Finance & Services: Environmental
Business Finance North West
Finance Type: Business Expansion, Capital Investment, Energy Efficiency, Environmental, New Business Start Up, New Product Development, Plant and Equipment, Property Improvement, Renewable Technologies, Technology,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Greater Manchester, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
Amount: Loans are provided from £3,000 to £50,000
Expiry date: n/a
About this Finance item:
Business Finance NorthWest is the finance arm of Bolton Business Ventures Ltd and specialises in providing finance for business start-ups and for growing businesses looking to develop to the next level, or simply looking to stabilise their situation.
Groundwork Pennine Lancashire – Design, Build and Maintenance
Finance Type: Energy Efficiency, Environmental,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Ribble Valley, Rossendale,
Amount:
Expiry date: n/a
About this Finance item:
Groundwork’s landscape team deliver a wide array of services, from design to implementation and grounds maintenance, helping to improve local areas and the quality of life enjoyed by those who live and work in them.
Groundwork Pennine Lancashire – Health & Safety
Finance Type: Energy Efficiency, Environmental, Health & Safety,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Ribble Valley, Rossendale,
Amount:
Expiry date: n/a
About this Finance item:
Groundwork’s Health and Safety Consultancy services are tailored to a company’s specific needs and can include legal compliance issues, auditing, the implementation of a health and safety management system, training and monitoring.
Feed in Tariffs
Finance Type: Energy Efficiency, Environmental, Renewable Technologies, Technology,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
Amount: Up to 41.3p/kWh in income can be obtained, depending on the type and size of the system used to generate renewable energy. Plus a minimum of an additional 3p/kWh when you export any surplus back to the grid. Larger systems (over 30kWp) may be of interest to energy companies wishing to 'buy' surplus electricity through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Through PPAs, prices nearer to market values are paid for exported electricity.
Expiry date: n/a
About this Finance item:
The tariffs are payments to anyone who owns a renewable electricity system, for every kilowatt hour they generate. They are applicable to households, businesses and, indeed, virtually any property owner.
Enhanced Capital Allowances – Water Saving Investments and Energy Efficient technologies
Finance Type: Capital Investment, Environmental, Property Improvement, Renewable Technologies,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
Amount: Tax relief
Expiry date: n/a
About this Finance item:
The Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme for Water Saving Investments is part of the government initiative to provide tax relief to businesses for investments in designated energy saving technology. The aim of the scheme is to encourage businesses to invest in water saving technologies by enabling businesses to claim 100% first year capital allowances on investments in technologies and products that encourage sustainable water use. Businesses can write off the whole cost of their investment against their taxable profits of the period during which they make the investment.
IsWindTech
Finance Type: Environmental,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
Amount:
Expiry date: n/a
About this Finance item:
The Development of Innovative Small Wind Turbine Technologies project (IsWindTech) has been funded by the European Regional Development Fund to assist SME’s in the North West wishing to utilise small wind turbine technology.
Green Infrastructures – ERDF Funded
Finance Type: Energy Efficiency, Environmental, Renewable Technologies, Training and Development,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
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Expiry date: n/a
About this Finance item:
“Green Infrastructures” is a project supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), to provide dedicated business support to the Northwest’s SMEs within the Low Carbon Economic Goods and Services supply chain, specifically targeting those regional SMEs looking to develop, deploy and install latest retrofit technologies.
The Centre for Global Eco-Innovation
Finance Type: Energy Efficiency, Environmental, Exporting, Research and Development,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
Amount:
Expiry date: n/a
About this Finance item:
The Centre for Global Eco-Innovation is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund. It brings together the expertise, resources and global contacts of Lancaster University and the University of Liverpool, together with international commercialisation consultancy Inventya Ltd.
The Renewable Heat Incentive
Finance Type: Energy Efficiency, Environmental,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Greater Manchester, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
Amount: Tax free payments from the Government dependent upon the amount of renewable heat generated for up to a period of 20 years
Expiry date: n/a
About this Finance item:
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is the world‘s first financial incentive scheme of its kind designed to increase the uptake of renewable heat technologies and reduce the UK‘s carbon emissions.
Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF)
Finance Type: Energy Efficiency, Environmental, Renewable Technologies,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
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Expiry date: Friday 20th January 2012
About this Finance item:
A new fund to support community action on energy efficiency and renewable energy, through grant funding.
Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP)
Finance Type: Environmental, Renewable Technologies,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
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Expiry date: Wednesday 29th February 2012
About this Finance item:
CSEP provides capital grants for renewable energy technologies to not-for-profit community-based organisations in England.
Improving Your Resource Efficiency
Finance Type: Energy Efficiency, Environmental,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
Amount: N/A
Expiry date: Saturday 31st March 2012
About this Finance item:
Groundwork Pennine Lancashire can advise on a range of key environmental issues affecting businesses, including environmental management, climate change and resource efficiency.
Business Growth Fund
Finance Type: Business Expansion, Capital Investment, Environmental, Exporting, New Product Development, Plant and Equipment, Renewable Technologies, Research and Development, Technology,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
Amount: Investments of between £2,000,000 to £10,000,000
Expiry date: Sunday 31st March 2013
About this Finance item:
The Business Growth fund plc (BGF) is a new equity investment company set up between the banks and the government. The purpose of the organisation is to make substantial equity investments into ambitious companies who are set to create the business success stories of the coming years.
Energy Efficiency Financing Scheme
Finance Type: Energy Efficiency, Environmental,
Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Pennine Lancashire, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,
Amount: Min £1000 with no upper limits. Equipment that has already been installed cannot be funded retrospectively.
Expiry date: Tuesday 1st April 2014
About this Finance item:
Funding for UK businesses to invest in cost effective energy efficiency equipment and other low carbon technologies, such as new efficient lighting and biomass heating. The scheme is designed to provide flexible financing options to all types of organisations seeking to lower their energy costs and make their operations more efficient.
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