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S6W-23325 · Written Question · lodged by Golden, Maurice
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27 Nov 2023Heard / answered on
21 Dec 2023To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of all active funding streams within the (a) Energy and Climate Change and (b) Environment and Forestry directorate, broken down by the (i) purpose of, (ii) launch and end dates of, (iii) total value of and (iv) total amount awarded to date through each funding stream.
The answer
The Funding Streams are:
Funding Stream
Purpose
Launch Date
Scheduled End Date
Total Value (Lifetime of Fund (1)
Amount Awarded to Date
Directorate for Energy and Climate Change
SME Loan Scheme
SME Loan and Cashback Scheme.
2008
Ongoing
N/A
£55m to end October 2023.
District Heating Loan Fund (DHLF)
Provides capital loans for zero direct emission heat networks in order to overcome a range of infrastructural issues and help towards implementation costs of heat network projects.
2011
Ongoing
£20.1m
£20.1m
Area Based Schemes
Targets areas to improve energy efficiency of `hard to treat’ properties and remove this as a driver of fuel poverty whilst also reducing CO2 emissions.
April 2013
Ongoing
£611.7m
£474.8m
WABS Loan
To provide loan funding for households to help with the costs of any customer contributions needed under grant funded WHS and ABS programmes.
April 2026
Ongoing
N/A
£820,298 to end October 2023.
Private Rented Sector Landlord Loan Scheme
To provide funding to registered private landlords in Scotland for energy efficiency and clean heating measures.
April 2020
Ongoing
N/A
As of August 2023, £1.3mn of funding has been awarded.
Energy Transition Fund (ETF)
Supporting the North East of Scotland in transitioning away from Oil and Gas to Renewables.
June 2020
April 2025
Up to £75m
£64.6m over 4 projects
Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund
To support Registered Landlords install zero emission/clean heating and energy efficiency measures in their existing housing stock.
August 2020
March 2026
£200m (2)
£52.6m
Emerging Energy Technologies Fund (EETF)
The £180m Emerging Energy Technologies Fund (EETF) aims to support the development of the Hydrogen sector and Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS), including Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) in Scotland.
The Hydrogen Action Plan, published on 14 December 2022, confirmed that up to £100m would be made available to support renewable hydrogen production.
To support the development and accelerate projects within the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) sector in Scotland, £80m of EETF funding was directed to projects supporting the development of a CCUS transport and storage network, that will also further enable NETs projects to develop in Scotland.
December 2020
2026
Up to £180m
Hydrogen:
Hydrogen Innovation Scheme (HIS): £7m funding allocated to 32 projects in May 2023.
CCUS: No awards have been made to date as, due to the UK Government failing to award Track 1 status to Acorn. We are also awaiting confirmation that Acorn will receive Track 2 funding. Subsequently it has not been possible to deploy this support at present.
Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (SIETF)
Match-funding grant programme for industrial manufacturing sites to invest in energy efficiency or decarbonisation.
December 2020
March 2026
Up to £34m
£9.9m
CARES (current contract/active funding stream 2021 – 2025)
CARES aims to help communities engage in and benefit from the energy transition to net zero. ? The current CARES contract, with LES, commenced on 1 April 2021 and will run until 31 March 2025.
1 April 2021
31 March 2025
21/22 to 23/34: £27,050,000
(includes resource costs for administration and management of the scheme).
Total: £11,264,840 (includes funding approved by panel for 23/24 but which is still going through due diligence).
Green Public Sector Estate Decarbonisation Scheme
To support public sector organisations to complete retrofit heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects across their estates.
June 2021
March 2026
£200m (2)
£70.9m
Scotland’s Heat Network Fund (SHNF)
SHNF- aims to accelerate deployment of zero emission heat networks. SHNF replaces LCITP below.
February 2022
March 2026
£300m
£10.1m
CO2 Utilisation Challenge Fund
To support the development and demonstration of technologies that can utilise carbon dioxide and transform into products
Funding Stream
Purpose
Launch Date
Scheduled End Date
Total Value (Lifetime of Fund (1)
Amount Awarded to Date
Directorate for Energy and Climate Change
SME Loan Scheme
SME Loan and Cashback Scheme.
2008
Ongoing
N/A
£55m to end October 2023.
District Heating Loan Fund (DHLF)
Provides capital loans for zero direct emission heat networks in order to overcome a range of infrastructural issues and help towards implementation costs of heat network projects.
2011
Ongoing
£20.1m
£20.1m
Area Based Schemes
Targets areas to improve energy efficiency of `hard to treat’ properties and remove this as a driver of fuel poverty whilst also reducing CO2 emissions.
April 2013
Ongoing
£611.7m
£474.8m
WABS Loan
To provide loan funding for households to help with the costs of any customer contributions needed under grant funded WHS and ABS programmes.
April 2026
Ongoing
N/A
£820,298 to end October 2023.
Private Rented Sector Landlord Loan Scheme
To provide funding to registered private landlords in Scotland for energy efficiency and clean heating measures.
April 2020
Ongoing
N/A
As of August 2023, £1.3mn of funding has been awarded.
Energy Transition Fund (ETF)
Supporting the North East of Scotland in transitioning away from Oil and Gas to Renewables.
June 2020
April 2025
Up to £75m
£64.6m over 4 projects
Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund
To support Registered Landlords install zero emission/clean heating and energy efficiency measures in their existing housing stock.
August 2020
March 2026
£200m (2)
£52.6m
Emerging Energy Technologies Fund (EETF)
The £180m Emerging Energy Technologies Fund (EETF) aims to support the development of the Hydrogen sector and Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS), including Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) in Scotland.
The Hydrogen Action Plan, published on 14 December 2022, confirmed that up to £100m would be made available to support renewable hydrogen production.
To support the development and accelerate projects within the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) sector in Scotland, £80m of EETF funding was directed to projects supporting the development of a CCUS transport and storage network, that will also further enable NETs projects to develop in Scotland.
December 2020
2026
Up to £180m
Hydrogen:
Hydrogen Innovation Scheme (HIS): £7m funding allocated to 32 projects in May 2023.
CCUS: No awards have been made to date as, due to the UK Government failing to award Track 1 status to Acorn. We are also awaiting confirmation that Acorn will receive Track 2 funding. Subsequently it has not been possible to deploy this support at present.
Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (SIETF)
Match-funding grant programme for industrial manufacturing sites to invest in energy efficiency or decarbonisation.
December 2020
March 2026
Up to £34m
£9.9m
CARES (current contract/active funding stream 2021 – 2025)
CARES aims to help communities engage in and benefit from the energy transition to net zero. ? The current CARES contract, with LES, commenced on 1 April 2021 and will run until 31 March 2025.
1 April 2021
31 March 2025
21/22 to 23/34: £27,050,000
(includes resource costs for administration and management of the scheme).
Total: £11,264,840 (includes funding approved by panel for 23/24 but which is still going through due diligence).
Green Public Sector Estate Decarbonisation Scheme
To support public sector organisations to complete retrofit heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects across their estates.
June 2021
March 2026
£200m (2)
£70.9m
Scotland’s Heat Network Fund (SHNF)
SHNF- aims to accelerate deployment of zero emission heat networks. SHNF replaces LCITP below.
February 2022
March 2026
£300m
£10.1m
CO2 Utilisation Challenge Fund
To support the development and demonstration of technologies that can utilise carbon dioxide and transform into products
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 21 Dec 2023.