Funding for energy-intensive industries to cut emissions
The government has announced more than £12 million to help energy-intensive industries cut carbon emissions and energy costs.
22 winning projects in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive funding to clean up their industrial processes and improve energy efficiency. The winning projects include sustainably harvesting food in Carmarthenshire, Wales, through a new air source heat pump system, capturing waste heat to dry, heat, crush and grind materials for roadmaking in South Yorkshire and using revolutionary high temperature heat pumps to reduce the energy needed to heat and cool cheese, reducing emissions in dairy farms across the Midlands.
Industries affected include pharmaceuticals, steel, paper, and food and drink.
It is estimated that industry is responsible for 16 per cent of UK emissions and industry will need to cut emissions by two thirds by 2035 in order for the UK to reach its net-zero target.
The funding is part of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF), which awards grants to projects to increase the energy efficiency of industrial processes. £34.8 million has already been awarded through the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, since its launch in June 2020.
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