We drive your UK-India success story with unique accelerators, partnerships and pilots.
ITES helps innovative businesses to:
- Trial, fund and fast-track innovations to market that help decarbonise transport in India and the UK.
- Access a range of government-backed support – from coaching and incubation to real-world pilots with trusted partners.
- Tackle scalability, with go-to-market support and access to clients, funders, and investment.
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ITES innovator programmes
A one-stop-shop for safer growth
We help startups and SMEs build their future-ready enterprise, with free access to a broad range of capabilities, tools, and in-country test beds.
Led by technical, commercial and policy experts at Energy Systems Catapult, the Indian Institute of Science, and other ITES partners, we help you secure customers, investment, and grow your innovative business.
From demystifying the landscape, to scaling your solutions, our tailored programmes make access to markets in India and the UK safer, quicker and easier.
Get first insights on innovation priorities, as well as partnerships and opportunities for funding and finance, all-in-one place.
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Current opportunities
Innovators – get unrivalled support to scale up in India
Get government-backed support to access one the world’s fastest growing energy markets, at your pace.
Our leading innovator support programmes help innovators fast-track-to-market solutions that tackle energy system and transport decarbonisation challenges in India.
Innovative businesses of all stages and sizes benefit from unrivalled support led by innovation experts Energy Systems Catapult, with the Indian Institute of Science, as well as other major partners such as Social Alpha. Limited places available.
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Watch: Our current innovators
Cutting-edge.
High potential. Handpicked.
Hear from innovators currently working with ITES to take their solutions to India.
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Download our SME brochure
Learn about our latest cohort of UK innovators and their cutting-edge clean transport and energy solutions, covering hydrogen, EV infrastructure, batteries and battery management systems, smart data, rail, and more.
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Case studies and pilot projects
LiNa Energy makes strides in key market
Participation in the ITES programme has facilitated a significant strategic collaboration for LiNa Energy, a developer and provider of low-cost solid state lithium sodium batteries that are particularly suited to the solar storage market.
Putting startups centre stage of the world’s clean hydrogen market
Xynteo is a purpose-driven strategic advisory firm that helps global organisations find new ways to grow forward as they tackle the societal and environmental challenges that are too big, too expensive, and too complex to solve alone.
Innovators in the hydrogen sector will benefit from ITES’ ongoing collaboration with Xynteo’s Energy Leap programme, which will give them opportunities to engage with relevant events, innovators and stakeholders in India. Energy Leap, a clean hydrogen technology and business accelerator founded by Xynteo, focuses on driving innovation and market creation for clean hydrogen in India and globally, supporting the wider hydrogen economy, energy security, economic development and decarbonisation. The programme aims to support start-ups on technology commercialisation, market creation and unlocking capital, bringing together stakeholders such as industry, investors, technology and think tanks. The accelerator will catalyse new technologies and start-ups across the hydrogen value chain, and commercialise them through business modelling, operational, technology and investment support, and market access.
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News
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Major new challenge call announced to help UK SMEs scale up clean energy and transport solutions in India
The government-backed programme will provide unique support to help propel innovative businesses into one of the world’s fastest-growing energy markets.
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ITES SMEs showcase “transformative technologies” at India Energy Week
India Energy Week 2024 provided the ideal platform for ITES to promote the work of four UK SMEs developing innovative clean transport and energy technologies for the Indian market…
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UK-India MoU between ITES and PTC India announced to propel green energy innovation
ITES and PTC India have strengthened UK-India green energy ties with a new MoU aimed at accelerating Net Zero innovation. The collaboration will support the development of solutions to grid supply challenges, marking a significant step in their joint energy transition efforts.
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: UK-India MoU between ITES and PTC India announced to propel green energy innovation
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