UK business grants for solar panels and heat pumps
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Your guide to incentives that could help your business go greener
The switch to solar panels or heat pumps is one of the smartest long-term investments a business can make, delivering rapid returns through lower energy costs and greater sustainability. Even so, that first step can feel like a big leap. That’s why the government offers a range of grants and incentives – support that makes it easier for businesses to act now and build a greener future for everyone.
To help you navigate the range of grants and incentives, we’ve compiled this region-by-region roundup. Read on to find out about live grants, low-interest loans, and finance schemes that could help your business reduce the upfront cost of solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, EV charge points, and more. Quickly pinpoint the support you qualify for, fund your energy saving projects, and future-proof your operations.
The information on this page is provided for general guidance only and does not constitute financial advice. While we strive to keep details as current as possible, new schemes are launched regularly, funding can run out, and eligibility criteria can change. Our team can assess the latest requirements and provide up-to-date, tailored advice to fit your specific circumstances: click here to get in touch.
Please note that where a geographic area is specified, it is standard that your business must be registered within that area to qualify. Additionally, most heat pump and solar grants in the UK also cover a range of other low-carbon capital investments.
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UK-wide heat pump and solar panel grants
Funding Circle Business Loan
Provider: Funding Circle Ltd
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: Minimum two years trading history; 0–249 employees; ownership to remain in the UK.
What’s covered: Loan funding for capital investment, including but not limited to solar PV, air source heat pumps, EV chargepoints.
Max awarded: £10,000 – £750,000
Notes: Rates from 6.9% APR; terms 6 months–5 years, no early repayment fees, decision in as little as 1 hour; funds in your account within 48 hours.
Workplace Charging Scheme
Provider: Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: Off-street parking at the applicant’s premises; must procure OZEV-approved chargepoints; one application per site (multiple sites allowed)
What’s covered: 75% of the purchase and installation costs of EV chargepoints (including VAT), capped at £350 per socket
Max awarded: £350 per socket (up to 40 sockets per applicant; total up to £14,000)
Notes: Can be stacked with local top-up grants (e.g. Bracknell BID EV Grant) for 100% funding on two sockets; typical decision within 2 weeks of voucher issue.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Provider: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (via OZEV)
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: Small non-domestic properties with existing fossil-fuel heating (oil, gas, electric or LPG); installation by an MCS-certified heat-pump or biomass-boiler installer; new system (not a replacement of a previously BUS-funded system).
What’s covered: Grant towards the capital cost of low-carbon heating systems, including but not limited to air source heat pumps.
Max awarded: Up to £7,500 per business premises
Notes: You may have heard that this grant is for domestic properties only, but it’s also eligible for many SMEs as well.
Farming in Protected Landscapes
Areas covered: Protected Landscapes & National Parks across England only
Provider: DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency (delivered by local Protected Landscape/National Park bodies)
Sectors: Agriculture and food; land management; community and heritage projects
Eligibility criteria: Farmers or land managers with control of land within a designated Protected Landscape, National Park or the Broads; must deliver at least one of the programme’s outcomes (climate, nature, people or place) and align with the local landscape body’s management plan.
What’s covered: Capital grant funding for projects including but not limited to solar PV arrays, air source heat pumps, habitat creation and restoration, flood-risk reduction, public access improvements, and conservation of historic farm buildings and landscape features.
Max awarded: Up to 100% of project costs where no commercial gain; otherwise a proportional contribution (based on commercial benefit)
Application deadline: Open until March 2026 (or until local budgets are fully allocated)
Notes: Competitive, scored on outcomes, value for money, sustainability and deliverability; administered by each protected landscape body.
Heat pump and solar panel grants by region
London
The Green Finance Fund
Area covered: London
Provider: Greater London Authority
Sector: Public sector (NHS trusts, universities and colleges, accredited museums, social housing providers, and more)
Eligibility criteria: Projects must be capital expenditure on energy efficiency, clean transportation or renewable energy.
What’s covered: Loan funding for capital investment, including but not limited to solar PV and EV charging points.
Max awarded: Loans from £1 million (minimum) up to project-based limits (typically < £75 million).
Application deadline: Expressions of interest (rolling) open until 4 September 2025
Notes: Interest rates at least 40 bps below PWLB certainty rates; flexible loan terms up to 25 years; decision timeline ~4 weeks after EOI window closes.
The Mayor of London’s Energy Efficiency Fund
Area covered: London
Provider: Greater London Authority
Sectors: Public and private organisations
Eligibility criteria: Projects must deliver new low-carbon technologies or retrofit existing infrastructure in London
What’s covered: Loan funding for capital expenditure on energy-saving and renewable installations, including but not limited to solar PV, air source heat pumps and EV chargepoints.
Max awarded: Project-specific (not specified)
Notes: Flexible, competitive financing terms; equity and debt options; suitable for both new builds and retrofits.
