Examples of Beta Phase in a sentence
Round 2 of the SIF, launched in May 2022, focuses on four new Innovation Challenges: supporting a just energy transition, preparing for a net zero power system, improving energy system resilience and robustness, and accelerating decarbonisation of major energy demands.2 The SIF adopts a three Project Phase approach within each round to mitigate the risk associated with innovation: Discovery Phase, Alpha Phase and Beta Phase.
For the round 1 Beta Phase, the requirements with regards to scope, partners etc.
For the round 1 Innovation Challenges, the Project Phases consist of the Discovery Phase, Alpha Phase and Beta Phase.
This report offers recommendations on which of the completed round 1 Discovery Phase and Alpha Phase Projects should continue to be funded in the Beta Phase.
For the round 1 Beta Phase, Projects start from 1 July 2023, can last up to 5 five years, and can request SIF Funding greater than £500,000.
Prospective Beta Applications seeking more than £10,000,000 were required to provide justification to Innovate UK and Ofgem prior to the Beta Phase Application period close of 22 March 2023.
Signed memorandums of understanding, or similar, between key stakeholders demonstrating commitment to the Beta Phase use case.
Such reasonable feedback may include (but not be limited to): attending workshops or checkpoint teleconferences during the Alpha Phase, or participating in surveys and workshops, or attending webinars during the Beta Phase (as applicable to the Provider's HESA Pilot Participant Category).
The Discovery Phase focuses on feasibility, the Alpha Phase on experimental development, and the Beta Phase on deployment and demonstration.
All Projects which completed the Alpha Phase had the option of submitting an Application for the Beta Phase, merging with another SIF Project and submitting an Application, or not submitting an Application for the Beta Phase.