Strategic Investment Opportunity at Culham Campus
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), a world-leading research organisation based in South Oxfordshire and sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, is seeking a visionary Strategic Investment Partner.
A core component of UKAEA’s strategic aims is to develop a vibrant cluster of fusion relevant organisations and AI / HPC compute capability to enable growth of the campus and to help realise UK fusion strategy of both delivering fusion energy; creating a vibrant new industry sector and supporting the wider Government research aims for NetZero.
The scale of the opportunity at the campus will inevitably require private sector expertise and funding to support the development of UK’s fusion cluster at the pace and scale required.
To achieve this vision the Strategic Investment & Development for Energy & AI ‘STRIDE’ Programme has been formed to lead the activities to develop the UKAEA Culham Campus as a globally recognised centre of excellence for fusion, through a bold and collaborative partnership between the public sector and a strategic investment partner. At the heart of STRIDE is the creation of a commercially led technology campus, anchored by UKAEA’s world leading fusion research programme. The designation of Culham Campus as the UK’s first AI Growth Zone will accelerate the development of the UK’s fusion cluster, unlocking high-value economic growth, and sustainable, technology-driven transformation.
This partner will help deliver the next phase of Culham Campus development, co-creating a commercially led technology campus that supports fusion energy breakthroughs and AI innovation, all while unlocking high-value economic growth.
The investment partner will initially develop a commercial masterplan and delivery strategy for Culham Campus based on UKAEA’s goals and a shared vision. Thereafter, the investment partner will be responsible for securing funding to facilitate the delivery of development, redevelopment, refurbishment and repurposing for the growth of the campus in line with the masterplan and delivery strategy on an individual plot basis.
The first plot that will be offered to the investment partner for development will be in support of the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, following Culham Campus being identified as the first AI Growth Zone.
