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Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) Phase 1: Spring 2021 (closed to applications)

Phase 1: Spring 2021 of the IETF provided grant funding for feasibility and engineering studies and for industrial energy efficiency deployment projects.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 7 February 2021
• Last updated: 22 September 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Documents

IETF deployment guidance (link to Innovation Funding Service site)

https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/842/overview

IETF studies guidance (link to Innovation Funding Service site)

https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/840/overview

Supplementary Grant Award Guidance

PDF, 298 KB, 22 pages

Technological Scope for Decarbonisation Studies

PDF, 267 KB, 12 pages

Technological Scope for Energy Efficiency Studies and Deployment Projects

PDF, 269 KB, 11 pages

IETF spring 2021 draft grant funding agreement

PDF, 519 KB, 45 pages

Project Benefit Calculator v2.0

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 618 KB

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Details

IETF Phase 1: Spring 2021 provided up to £40 million of grant funding for energy efficiency projects and studies. Innovate UK and BEIS jointly delivered this phase of the competition for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Phase 1: Spring 2021 project types

Phase 1: Spring 2021 provided funding for:

• projects deploying technologies that improve the energy efficiency of industrial processes
• feasibility and engineering studies into energy efficiency and deep decarbonisation measures for industrial processes

Competition dates

The Phase 1: Spring 2021 competition ran from 8 March until 14 July 2021. Applications are currently being assessed.

Eligibility

The competition was open to businesses of any size registered in England, Wales or Northern Ireland within the following categories:

• those within the manufacturing SIC codes 10-33
• data centres

Funding

The funding was allocated as grants within these thresholds:

Funding applied for	Minimum threshold per application	Maximum threshold per project
Energy efficiency deployment projects	£100,000	£14 million
Engineering studies	£50,000	£14 million
Feasibility studies	£30,000	£7 million

The minimum thresholds were lowered in response to feedback received during Phase 1: Summer 2020.

Get in touch

If you have questions about the IETF or would like to discuss your application, please contact IETF@energysecurity.gov.uk.

If your site is based in Scotland, you can apply for the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (SIETF): contact IETF@gov.scot for more information.

Published 7 February 2021
Last updated 22 September 2021 + show all updates

1. 22 September 2021

   IETF Phase 1 Spring competition is now closed to applications.

2. 8 March 2021

   IETF spring 2021 draft grant funding agreement added.

3. 7 February 2021

   First published.