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Decarbonising business is one of the biggest opportunities for New Zealand to reduce its energy-related emissions and help meet climate targets. The Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry (GIDI) Fund was expanded in May 2022, as part of the government’s Climate Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The programme will see around…

Funding Amount:

NZD 650 million available.

‘Total project costs must be at least $300,000.
Government co-funding for any project will be limited to a maximum of 50% of eligible project costs

To be eligible, you must:

  • NZ based businsess
  • Applications for funding must be for the incremental capitalised project costs, not operating costs.
  • Projects must be fully commissioned and operational by 31 December 2027.
Round 2 and 3 – Anticipated in 2023 and 2024 The purpose of the program is to build the capacity of heavy industry sectors to transition to net zero emissions by 2050, in line with government targets. The program will fund feasibility studies and trials that help to avoid,…

Funding Amount:

  • $15 million program over the next 5 years.
  • $50,000 – $500,000 grant for Feasibility studies at a maximum contribution of 50%.
  • $100,000 to $1.5 million grant to support pilot projects and capital works at a maximum of 25 per cent of eligible project costs.

To be eligible, you must:

  • The study or project must apply to specific sites or locations within Western Australia.
  • The project must be additional to business-as-usual activities of The applicant.
  • An industrial business must be The lead or partner in The project, providing a cash or in-kind contribution.
The program will provide $43 million in funding to assist large energy users to undertake engineering and feasibility studies to identify opportunities to lower energy costs and reduce emissions. Through for example energy efficiency and renewable projects. Who is this for? ARENA is targeting Studies from organisations that align…

Applicants can seek $100,000 to $500,000 for feasibility studies or $250,000 to $5 million for engineering studies.

This federal program offers grants of up to $25,000 to SME’s (with up to 199 employees) to improve energy efficiency practices and technologies, and better manage energy consumption and costs. More details below. The program can provide grants towards energy efficiency projects, including: Who is this for? The grant…

Funding amount:

Up to $25,000

To be eligible, you must:

  • be an eligible entity
  • have an eligible project
  • have eligible expenditure

The rules can be found here in the grant opportunity guidelines. You must also:

  • have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • and are one of the following entity types:
    • an entity incorporated in Australia
    • a sole trader
    • a partnership

You must also:

  • be a small or medium-sized business with an employee headcount from 1 to 199 employees averaged over any consecutive 12-month period since 1 July 2019
  • have consent from the owner of the project location to undertake the project

    This program aims to help NSW businesses purchase and install new submeters to measure energy performance.Submeters differ to regular utility meters in that they provide data about equipment performance, which can help businesses save energy. Funding can be used for: Who is this for? To be eligible, you must:…

    To be eligible, you must:

    • have an Australian business number (ABN)
    • be a business with a submetering project at a NSW site address
    • spend a minimum of $200,000 a year on energy bills at that site.

    If the application is for a commercial building:

    • only the base building is eligible
    • the occupancy certificate must have been issued prior to 1 January 2022.
    This is an Australian wide program that opens on 12 Jan 2022 at 9am AEDT. This grant provides food & beverage manufacturing businesses up to $25,000 to improve energy efficiency practices and technologies and better manage energy consumption to reduce their power bills. The program can provide grants towards…

    Funding amount:

    Up to $25,000

    To be eligible, you must:

      • have an Australian business number (ABN)

    and be one of the following entities:

      • an entity incorporated in Australia

      • a private company

      • a public company

      • an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust

      • a co-operative

      • an incorporated, not-for-profit organisation

      • an indigenous corporation

      • a sole trader

      • a partnership

    We are your energy specialists for the industrial sector We are experienced in EEO for large industrial companies in Singapore and Australia If you are a Registered Corporation and are required to complete an Energy Efficiency Opportunities Assessment (EEOA), then you will need to follow this process. Plan Assessment…
    • If you are a Registered Corporation, use over 54 TJ of Energy per annum, you may be required to complete an Energy Efficiency Opportunities Assessment (EEOA) for Registered Corporations.
    • If you are expanding your site, or building a new one, and are likely to use over 54 TJ of energy per annum when operating 24×7, then you are required to complete an Energy Efficiency Opportunities Assessment (EEOA) for New Ventures.
    The purpose is to encourage companies to put in place an EMIS which would enable them to effectively manage energy use in a structured manner to achieve efficiency improvements. NG has experience in implementing metering, monitoring and information management systems, and has written Industry Guides for government on how…

    Funding amount:

    • Up to 50% of qualifying costs, capped at
    • $250,000 per energy-intensive facility (i.e. consuming more than 54TJ of energy annually and registrable under the Energy Conservation Act); and
    • $125,000 for other facilities.

    To be eligible, you must:

    The applicant must be a Singapore-registered owner or operator of an existing or proposed industrial facility that is or will be sited in Singapore.

    The purpose is to encourage manufacturing companies, including SMEs, to invest in energy efficient equipment or technologies. NG has Certified, independent qualified personnel for Measurement and Verification. Purpose To encourage manufacturing companies, including SMEs, to invest in energy efficient equipment or technologies. Key eligibility criteria The applicant must: Technologies…

    Funding amount:

    Up to 50% of the qualifying costs

    To be eligible, you must:

    • be a Singapore-registered owner or operator of an existing or proposed industrial facility that is or will be sited in Singapore;
    • be recognised under the “Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2015” as undertaking manufacturing activities; and
    • have a group annual sales turnover of not more than S$500 million
    The purpose is to encourage companies in the industrial sector to carry out energy assessments for their existing facilities to identify potential areas for energy efficiency improvement. NG is an Accredited ESCO that can assist with this grant. Purpose Encourages companies in the industrial sector* to carry out energy…

    Funding amount:

    Up to 50% of the qualifying costs, capped at $200,000 over a 5-year period for any single facility.

    To be eligible, you must:

    • The owner or operator of the manufacturing facility must be registered in Singapore.
    • The industrial facility for which the energy assessment is being carried out must be located in Singapore.
    • Energy audits of relevant business activities of registered corporations under the Energy Conservation Act are not eligible for application from 1 Jan 2020.
    • The capabilities of the selected Consultants** should be thoroughly assessed to ensure that they match the needs and requirements of your facility.
    • Companies must have conducted a preliminary energy assessment at the time of application.
    • The detailed energy assessment must not have commenced at the time of application. The company must not have signed a contract with the Consultant for the detailed energy assessment at the time of application.
    • The detailed energy assessment should cover the whole plant or facility. Manufacturing equipment and processes may be excluded from the assessment. For large facilities, a partial assessment covering a complete system or part of the facility may be considered. Besides energy assessments, process plants can also carry out long-term monitoring of individual system components and overall systems to identify efficiency degradation. This is known as Energy Performance Monitoring. Such projects are also eligible for funding under E2F.
      • Appointed Consultant can either be:
    • a) an external company, foreign or local, and accredited under the Energy Services Company (ESCO) Accreditation Scheme; or
    • b) qualified internal assessment teams with good track record in carrying out energy assessments of a comparable scale and scope. Such teams must provide evidence of substantial experience in carrying out energy assessments of the scale and scope intended.

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