23 January 2025

On 16 January the UK Government launched the sixth round of the Clean Maritime Demonstrator Competition (CDMC 6). Innovate UK will open the sixth round of the CMDC on 24 January with the application window closing on 16 April 2025.

This sixth round of CDMC funding will allocate up to £30 million for pre-deployment trials and feasibility studies in clean maritime solutions between September 2025 and March 2026 and will maintain the momentum generated through the UK SHORE programme, supporting technologies to develop towards commercialisation. 

The competition will be open for applications from 24 January to 16 April 2025. Further information on the competition scope, eligibility and how to apply will be available on the competition page from 24 January 2025.