
Additional NIA projects
Our six innovation themes


IoT Pressure Sensor Pilot
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_303
- Project partner: NGN, Renda Systems Limited
- Project budget: £779,350
- Innovation theme: Whole energy systems

InTEGRel: CEV Energy Efficiency
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_345
- Project partner: NGN, North East Local Enterprise Partnership, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd, Napper Architects, Wainwrights, Energy Innovation Centre, National Energy Action and Newcastle University
- Project budget: £1,655,274
- Innovation theme: Whole energy systems

Interventions for Hydrogen
- Project reference: NIA2_SGN0025
- Project partner: SGN, DNV, Cadent, NGN and WWU
- Project budget: £276,547
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Hydrogen Skills Competencies
- Project reference: NIA_NGGT0185
- Project partner: National Grid Gas Trasmission, Energy & Utility Skills, Cadent, SGN, WWU, and NGN
- Project budget: £410,186
- Innovation theme: Whole energy systems

Data Quality AI Tool
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_407
- Project partner: NGN, EYAgilityWorks
- Project budget: £205,906
- Innovation theme: Whole energy systems

HVT Legislation and Reg Analysis
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_414
- Project partner: NGN, WWU, Cadent, SGN and Xoserve - Decarbonisation
- Project budget: £500,000
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Ignition Consequence
- Project reference: NGN_NIA_344
- Project partner: NGN, Cadent, WWU, SGN, NGGT and DNV
- Project budget: £3,815,765
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Smart Gas Pressure Sensor
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_350
- Project partner: NGN, DefProc
- Project budget: £198,960
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Hydrogen Ready Components Phase 2
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_276
- Project partner: NGN, Cadent, HSE Science Divison and QEM Solutions
- Project budget: £399,488
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Vorte Heating Solution
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_431
- Project partner: NGN, Vorte Technologies Ltd
- Project budget: £74,500
- Innovation theme: Optimised assets and practices

Low to No Power Heating
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_391
- Project partner: NGN, LIND Limited, EIC, SSEN and UKPN
- Project budget: £179,400
- Innovation theme: Supporting consumers in vulnerable situations

Dispersion of Helium
- Project reference: NIA_CAD0097
- Project partner: Cadent Gas, SGN, NGN and WWU
- Project budget: £665,167
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

GB QRA
- Project reference: NIA_CAD0096
- Project partner: Cadent Gas, NGN, SGN and DNV
- Project budget: £356,025
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Home Shield (UIS)
- Project reference: NIA_CAD0095
- Project partner: Cadent Gas, NGN, WWU and Utility Innovation Solutions Ltd
- Project budget: £186,666
- Innovation theme: Supporting consumers in vulnerable situations

Biomethane & H2 Interactions
- Project reference: NIA_WWU_02_58
- Project partner: WWU and ARUP
- Project budget: £141,827
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Hazardous Areas Impact Mitigation
- Project reference: NIA2_SGN0041
- Project partner: SGN, NGN, Cadent and Steer Energy
- Project budget: £66,254
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

H2 Ignition Risk
- Project reference: NIA2_SGN0044
- Project partner: SGN, NGN, NGT and Steer Energy
- Project budget: £72,267
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

HVT Appliance Development Phase 1
- Project reference: NIA_CAD0100
- Project partner: Cadent, WWU, SGN, NGN and Kiwa Energy Arup
- Project budget: £162,000
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

HyBreak
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_423
- Project partner: NGN, Cadent, NGM, GNI and Bohr Limited
- Project budget: £560,133
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Emissions Mitigations
- Project reference: NIA_WWU_02_40
- Project partner: WWU, NGN and Steer Energy Solutions
- Project budget: £151,199
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

H2 Blending with LPG
- Project reference: NIA_WWU_02_49
- Project partner: WWU, NGN , Frazer-Nash Consultancy (WP1) and Frontier Economics (WP2)
- Project budget: £293,033
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Futures Close AR
- Project reference: NIA_450
- Project partner: NGN, Digitalnauts and EIC
- Project budget: £94,825
- Innovation theme: Data and digitalisation

Policies & Procedures -Development
- Project reference: NIA_NGT0229
- Project partner: NGT, Cadent, NGN, SGN, WWU and QEM Solutions
- Project budget: £270,111
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

H2/H3 IGEM Standards Development
- Project reference: NIA_CAD0101
- Project partner: Cadent, SGN, NGN and WWU
- Project budget: £533,334
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

APEX
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_448
- Project partner: NGN, CFE, and LCP Delta
- Project budget: £177,000
- Innovation theme: Whole energy systems

International Evidence Gathering
- Project reference: NIA_CAD0105
- Project partner: Cadent, NGN, SGN, WWU, DNV and GL Industrial Services Ltd
- Project budget: £263,839
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

H2 Blending Imp Phase 2
- Project reference: NIA_CAD0102
- Project partner: Cadent, NGN, SGN, WWU, NGT, KPMG and Xoserve Ltd
- Project budget: £1,155,000
- Innovation theme: Optimised assets and practices

Air Ingress in Isolated Installation
- Project reference: NIA_CAD0108
- Project partner: Cadent, NGN, SGN, WWU, Steer Energy Solutions Limited, Kiwa Energy and Enertek International Limited
- Project budget: £385,550
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

HAIM Phase 2
- Project reference: NIA2_SGN0051
- Project partner: SGN, NGN, Cadent, WWU, Steer Energy and DNV
- Project budget: £573,960
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

100% Hydrogen PRI's < 7 bar
- Project reference: NIA2_SGN0054
- Project partner: SGN, NGN, Cadent and Long O'Donnell
- Project budget: £67,246
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

RTSM
- Project reference: NIA2_SGN0046
- Project partner: SGN, NGN, Cadent, WWU, NGT, Correla, BIP UK and Xoserve
- Project budget: £414,000
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

H2 National Safety Evidence
- Project reference: NIA_CAD0104
- Project partner: Cadent, NGN, Progressive Energy Limited, Health and Safety Executive Science Division and Dave Lander Consulting Limited
- Project budget: £1,001,112
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Asset Records Readiness - Hydrogen
- Project reference: NIA_CAD0111
- Project partner: Cadent, NGN and SGN
- Project budget: £275,000
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Supporting Warm Spaces
- Project reference: NPG_NIA_052
- Project partner: Northern Powergrid, NGN, NGET, NG, Egnida Innovation, National Energy Action and EIC
- Project budget: £120,000
- Innovation theme: Supporting consumers in vulnerable situations

Battery Powered Methane Detector
- Project reference: NGN_478
- Project partner: Cadent, NGN
- Project budget: £128,000
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Open Maps
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_458
- Project partner: NGN, Cadent, ENW, NGET, NP, SSEN,SGN, UK Power Networks and WWU
- Project budget: £368,310
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition

Heat Networks
- Project reference: NIA_NGN_454
- Project partner: NGN, GNI, EIC and DNV
- Project budget: £167,313
- Innovation theme: Optimised assets and practices

Situational Awareness
- Project reference: NIA_WWU_2_71
- Project partner: WWU, NGN, SGN and Frazer-Nash
- Project budget: £212,634
- Innovation theme: Net zero and the energy system transition