South East
Green LEAP Small Business Grant Scheme
Area covered: Horsham
Provider: Horsham District Council
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: Fewer than 20 FTE employees; based in Horsham District; minimum 25% match funding; fully costed 3-year business plan linking the project to your climate ambitions.
What’s covered: Equipment and infrastructure for climate-friendly projects including but not limited to solar PV, air source heat pumps, insulation, EV chargepoints.
Max awarded: Up to £5,000 (25% match funding required)
Application deadline: Monday 21 July 2025
BID EV Chargepoint Grant
Area covered: Bracknell Forest
Provider: Bracknell Forest Business Improvement District
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: BID levy–paying business in Bracknell Forest; must have secured a Workplace Charging Scheme voucher; use an OZEV-approved installer and provide final invoice proof.
What’s covered: Up ways 25% funding of the capital cost for up to two EV chargespoints (can be combined with WCS for full funding)
Max awarded: £240 total (up to £120 per socket, two sockets max)
Notes: Claim back after installation with invoice and WCS voucher; decision within 5 working days.
Rother Business Energy Efficiency Grants Programme
Area covered: Rother
Provider: Rother District Council (delivered by Clean Growth UK)
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: SMEs with at least two years’ trading accounts; able to contribute a minimum of £1,000 match funding.
What’s covered: Capital grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy measures including but not limited to air source heat pumps, solar PV, insulation and double glazing, energy-efficient machinery and controls.
Max awarded: Up to £5,000
Notes: Includes a free initial energy assessment; part-funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; grants released upon project verification.
Rural Business Grants Programme
Areas covered: Wealden and Rother
Provider: Rother District Council & Wealden District Council (delivered by East Sussex County Council)
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: SME located in a DEFRA-designated rural area of Wealden or Rother (under 250 employees)
What’s covered: Capital projects to grow, diversify or modernise rural businesses, including but not limited to: solar PV, air source heat pumps, EV charging infrastructure, farm diversification projects outside agriculture, premises refurbishment and expansion.
Max awarded: Up to £35,000 per business (50% of project cost)
Application deadline: 30th September 2025
Notes: Fund topped up by £380k REPF for 2025/26; first-come, first-served; free eligibility report and guidance available.
Fit for Net Zero
Provider: Severn Wye Energy Agency (funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund via Wiltshire Council)
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: fewer than 250 employees and turnover ≤ €50 m; responsible for paying the premises’ energy bills; able to share 12 months’ recent energy-use data; landlord permission required for tenants; listed buildings considered case-by-case.
What’s covered: A fully funded, bespoke energy-efficiency survey plus up to 50% of funding to cover solar PV, air source heat pumps, insulation, EV chargepoints, HVAC upgrades, and more.
Max awarded: Survey 100% funded; grants awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until the fund is exhausted.
Notes: Tenant applicants need landlord permission; home-based businesses are not eligible; listed buildings subject to additional guidance; procurement and project completion must follow Severn Wye’s timelines and rules.
Application deadline: Rolling applications accepted until available funding is fully allocated.
South West
Green Business Grants
Areas covered: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire.
Provider: West of England Combined Authority via the West of England Green Recovery Fund
Sectors: SMEs, registered charities, community interest companies, community benefit societies, community amateur sports clubs
Eligibility criteria: Fewer than 250 employees and turnover ≤ £36 million (or balance sheet ≤ £18 million)
What’s covered: Funding to cover 30-60% of project costs towards eligible capital projects including but not limited to air source heat pumps, solar PV, voltage optimisation and other factory or office equipment – provided they reduce your current CO₂ emissions.
Max awarded: £15,000
Notes: Complete works and claim by 31 March 2026; grant paid in arrears; projects must meet ROI and value-for-money criteria.
Application deadline: 31 March 2026 or until funds are exhausted (rolling applications)
Wiltshire Towns SME Energy Efficiency Grant
Areas covered: Amesbury, Bradford on Avon, Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Cricklade, Devizes, Downton, Ludgershall, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Melksham, Mere, Pewsey, Royal Wootton Bassett, Salisbury, Tidworth, Tisbury, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury, Wilton.
Provider: Severn Wye Energy Agency on behalf of Wiltshire Council
Sectors: Retail, hospitality & leisure
Eligibility criteria: For shop-front business on or within 0.5 mile of the high street only; micro or small enterprise (up to 50 employees); annual turnover ≤ £10.2 million; balance sheet total ≤ £5.1 million; landlord permission required for tenants; listed buildings considered case-by-case.
What’s covered: Free on-site energy-efficiency survey plus 100% funding towards implementation of recommended low-carbon capital, including but not limited to solar PV, air source heat pumps, EV chargepoints and more.
Max awarded: £6,000 at 100% of eligible project costs.
Application deadline: Rolling until funds are fully committed.
East of England
Business Growth Loans
Areas covered: Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Essex, London, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire or Oxfordshire.
