UK Net Zero Funding
Grants, loans and tax reliefs supporting UK decarbonisation — clean energy, low-carbon transport, energy efficiency and net-zero innovation.
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Programmes
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Providers in scope
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Advisor-reviewed
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Regions covered
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Top programmes in this theme
Advisor-reviewed grants and the highest-quality listings from the live catalogue.
Industrial Energy Transformation Fund
Capital grants to help industrial sites cut energy use and emissions.
Advanced Propulsion Centre Collaborative R&D
UK programme funding collaborative R&D in low-carbon automotive propulsion technology, delivered with Innovate UK.
Aerospace Technology Institute Programme
UK joint government and industry programme funding civil aerospace research and technology, delivered with Innovate UK and the Department for Business and Trade.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Grants towards installing low-carbon heating systems such as heat pumps and biomass boilers in eligible properties in England and Wales.
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. UK consortia developing zero-emission maritime technologies and infrastructure.
Energy Entrepreneurs Fund
UK grant scheme supporting development and demonstration of energy efficiency, power generation and storage technologies. Run as periodic competition rounds.
Energy Systems Catapult Innovator Support
Energy Systems Catapult Innovator Support. Energy innovators seeking technical and commercial validation. UK-based SMEs.
Faraday Battery Challenge
UK programme funding research and innovation to make the UK a leader in design, development and manufacture of electric vehicle batteries.
GC Business Growth Hub - Green Technologies and Services
Fully funded advisory and grant support helping Greater Manchester SMEs develop low-carbon products, services and processes.
Green Heat Network Fund
Capital grant scheme supporting the commercialisation and construction of new low-carbon heat networks in England.
Innovate UK Net Zero Living
Innovate UK Net Zero Living. UK local authorities and businesses delivering place-based net zero projects.
Landscape Recovery Round 3
Landscape Recovery Round 3. Groups of English land managers delivering long-term, large-scale land use change projects.
Pathways
Step-by-step funding journeys
Curated pathways that include programmes from this theme.
Net Zero Pathway
Funding to decarbonise your business operations.
View pathway →Innovation Funding Pathway
The UK innovation funding ladder: from free advisory support to consortium-led international R&D.
View pathway →Startup Funding Pathway
How a UK founder typically moves from idea-stage advisory support to their first innovation grant and beyond.
View pathway →Manufacturing Funding Pathway
How UK manufacturers move from digital adoption advisory through to capability investment and consortium R&D.
View pathway →Scale-Up Funding Pathway
How a UK scale-up moves from leadership-capability support through to growth equity, consortium R&D, and European programmes.
View pathway →Wales Funding Pathway
How Welsh SMEs sequence Business Wales advisory, SMART Cymru and UK-wide innovation funding.
View pathway →Comparisons
Compare programmes
Side-by-side analyses touching this theme.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme vs Energy Entrepreneurs Fund
Why a domestic-heat deployment voucher and an early-stage clean-tech innovation grant are not substitutes — and which fits which type of organisation.
Compare →Net Zero Innovation Portfolio vs Industrial Energy Transformation Fund
Innovation funding for novel decarbonisation technology and capital funding for industrial site deployment are not interchangeable.
Compare →Boiler Upgrade Scheme vs Heat Network Investment
Decarbonising heat: domestic upgrade scheme versus area-wide heat networks.
Compare →Horizon Europe vs Innovate UK Funding
European consortium funding and UK national innovation funding answer different questions about scale, partners and timeline.
Compare →FETF vs Farming Innovation Programme
Capital equipment funding versus collaborative farming R&D.
Compare →SFI vs Countryside Stewardship
Two Defra schemes that often overlap — and how to stack them properly.
Compare →Decision guides
Choose the right route
Editorial guides for picking between programmes in this theme.
What funding should UK manufacturers pursue first?
Digital adoption usually precedes own-IP innovation funding. Most manufacturers benefit from sequencing rather than choosing.
Read guide →Which net zero funding route is right for my project?
Project type — generation, industrial decarbonisation, heat, transport, buildings — picks the scheme.
Read guide →Which Net Zero support is right for my project?
A sequencing guide across Energy Entrepreneurs Fund, Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, IETF and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme for UK net-zero projects.
Read guide →When should a UK business pursue Horizon Europe?
Horizon Europe is rarely a first grant. It is the natural next step once UK consortium experience exists and European partners are credible.
Read guide →Which farming scheme fits my business?
Land type, tenancy and farm system drive the answer more than scheme branding.
Read guide →Providers
Bodies funding this theme
Public bodies and agencies that administer the most programmes in this slice.
Rural Payments Agency
14Defra executive agency delivering rural and farming payment schemes in England.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
10The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is the UK government department responsible for energy supply, decarbonisation and net zero delivery. DESNZ funds clean energy innovation, industrial decarbonisation, heat networks and energy efficiency through programmes such as the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund and the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.
Innovate UK
7The UK's national innovation agency, funding business-led innovation through grants and loans.
Department for Transport (Office for Zero Emission Vehicles)
4The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) is a cross-government team within the Department for Transport responsible for accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles. OZEV runs plug-in vehicle grants and charging infrastructure schemes.
Ofgem (on behalf of UK Government)
4Ofgem is the independent regulator of Great Britain's energy markets. On behalf of UK Government, Ofgem also administers consumer- and business-facing schemes including the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and the Energy Company Obligation.
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
3The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) co-funds, with DBT and the automotive industry, low-carbon propulsion R&D in the UK. APC runs competitive collaborative R&D rounds and a scale-up programme for SMEs.
Aerospace Technology Institute
3The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) is the UK industry body that develops the national aerospace technology strategy and channels government R&D funding into civil aerospace. The ATI Programme jointly funds aerospace research with DBT and Innovate UK.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
3UK government department for environment, food and rural affairs.
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