Carbon Trust Biomass Heat Accelerator

A technology accelerator project from the Carbon Trust announced in April 2006, with a £5m budget over 5 years. It aims to examine and address the key barriers to the uptake of biomass in the UK.

Yes

Yes

Carbon Trust Energy Efficiency Loans Scheme

Interest free loans for SMEs to allow investment in energy saving equipment.

Yes

Community Sustainable Energy Programme

The Community Sustainable Energy Programme provides funds to community-based organisations for feasibility studies and the installation of microgeneration technologies

Yes

E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund

A grant from E.ON for community groups and not for profit organizations planning to install sustainable energy projects

Yes

Energy Saving Scotland – small business loans (formerly Loan Action Scotland)

The scheme allows a business to borrow between £1,000 and £100,000 interest-free and repayable up to 4 years and would be used to help a business to reduce its energy consumption, saving both money and CO₂.

Yes

Enhanced Capital Allowance

Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs) enable a business to claim 100% first-year capital allowances on their spending on qualifying plant and machinery.

Yes

Feed-in tariffs

A mechanism to support small scale generators of renewable electricity, up to 5 MWe to complement the Renewables Obligation for large scale generators.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rural Development Programme

The RDP is a significant sum of European funding for the development of rural areas. Funding is available for a wide range of activities including the development and diversification of land based businesses and the installation of biomass boilers. Schemes are administered differently in different areas of the UK:

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Yes

Yes

Renewable Heat Incentive

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is planned for launch April 2011 to provide financial assistance to generators of renewable heat, and producers of renewable biogas and biomethane.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Scottish Biomass Heat Scheme

The SBHS provides grants for the installation of biomass heating systems in business premises and district heating demonstrators. The SBHS will support for small-medium sized enterprises, and is restricted to heat-only biomass applications.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative

An initiative managed by the Energy Saving Trust and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and funded by the Scottish Executive to provide grants, advice and project support for new community and household renewable schemes in Scotland.

Yes

Yes

Wood Energy Business Scheme

A Forestry Commission Wales initiative which aims to establish a network of wood fuelled installations across Wales, producing clean heat and electricity and strengthening the timber supply chain.

Yes

Woodfuel East Boiler Installation Grant Scheme

Woodfuel East can help with funding of up to 40% to install modern, automated, woodchip fired combustion systems for farm diversification and farm modernisation projects, small energy supply companies, micro-enterprise projects, tourism projects and community buildings.

Yes

Yes

Energy Crops Scheme

The Energy Crops Scheme provides establishment grants for land owners in England to plant energy crops including short rotation coppice (SRC) and miscanthus

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Forestry Commission Grants

A portfolio of grants managed by the Forestry Commission. Aims to help promote the stewardship of existing woodlands, the creation of new woodlands, and increase benefits to the public. The grant schemes vary across the UK:

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rural Development Programme

The RDP is a significant sum of European funding for the development of rural areas. Funding is available for a wide range of activities including the development and diversification of land based businesses and the installation of biomass boilers. Schemes are administered differently in different areas of the UK:

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Yes

Yes

Single Payment Scheme

Payments to farmers based on the total farm size, rather than specific crop areas.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Woodfuel East Strategic Investment Support Programme

A grant programme from Woodfuel East to support woodchip production, storage, drying etc. for fuel.

Yes

Yes

WRAP

Capital grants to SMEs to help promote the recycling of a number of materials, including food waste processing.

Yes

Carbon Trust Energy Survey

Free energy audit for businesses with an annual energy spend of more than £50,000

Yes

Community Sustainable Energy Programme

The Community Sustainable Energy Programme provides funds to community-based organisations for feasibility studies and the installation of microgeneration technologies

Yes

Energy Saving Trust

Information and advice though local Advice Centres

Yes

Yes

F.I.R.E.

The aim of FIRE is to help SMEs rise to the challenges facing them as the European Renewable Energy Sector (RES) grows. Currently the RES is the fastest growing sector in Europe.

Yes

Highlands and Islands Community Energy Company

The Highlands and Islands Community Energy Company has now become Community Energy Scotland, a new Scottish Charity set up to support communities throughout Scotland to develop sustainable energy projects. The work and staff of HICEC have now transferred to this new company, providing free advice and support to community groups for renewable energy projects in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Yes

Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative

An initiative managed by the Energy Saving Trust and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and funded by the Scottish Executive to provide grants, advice and project support for new community and household renewable schemes in Scotland.

