South West

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1. Anywhere in the UK
2. England
3. South West

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 South West

The following grants, schemes and loan programmes are available in the South West of England:

• Clean Growth UK (South West Hub) offers SMEs funding, coaching and grant application support
• Low Carbon Dorset gives SMEs with free technical advice for energy efficiency and renewable energy project ideas – must be located in the Dorset and BCP Council areas
• Low Carbon Devon gives SMEs access to research, business support, free events and fully funded internships – must be located in the Devon area
• West of England Green Business Grant gives SMEs up to £15,000 to improve energy efficiency and install solar panels – must be located in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire