 2011. The TSB expects to fund projects with a total project value of £400k-£2m. Competition details: http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/integrating-smart-meters-into-systems-for-smart-ho.ashx For more information on this and other R&D competitions being run by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) - including briefing events for this competiton - please see our article under 'Innovation' in the Information Section of our website