Low carbon technology

The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) Phase 2 competition window will be closing at 3pm on Friday 17 February 2023 so BEIS are advising all stakeholders interested in bidding for IETF funding to please submit their applications by then. This is the last currently planned application window and applicants are encouraged to apply if they have a suitable project.

Businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can bid for a share of up to £70 million in grant funding through the current competition window. The competition will provide grant funding towards the costs of:

• Studies - feasibility and engineering studies to investigate identified energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects prior to an investment decision.
• Energy Efficiency projects - deployment of technologies to reduce industrial energy consumption.
• Deep Decarbonisation projects - deployment of technologies to achieve industrial emissions savings.

If you have any questions or require support with your application please email the IETF team at IETF@beis.gov.uk. Please contact them as early as you can as this service will get busy in this final week of the application window.

To find out more about the £70 million IETF Phase 2: Autumn 2022 competition, view the applicant guidance and make an application for funding, please visit their competition page.

The current IETF Phase 2: Autumn 2022 competition window deadline has been extended to 17 February 2023, with the project spend deadline extended to 31 March 2027.  To find out more about the £70 million IETF Phase 2: Autumn 2022 competition, view the applicant guidance and make an application for funding, please visit the BEIS competition page.

The next stakeholder clinics will take place on 4 January 2023 and 17 January 2023 where you can speak directly to BEIS and ask questions around potential bids, scope of the competitions, eligibility criteria, how to apply for funding, the IETF support and information services available, etc. To register, please visit the BEIS registration site.

The BEIS Virtual Technology Marketplace provides videos showcasing potential technologies that can reduce the energy demand and emissions associated with industrial processes – to register, click on this registration site.

If you require any further information about the IETF, please contact the BEIS team at IETF@beis.gov.uk

The competition will open for applications on Monday 10 October 2022 and will run until 3pm on Friday 13 January 2023. The competition will provide grant funding towards the costs of:

• Studies - feasibility and engineering studies to investigate identified energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects prior to an investment decision.
• Energy Efficiency projects - deployment of technologies to reduce industrial energy consumption.
• Deep Decarbonisation projects - deployment of technologies to achieve industrial emissions savings.

To view the applicant guidance and make an application for funding, please visit the BEIS competition page. Case studies of Phase 1 competition winners can also be found here.  

There is also an online IETF Phase 2: Autumn 2022 webinar on Tuesday 11 October. It will be an opportunity to:

• Hear about the scope of the competitions
• Hear from industrial site owners who were funded in Phase 1
• Learn about eligibility criteria
• Learn how to make an application for funding
• Network online and develop partnerships for the competitions
• Speak with BEIS online for one-to-one discussions about the competitions.

To register for the webinar, please visit the BEIS registration site.

If you have any questions about the Phase 2 competition or would like to discuss a potential application, please contact IETF@beis.gov.uk. They have also published answers to Frequently Asked Questions and have launched an IETF networking platform. To register and book meetings, please visit https://ietf-phase2.meeting-mojo.com/.

For the Phase 2: Summer 2022 competition where businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can now bid for a share of up to £70 million in grant funding (competition closes on 9 September 2022), BEIS is holding some stakeholder clinics help businesses planning on bidding.  Stakeholders can then speak directly to BEIS and ask questions around potential bids, scope of the competitions, eligibility criteria, how to apply for funding, the IETF support and information services available, etc. The clinics are run on a fortnightly basis with the next ones taking place on 26 July 2022 and 9 August 2022.  To register to attend one of these stakeholder clinics, please visit the registration site.

Download a free copy of the BEIS-sponsored energy management standard BSI ISO 50005 to support SMEs on energy management. The ISO 50005 standard provides SMEs with a means to develop a practical, low cost-approach to energy management to reduce energy consumption, energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions. Energy management systems are systematic tools that support businesses on managing their energy usage and the ISO 50005 standard is designed for SMEs through a phased/staged implementation approach to make it manageable for SMEs with small resource and capacity.