Yes

Yes

Scottish Energy Efficiency Office

SEEO business advisers can help small to medium sized businesses make best use of the many energy and resource efficiency schemes provided by government funded organisations.

Yes

South West Cleantech
Co-investment Fund

Available in the South West of England only

The fund will provide business loans which will, subject to certain parameters, match £ for £ new equity capital being issued to new shareholders in an eligible company. A key innovation of the fund is that the loan will only be provided alongside a pre-approved equity investor ("Keystone Investor"). The pre-approval process will require the keystone investor to demonstrate:-
* a successful track record of business Angel or Venture Capital investing
* a profound understanding of the sector in which the applicant business operates.

Yes

Carbon Trust Applied Research Programme

Applied research grants for UK businesses and research institutions to support the development and commercialization of carbon reduction technology.

Yes

EU Seventh Research Framework (FP7)

The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is a core EC funding programme for research within the EU.

Yes

Yes

Yes

F.I.R.E.

The aim of FIRE is to help SMEs rise to the challenges facing them as the European Renewable Energy Sector.

Yes

Climate Change Levy

CCL is a tax on the use of energy in industry, commerce and the public sector. Electricity generated from new renewable energy and good quality CHP schemes are exempt.

Yes

Yes

Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme

The Carbon Reduction is a mandatory carbon emissions trading scheme for all organizations using more than 6,000 MWh per year of electricity

Yes

Yes

Yes

EU Emissions Trading System

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) puts a cap on the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emitted by business and creates a market and price for carbon allowances.

Yes

Renewables Obligation Certificates

Under the Renewables Obligation (RO) licensed electricity suppliers are required to source a percentage of the electricity supplied from eligible renewable sources, including both dedicated and co-fired biomass.

Yes

Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme

Closed 31st March 2010 The purpose is to promote the efficient use of biomass for energy. This scheme supported the installation of biomass-fuelled heat and combined heat and power projects in the industrial, commercial and community sectors. "Community" can include local authorities, schools, social housing etc

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bio-Energy Infrastructure Scheme

A grant scheme to help develop the supply chain for woodfuel, energy crops and straw in England.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Community Energy Programme

A programme to promote schemes to provide heat and/or power to a number of buildings from a central source.

Yes

Yes

Community Renewables Initiative

To help local people and organizations devise and implement small scale renewable energy developments. Provides free advice and training.

Yes

Yes

DTI Technology Programme

Designed to stimulate research and development between UK based firms and between UK based firms and the science base. The current call has a budget of £50m and is targeted at seven Technology Priority Areas, including Renewable Technologies and Technologies for Environmentally Friendly Transport. The work of the programme has been taken over by the Technology Strategy Board

Yes

East of England Development Agency's Cut Your Carbon Campaign

Cut your Carbon is a regional initiative, led by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), with the goal of helping communities respond to climate change by reducing their carbon emissions.

Yes

Energy Aid Payments Scheme

EU payments for crops grown for use in the production of energy (heat electricity or transport fuels) on non-set-aside land. Managed through the Rural Payments Agency.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Farm Business Development Scheme

A business development scheme for farmers in Scotland to allow diversification into alternative agricultural production, retailing of processed agricultural products, processing of forest products, etc.

Yes

Invest NI SME Energy Grant Scheme

The Invest NI small to medium sized enterprise (SME) Energy Grant Scheme provides financial aid to businesses that wish to adopt energy efficient practices, install energy efficient technologies or implement energy efficient projects.

Yes

Low Carbon Buildings Programme

A UK wide (excepting the Channel Islands and Isle of Man) programme launched 1st April 2006 to replace the Clear Skies and Solar PV grant schemes to support microgeneration technologies, including bio-energy and energy efficiency.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Low Carbon Communities Challenge

A 2 year scheme to provide financial and advisory support to 20 'test-bed' communities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland seeking to cut carbon emissions

Yes

Scottish Biomass Support Scheme

The scheme provides grants to support both supply chain, and heat and CHP installations.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme

Grants for woodland expansion, restocking and stewardship.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Short Rotation Coppice Challenge Fund

A support programme for the establishment of willow short rotation coppice for heat, CHP or power generation in Northern Ireland.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

Yes

Woodland Grant Scheme

The WGS has been replaced in England by the English Woodland Grant Scheme suite of grants. In Wales the WGS will close to new applications on 31st August 2006 and be replaced by Better Woodland for Wales. In Scotland it has been replaced by the Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes