Whether you’re looking to embrace energy-efficient tech, switch to electric vehicles, or install charging infrastructure, there’s a scheme to accelerate your net zero journey. From lowering building energy costs with renewables to joining the electric vehicle revolution, unleash the potential of your business with these tailored funding programs.
- SME Loan Scheme – Scottish government funding to help businesses finance the installation of energy efficient systems, equipment or building fabric.
- Low emission zone retrofit fund – Energy Saving Trust can help micro businesses within a 20km radius of the low emission zones in Scotland to retrofit their non-compliant vehicles.
- Low emission zone support fund for businesses – Energy Saving Trust is offering micro businesses and sole traders, with an operating site within 20km of Scotland’s low emission zones, a grant towards the safe disposal of non-compliant vehicles.
- Switched on taxis loan – Interest free loan to help you buy an ultra low emission taxi.
- The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) offers grants which include:
- Plug in van grant
- Plug in taxi grant
- Workplace Charging Scheme
- Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant
- Green heat innovation support programme – supports innovation and capital investment that will accelerate the roll out and adoption for green heating solutions and associated
- Funding for development of hydrogen projects – This Scottish Government funding will help cover development costs for projects that focus on the low-cost, efficient, and sustainable production of renewable hydrogen in Scotland.
- Smart Scotland Grant – SMART:SCOTLAND is a research and development (R&D) grant for small and medium-sized businesses that aims to support high risk, highly ambitious projects.
- Heat Network Fund – This Scottish Government fund encourages commercial interest and investment that will help make the most of Scotland’s vast potential in the low carbon sector and contribute to the positive progress already made in reducing Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions.
- Net Zero Transition Fund (NZTF) crated with £5million from the Scottish Government’s Third Sector Growth Fund.
- Edinburgh Airport Community Fund – established to ensure local communities benefit from Edinburgh Airport activities. Deadline 29 th November 2024
