North East

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1. Anywhere in the UK
2. England
3. North East England

1 Anywhere in the UK

These support schemes and networks are available anywhere in the UK:

• BEIS Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator provides funds for companies willing to implement low carbon technology
• Clean Growth Fund invests in early stage UK companies seeking investment capital for low carbon activities
• Gigabit vouchers give up to £1,500 for homes and £3,500 for businesses to install high speed internet in rural areas
• Green Economy allows SMEs to buy and sell low carbon products and services to other businesses
• Workplace Charging Scheme gives businesses up to £350 per socket (up to a total of 40) to install electric vehicle chargepoints
• Energy Saving Trust’s ‘Transport for funding for businesses and local authorities’ for information on low carbon transport grants and loans available in the UK and Scotland

You can also search GOV.UK’s list of active funds that help businesses become greener, or the UK Research and Innovation’s list of business competitions that award grants for green projects.

You can go to the Federation of Small Businesses or your local chamber for advice.

2. England

The following grants, schemes and support programmes are available in England:

• the Energy Bill Discount Scheme will give automatic assistance to the highest electricity and gas rate payers from April 2023 to March 2024
• Industrial Energy Transformation Fund gives ‘high energy use’ businesses matching funds up to £30M for feasibility studies, efficiency measures and decarbonisation deployment.For queries about the IETF, contact IETF@beis.gov.uk
• the Boiler Upgrade Scheme gives up to £6,000 for small businesses to install a heat pump or biomass boiler
• get a business rate exemption on solar panels, heat pumps and other renewable equipment
• the government’s Environmental Land Management schemes provide funds for sustainable farming practices and land recovery
• Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) growth hubs provide advice on funding, growth and sustainability in 38 regions across England

3 North East England

The following grants, schemes and loan programmes are available in the North East of England:

• Durham’s North East Business Support Fund gives SMEs up to £3,200 in matching funds for business improvements
• Northumberland’s North East Business Support Fund gives SMEs up to £2,800 in matching funds for business improvements
• North of Tyne Growth Fund gives SMEs up to 30% in matching funds when they plan to invest at least £67,000 in premises improvements and other capital costs. Must be located in Newcastle, North Tyneside or Northumberland.
• Tyne and Wear’s North East Business Support Fund gives SMEs up to £2,800 in matching funds for business improvements
• Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland’s Business Energy Saving Team (BEST) offers free advice, energy efficiency audits and grant support to help SMEs to reduce energy use and costs