Bridging the Gap: Energy Innovation Deployed

Bridging the Gap: Energy Innovation Deployed

Bridging the Gap: Energy Innovation Deployed is an industry-led summit in London designed to unlock barriers between innovation and deployment. The summit brings together investors, innovators, insurers, developers and government entities to accelerate the energy transition across the globe.

Section 2 - Overview of Working Group Tracks

Tracks	Description	Example Stakeholders
Technology	Early to late-stage innovators and technology developers advancing climate and energy solutions.	Startups, R&D centres, universities, corporate R&D teams
Finance	Provides capital and funding mechanisms to enable proof of concept, pilot and commercial deployment.	Grant programmes, Angels, VCs, CVCs, banks, DFIs, infrastructure funds
Commercial	Drives or supports market traction, customer acquisition, and partnerships.	End users, offtakers, corporate buyers, legal advisors
Execution	Responsible for physical implementation and project delivery.	Developers, EPCs, utilities, supply chain partners
Risk Assurance	Provides insurance, technical validation, and performance guarantees.	Insurers, assurance providers, underwriters, OEMs
Regulatory & Compliance	Defines policy, standards, and permitting frameworks.	Government agencies, permitting bodies, legal/regulatory advisors

TechnologyFinanceCommercialExecutionRisk AssuranceRegulatory & Compliance
Proof of Concept (TRL 1-4)Pilot Deployment (TRL 5-7)Commercial Deployment (TRL 8-9)
Track Matrix

Indicate the following for each Track. *

Rows	How important do you consider each of these Tracks for your current Development Phase? (1- unimportant 5 highly important)	What level of understanding does your organisation have across each of these Tracks?(1- very limited 5 strong knowledge)
Technology
Finance
Commercial
Execution
Risk Assurance
Regulatory & Compliance

Deployment Barriers
In your current area of activity, what are the main barriers across each Track preventing successful energy project deployment?

Consider where friction occurs e.g. difficulties accessing/deploying funding, meeting validation standards, obtaining permits, securing off-takers, etc.

If no friction is considered with a certain track, please fill in 'no barriers'.
Technological Barriers*
Track description: Early to late-stage innovators and technology developers advancing climate and energy solutions.
Financial Barriers*
Track description: Provides capital and funding mechanisms to enable proof of concept, pilot and commercial deployment.
Commercial Barriers*
Track description: Drives or supports market traction, customer acquisition, and partnerships.
Barriers to Execution*
Track description: Responsible for physical implementation and project delivery.
Barriers to Risk Assurance*
Track description: Provides insurance, technical validation, and performance guarantees.
Regulatory & Compliance Barriers*
Track description: Defines policy, standards, and permitting frameworks.
What would success look like for you or your sector if these barriers were removed?*

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Section 3 - Exploring Solutions
Practical Actions and Support
What specific actions or types of support from other stakeholder Tracks (e.g. finance, regulation, assurance, execution, commercial, or technology) would most help your organisation or sector overcome the key barriers identified and accelerate deployment activity?
Enabling Changes for FOAK/NOAK Deployment
For first‑of‑a‑kind (FOAK) or next‑of‑a‑kind (NOAK) projects relevant to your work, what specific changes (i.e. technical, financial, regulatory, or commercial) would help move solutions from development toward wider deployment?
High‑Impact Collaboration Priorities
Recognising that all stakeholders contribute to progress, which two or three specific stakeholder groups (from the Tracks above) would create the greatest impact if collaboration were strengthened?Please explain why their involvement is critical and what change their engagement could unlock for the sector.

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Bridging the Gap: Energy Innovation Deployed

Section 1 - Company Information

Section 2 - Overview of Working Group Tracks

Track Matrix

Deployment Barriers

Answer further questions to access Summit discount code

Section 3 - Exploring Solutions

Practical Actions and Support

Enabling Changes for FOAK/NOAK Deployment

High‑Impact Collaboration Priorities

Note to Participants