Green Solutions
Is your business looking for support on how to reduce your costs and become greener?
Green Solutions is a programme that offers support to businesses in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to enable you to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
You can access support from any or all of these options:
Energy Assessments. This free assessment will look at your energy consumption and provide you with recommendations to save money and reduce your carbon emissions.
Low Carbon Grant. Opportunity to apply for grants of between £1,000 and £100,000 (cover up to 50% of eligible costs) is available per business to implement recommendations from your Energy Assessment.
Carbon Literacy Training.
This free 8-hour training course will provide you the knowledge and skills to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. You can choose whether to attend an in-person or online course, and the training is accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project, you can book a place on the course on our website.
Energy Assessment
Your business can access an Energy Assessment, that is delivered by independent specialists, Pro Enviro Ltd., and is completely free of charge, if your business:
- Is registered on Companies House.
- Trades from premises in a Staffordshire or Stoke Local Authority area
- Has been trading for at least 12 months
- Has not received over £315,000 in subsidies in the current and previous two financial years (financial year being 1 April to 31 March).
The Energy Assessment is fully subsidised. This means that you, the recipient business, will not need to contribute any finance towards it, although the value of the subsidy will be notified to you and taken from our allocation of funds on your behalf.
Low Carbon Grant
Your business can access a Low Carbon Grant if:
- Has undertaken an energy assessment
- Is registered on Companies House.
- Trades from premises in a Staffordshire or Stoke Local Authority area
- Has been trading for at least 12 months
- Has not received over £315,000 in subsidies in the current and previous two financial years (financial year being 1 April to 31 March).
The Low Carbon Grant is partly subsidised. This means that you, the recipient business, will need to contribute finance towards project costs.
Visit the SCC website to express your interest.
