£80 million cash boost to help UK businesses tackle carbon emissions
Businesses across the UK have received a share of over £80 million government funding to ditch costly fossil fuels for cleaner alternatives.
The funding, announced on 28 June 2023, puts businesses on a path to revolutionising their industry with cleaner energy sources – such as hydrogen and biomass.
The energy projects receiving backing come in the latest round of the government’s £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which aims to scale up low-carbon technologies for use across UK industries.
From hydrogen-powered cornflake production to low carbon Scottish whisky distillation, businesses across the UK have received a share of over £80 million government funding to ditch costly fossil fuels for cleaner alternatives.
Breakfast giant Kellogg’s is among 29 successful projects to change their production processes to cut their emissions. The company plans to use hydrogen to fuel their cereal making process in Manchester, backed by over £3 million government investment.
Meanwhile one of Scotland’s oldest whisky makers, Annandale Distillery, will also take a step towards a new low carbon future, with a £3.6 million government investment in new thermal heating technology. This will see the distillery work with Exergy3 Ltd to develop a system that stores energy from electricity in special ceramic bricks, to then produce heating gas that could fully decarbonise the whisky-making process.
The funding forms part of the government’s commitment to reduce overall UK energy demand by 15% by 2030, alongside the wider ambition for the UK to move towards greater energy independence.
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