Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT)CERT is statutory obligation on the six largest energy suppliers to deliver energy efficiency improvements in housing. Funding is available for various measures including insulation, heating upgrades and renewables. Funding under CERT will be available until December 2012. Contact details for the CERT teams at the obligated energy suppliers can be found here. |
Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP)CESP is a new £350 million programme that will target households in designated areas of deprivation across Great Britain. CESP will promote a whole-house approach to energy efficiency and will be funded by the energy suppliers and generators. |
Energy Efficiency Design AwardsThe Scottish Government's £1 million Energy Efficiency Design Award fund gives a small number of awards each year to housing providers, communities or designers who develop innovative ways of improving the energy performance of existing housing. The programme has a particular emphasis on hard to treat homes. |
Eaga Partnership Charitable TrustThe aim of this fund is the relief of fuel poverty and the promotion of energy efficiency. Priority will be given to projects which focus on fuel poverty and health, hard to heat homes and rural fuel poverty. Applications are based on merit and there is no minimum or maximum limit to the grant. |
Scottish Power Energy People TrustThe Trust can provide funds for not-for-profit organisations who work with vulnerable people and those in fuel poverty. Funding is available for energy efficiency measures and advice. Local authorities and housing associations can apply for funding of up to £100,000. |
Pilkington Energy Efficiency Trust (PEET)PEET will consider funding, or co-funding, research projects whose successful completion is likely to result in the more efficient use of energy in new or existing buildings. Such projects should therefore be aimed at producing results which are replicable, practicable and economic. |
Health Care TrustHealth authorities are sometimes willing to invest in energy efficiency measures in the homes of the fuel poor. It is often more cost effective for health authorities to invest in reducing ill health rather than to spend money on treating the health problems. |
Scottish Government Energy Assistance PackageIn April 2009 the Scottish Government launched the Energy Assistance Package, which is designed to give assistance to householders at risk of fuel poverty. Tenants in social housing are not eligible for Energy Assistance Package funding, although some funding has been allocated to local authorities and RSLs under the Social Sector Stage 3 stream. |
SGN Assisted ConnectionsSGN's Assisted Connections scheme offers free or significantly reduced price connections to the gas grid to potential customers in existing housing who are in fuel poverty. |
Feed -in -TariffsIndividuals, local authorities, community groups and other organisations who install low carbon electricity generating technologies up to 5MW will be eligible to receive Feed-in-Tariffs. The introduction of Feed-in-Tariffs aims to incentivise the installation of small scale, low carbon electricty generating technologies. Each installation will qualify for a payment for each kW they produce and a further payment for each kW exported to the grid. |
Green Energy Fund - EDFFunding is provided to cover the costs associated with the installation of small-scale renewable technology. A wide range of technologies and it is open to non profit or charitable organisations and/or organisations involved in education and/or work at the community level. |
E.ON Sustainable Energy FundMade up of two parts the E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund consists of webs based resources and funding. Funding for energy efficiency, micro-generation and other low carbon measures is available to community groups and not for profit organisations. Joint proposals with local authorities will also be considered. |
Scottish Power - Green Energy TrustSupports renewable energy projects across the UK and aims to promote education in the community on renewable energy generation. The Trust can provide up to 50 per cent of project costs up to a maximum of £25,000. |
Big Lottery FundGrants are available to organisations in the public and private sectors. This funding supports a range of measures and proposals are welcomed. Big lottery fund offers a large number of programmes - a search function on their website can help to identify the most relevant funding. |
Scottish Biomass Heating SchemeThis £2 million programme provides grants for installation of biomass heating systems in small and medium sized enterprises. The Scottish Government would particularly welcome applications for district heating demonstration schemes from private developers. Funding is available until March 2011. |
Energy Saving Scotland - Small Business LoansProvides loans from £1,000 to £100,000 at 0% fixed interest to help businesses that fall within the EC definition of Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME), private sector landlords, not-for-profit organisations and charities install measures that reduce energy consumption or to install renewable energy technologies. |
Central Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF)The Central Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF) is a £20m revolving loan fund to assist the public sector make the initial capital investment to achieve energy savings. It provides interest free loans to the public sector to fund the installation of energy saving measures. |
Salix FinanceSalix is an independent company funded by the Carbon Trust to work with the public sector to reduce carbon emissions by investing in energy efficiency measures. Salix provides both grant funding and expertise. A range of measures are eligible for funding and Salix typically provides grants of £250,000 and up to £500,000. |
Infrastructure Grant Programme (IGP)Organisations can apply for grants for the installation of alternative refuelling infrastructure, including electric vehicle recharging, and natural gas, hydrogen and bio-methane refuelling. Grants of around 50% are expected, and the programme will run until 2011. |
Scottish Green Bus FundLocal authorities are being invited to apply for funding to help with the additional up front costs of buying a low carbon bus. Grants of up to 100% of the price differential between an LCV and its diesel equivalent will be offered; a maximum of £1 million will be offered to any one bidder. |
Cycling Scotland Workplace Grant AwardThe Workplace Grants Awards have been developed specifically for organisations registered on the Cycle Friendly Employer Award scheme. The purpose of providing these small grants (up to £2000) is to help organisations remove barriers they may have in encouraging cycling to work. |
Regional Transport Partnership GrantsSome of the Regional Transport Partnerships in Scotland, including SPT, TACTRAN and Nestrans, offer grant funding for sustainable transport initiatives in the area they cover. |
EU LIFE+ FundOffers co-financing of projects under three headings: nature and biodiversity; environmental policy and governance; and information and communication. Up to 250 million Euros are available and applicants should apply directly to the relevant national authority. |
European Regional Development FundThe European Regional Development Fund is a vehicle for promoting the economic development and regeneration of certain areas within the European Union. Projects should comply with the three horizontal themes of sustainability, equal opportunities and social inclusion. |
JESSICA Scotland FundThe £50 million JESSICA Scotland Fund is intended to help kickstart large-scale regeneration schemes that have stalled during the recession. Whole zones of Scotland's towns and cities will benefit from cash for major regeneration work including green energy for social housing, renewing derelict sites and more efficient transport schemes. |
