Are you looking to invest in sustainable practices? Grants and energy audits now on offer for businesses in the Derbyshire Dales

If you’re looking to lower your carbon footprint, cut energy costs, and become more sustainable, you’ll be interested to know that the new Accelerator project is on hand.
Funded support is available and Derbyshire Dales accelerator outlined what you can access in your local area.

Sustainability Grants
Are you thinking of investing in solar panels, new machinery to streamline a manufacturing process, electric car charging points, or sustainable waste disposal equipment? Or perhaps other capital spend that will help your business save costs and become more sustainable?

The Accelerator project’s sustainability grants are available to businesses based in your area, offering funding to projects up to a value of £20k with 50% match funding required.

To find out more please complete the expression of interest form, you will then be contacted by a business adviser who will support you through your application.

Energy Audit

Unsure as to why your energy bills are so high? Would you like to pinpoint how you can save money on energy bills?
Energy Audits provided by the Accelerator project can do just that. They consist of a full asset register on your business and your energy usage carried out by an industry professional. The outcome of this is an action plan enabling you to see where cost savings can be made to help you establish more sustainable ways of working.

To find out more please complete the expression of interest form, you will then be contacted by a business adviser who will support you through your application.

Energy Grant Readiness Workshop
Businesses in Derbyshire Dales considering making an application for one of the UKSPF Energy Grants are invited to come along to an exclusive workshop to help them get ready for the application.

Dales & Peak Energy Grant Readiness

📅 05 Mar | Cromford Mills, Matlock
🕗 9.30am to 4pm

This FREE in-person session will aim to produce an initial energy baseline with an associated carbon footprint and identify some energy-saving ideas. It will also cover some broader training around energy auditing that you can take back to your business and implement

Accelerator Training Workshops

You may also be interested in attending the following fully-funded training workshops taking place in your area:
📅 02 Feb | Finance Peer Networks (Risley)
📅 07 Feb | Getting Started with ChatGPT (High Peak)
📅 22 Feb | Managing Finance (Derby)
📅 07 Mar | How to Plan, Build & Launch a Killer Website (Derby)