resources Funders

Sources of public and charitable trust grant funding and investment support (debt finance, tax relief schemes) for cleantech R&D, project development and business growth

  • CC- Clean energy

    Net Zero Innovation Portfolio

    The Net Zero Innovation Portfolio provides funding for low-carbon technologies and systems. Decreasing the costs of decarbonisation, the Portfolio will help enable the UK to end its contribution to climate change

    London
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    UKRI

    Operating across the whole of the UK with a combined budget of more than £7 billion, UKRI brings together the seven Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England. Offers a diverse range of research funding opportunities, fosters international collaborations, and supports training and career development of researchers and young scientists.

    UK
  • Green infrastructure & biodiversity

    Greener City Fund

    A range of grant and community funding schemes for green space, green infrastructure, community engagement and urban forestry in support of the target of making half of London the city's area green by 2050

    London
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    UK Industrial Strategy Challenge Funds – Clean Growth

    Launched in 2016 to provide funding and support to UK businesses and researchers to develop solutions in core industrial challenges. Funding is focused on areas where the UK has a world-leading research and business base and where there is a large or fast-growing and sustainable global market.

    UK
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    Heat Networks Investment Project

    Government funding programme for England and Wales that aims to increase the number of heat networks being built and help create the conditions necessary for a sustainable heat network market to develop.

    UK
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    UK R&D capital allowances

    The UK R&D capital allowance scheme allows companies that carry out qualifying R&D related to their trade to claim corporation tax deductions for qualifying expenditure. The level of relief available depends upon which scheme the company uses. Under the SME Tax Relief scheme, a tax relief of 230% on qualifying expenditure is allowed.

    UK
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    HMRC – The Patent Box

    The Patent Box enables businesses to apply a lower rate of Corporation Tax (10%) to profits earned from its patented inventions. The business must own or exclusively license-in the patents and must have undertaken qualifying development on them.

    UK
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    Horizon Europe

    The EU's primary research and innovation framework programme running from 2021-2027, totalling €95.5bn, with the first programmes and funding calls published in April 2021. The framework includes an portfolio of different innovation funding schemes, with Cluster 5 (Climate Action) within Horizon Europe Global Challenges of specific relevance.

    Europe
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    Innovate UK

    UK's primary funding agency for supporting businesses develop new products, services, and processes they need to grow through innovation. Issues a range of competitive feasibility and industrial research grant calls, in addition to loan funding and overseeing knowledge transfer partnership funding.

    UK
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    Innovate UK – Smart

    Sector agnostic competitive grants supporting businesses, individually or in collaboration with research partners, to undertake product and process feasibility, industrial research and experimental development.

    UK