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Funding roadmap
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Early-stage clean-tech innovation funding for SME hardware and systems IP.
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Scale into UK-wide competitive R&D once feasibility is proven.
Step 2 of 43Open grant - 3
Demonstrator-stage funding for consortium-led clean-energy deployment.
Step 3 of 43Open grant - 4
Capital and engineering-study grants for existing industrial sites.
Step 4 of 43Open grant - 5
Domestic and small-property heat decarbonisation track (separate from industrial pathway).
Step 5 of 43Open grant - 6
Claim retrospective corporation-tax relief on qualifying R&D spend across the pathway.
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A UK government–industry programme co-funding low-carbon automotive R&D.
Step 21 of 43Open grant - 22
A competitive UK government process awarding long-term revenue support contracts to electrolytic hydrogen production projects.
Step 22 of 43Open grant - 23
An Ofgem-administered energy supplier obligation funding home insulation measures across Great Britain.
Step 23 of 43Open grant - 24
A Defra ELM scheme funding large-scale, long-term landscape and nature recovery projects in England.
Step 24 of 43Open grant - 25
Innovate UK programme funding place-based net-zero transition projects.
Step 25 of 43Open grant - 26
The UK's leading offshore renewable energy R&D and testing centre.
Step 26 of 43Open grant - 27
The UK government's framework for selecting CCUS clusters and projects to receive deployment support.
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A long-term UK government revenue support contract that makes low-carbon hydrogen production projects commercially viable.
Step 28 of 43Open grant - 29
A UKRI flagship funding decarbonisation projects in major UK industrial clusters.
Step 29 of 43Open grant - 30
Ofgem's innovation fund for UK energy networks, partnered with SMEs and academia.
Step 30 of 43Open grant - 31
A Rural Payments Agency grant for slurry storage and infrastructure improvements in England.
Step 31 of 43Open grant - 32
Natural Environment Research Council schemes supporting translation of environmental science research into commercial and societal impact.
Step 32 of 43Open grant - 33
Defra programme funding projects by farmers and land managers in or near National Parks and National Landscapes in England.
Step 33 of 43Open grant - 34
Defra and Innovate UK programme funding industry-led R&D in agriculture and horticulture in England.
Step 34 of 43Open grant - 35
The UK's primary support scheme for new low-carbon electricity generation, awarded via competitive allocation rounds.
Step 35 of 43Open grant - 36
A Defra umbrella programme funding farm equipment, technology and transformation projects in England.
Step 36 of 43Open grant - 37
The UK innovation centre focused on decarbonising the whole energy system.
Step 37 of 43Open grant - 38
A Rural Payments Agency grant for robotics, automation and on-farm renewables in England.
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Scottish Government-funded energy advice service for SMEs, including interest-free loans and cashback.
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A Rural Payments Agency grant for irrigation efficiency and on-farm water storage in England.
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A Forestry Commission grant supporting new woodland creation in England.
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A UK government programme supporting manufacturing investment in clean-energy supply chains.
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Defra payment scheme paying farmers in England for actions that support food production and improve the environment.
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About this pathway
# Net Zero Pathway For UK businesses cutting emissions and energy use. ## Stage 1 — Audit Free energy audits via local growth hubs and the Carbon Trust. ## Stage 2 — Invest Industrial Energy Transformation Fund and regional net zero grants. ## Stage 3 — Innovate Innovate UK Net Zero Innovation Portfolio funds breakthrough technology.