Save Energy, Cut Costs, and Reduce Carbon Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cherwell now have a fantastic opportunity to find out how they can cut energy bills, reduce carbon emissions, and improve the comfort of their buildings. Energy Solutions Oxfordshire (ESOx) has secured funding to provide fully funded energy assessments worth at least £1,500…

article Grant funding available for businesses in South and Vale Deadline: 7 October 2024 South and Vale District Councils have grant funding available through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to help support businesses decarbonise and grow the local economy. Organisations based in South Oxfordshire or Vale of White Horse can apply for a grant of…

article Funding awarded to offer free energy assessments in South and Vale We’re delighted to announce that Energy Solutions Oxfordshire has been awarded funding to provide fully funded energy assessments to organisations in South and Vale (worth a minimum of £1,500 each).  The project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity…

We're sharing news about a fantastic opportunity for Oxfordshire organisations. The Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Energy Efficiency Scheme, funded by UK government, is providing building energy assessments to organisations with charitable, benevolent, or philanthropic purposes who are running frontline services. 

Great news! You've completed our efficient Workplace Energy Efficiency Checklist and are on your journey of reducing energy bills and cutting carbon emission. You've now reached that point where you are ready to get started on more substantial and long-term green investments.

Investment: building the business case and finding funding In a recent survey, most small and medium businesses said that taking climate action is not only the right thing to do from a moral and ethical standpoint (96%), but that they believe it will improve brand reputation (73%) and will help their business stand out from…

Over 200 large businesses have reported to Npower’s Business Energy Tracker that energy cost is now their biggest concern, overtaking Covid-19. The findings show that 77% of organisations say energy is now their biggest business risk. 82% believe the Government needs to do more to protect businesses from wholesale market volatility. Interestingly, one in five…

Equity investment in the UK’s smaller businesses increased by 88 per cent in 2021 to £18.1bn revealed by the recently published British Business Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker. The Bank supported 18% of all announced UK equity deals in 2021, and can offer finance options for small businesses looking to improve the energy efficiency of their…

This support offer has come to an end as of June 2022. There are now only 5 fully funded spaces remaining for medium-size businesses (50-249 employees, or with an annual turnover of €2-10 million,) and only 1 space for a large business seeking to take action on energy use or installation of renewables and low…