Clean Futures - West Midlands Innovation Accelerator

The aim of Clean Futures (CF) is to develop the West Midlands's innovation ecosystem and drive economic growth by developing a two-year programme that will engage with industry and address the route to market challenge faced by SMEs in the transport sector.

The accelerator supports the transition of manufacturing capability and associated supply chains from fossil-fuelled transport products to clean-tech transport. The programme will focus on 40 SMEs who may be in existing supply chains or may be looking to move into new market sectors. Our aim is to support the selected SMEs to transition, develop and demonstrate clean tech transport solutions to Tier1 and OEMs.

Clean Futures is a collaborative project bringing together Connected Places Catapult, the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation, Coventry University and CU Services Limited, as well as a number of partners from the wider ecosystem who can support the development of a cluster of exciting innovating SMEs and a strong community of interest including industry, government and investors. By bringing together this West Midlands innovation community, CF will drive jobs and growth through bringing innovation investors, buyers and suppliers together to tackle the challenges of clean transport.

The aim of Clean Futures (CF) is to develop the West Midlands's innovation ecosystem and drive economic growth by developing a two-year programme that will engage with industry and address the route to market challenge faced by SMEs in the transport sector.

The accelerator supports the transition of manufacturing capability and associated supply chains from fossil-fuelled transport products to clean-tech transport. The programme will focus on 40 SMEs who may be in existing supply chains or may be looking to move into new market sectors. Our aim is to support the selected SMEs to transition, develop and demonstrate clean tech transport solutions to Tier1 and OEMs.

Clean Futures is a collaborative project bringing together Connected Places Catapult, the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation, Coventry University and CU Services Limited, as well as a number of partners from the wider ecosystem who can support the development of a cluster of exciting innovating SMEs and a strong community of interest including industry, government and investors. By bringing together this West Midlands innovation community, CF will drive jobs and growth through bringing innovation investors, buyers and suppliers together to tackle the challenges of clean transport.