Provider: Let’s Do Business Finance (Capitalise Business Support Ltd)
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: Trading for 24 months or more (earlier-stage businesses considered); 0–249 employees; based within the areas listed above; unable to secure mainstream bank finance.
What’s covered: Loan funding for capital investment including but not limited to solar PV, air source heat pumps, electric vehicle charging points.
Max awarded: £25,000 – £150,000
Notes: Maximum term of 6 years
The Mayor’s Climate Change Fund
Area covered: Bedford
Provider: Bedford Borough Council
Sector: Public sector (Public-sector bodies including schools and parish councils, voluntary and community groups, not-for-profits, registered charities and social enterprises)
Eligibility criteria: Projects must reduce carbon emissions or energy costs of an eligible building.
What’s covered: Building improvements that reduce carbon emissions, including but not limited to solar PV installations and air source heat pumps.
Max awarded: £20,000
Notes: Also funds up to 50% of the cost for Energy Performance Certificates and pre-application planning advice; decisions within 30 working days.
Business Energy Efficiency Grant
Area covered: Three Rivers
Provider: Hertfordshire Growth Hub (Three Rivers District Council)
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: SMEs (fewer than 250 employees; turnover < £36 m or balance sheet < £18 m); consent from landlord for retrofit works; ability to cash-flow project and meet co-funding requirement (50% match funding).
What’s covered: Capital grants for energy-saving and renewable measures including but not limited to solar PV panels and air source heat pumps.
Max awarded: Up to £10,000 per business (plus up to £2,000 for EPC & technical advice)
Notes: Grants paid on defrayal; free initial energy audit; up to £2,000 additional support for EPC & independent technical advice.
Midlands
Business Loan Scheme
Area covered: Coventry & Warwickshire
Provider: Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust
Sectors: Agriculture and food; Business and finance; Construction; Education; Hospitality and catering; and other SME sectors
Eligibility criteria: Unable to secure sufficient finance from mainstream lenders, 0–249 employees.
What’s covered: Loan funding for capital investment, including but not limited to: solar PV, air source heat pumps, EV chargepoints, machinery and premises works.
Max awarded: £1,000–£150,000
West Midlands
Business Energy Advice Service
Areas covered: Birmingham, Solihull, Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin
Provider: Business Growth West Midlands (WMCA) in partnership with local authorities and Pro Enviro; funded by Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)
Business Growth West Midlands
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: Must be an SME (fewer than 250 employees; ≤€50 m turnover or ≤€43 m balance sheet); commercial entity responsible for paying energy bills for ≥12 months; annual energy consumption ≥25,000 kWh.
What’s covered: Up to 50% of funding towards energy-saving measures including but not limited to: solar PV, air source heat pumps, energy-efficient lighting (LED, controls, sensors), Insulation and building fabric upgrades.
Max awarded: Up to £100,000 (50 % of project cost)
Application deadline: 31 March 2026 (rolling applications)
Notes: No payback required; businesses register for assessment first, then apply locally for grants. Continuous delivery via a network of local authority partners.
Northern England
UK Shared Prosperity Fund Low Carbon Project
Area covered: Sheffield
Provider: Sheffield City Council via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: SME (≤250 employees, turnover <£54 m); commercial premises in Sheffield; received under £315,000 Minimal Financial Assistance in last three years; able to provide 12 months’ energy bills (or since occupation).
What’s covered: Up to 50% of funding toward energy-saving measures, including but not limited to solar PV, insulation, air source heat pumps, EV chargepoints and more.
Max awarded: Projects ≤£20,000: 50% of costs; projects >£20,000: up to £10,000 grant; minimum grant £1,500
Notes: Funded projects must deliver a net carbon reduction and ROI >1 year; first SPF grant only; works to be completed by December 2025; tenants require landlord permission
Application deadline: Rolling, first-come, first-served until funds are exhausted (expected to close Autumn 2025).
North West
Rosebud Finance
Areas covered: Lancashire
Provider: Lancashire County Developments (Property) Ltd, managed and delivered by Lancashire County Council
Sectors: Business and finance; IT, digital & creative; Manufacturing; Science & technology
Eligibility criteria: 0–249 employees; demonstrable growth ambitions.
What’s covered: Loans £25,000–£100,000 and bespoke finance packages for, including but not limited to: solar PV, air source heat pumps, electric vehicle charging points.
Max awarded: £100,000
Notes: Interest rates up to 14%, loan terms up to 5 years
Low Carbon Eco-Innovatory Grant Scheme
Area covered: Liverpool
Provider: Liverpool John Moores University via UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Sectors: All sectors
Eligibility criteria: Have an up-to-date LCEI carbon assessment with recommendations to implement; able to defray all project costs before claim
What’s covered: Purchase and installation of any low-carbon technologies or equipment recommended in your LCEI carbon assessment, including but not limited to solar PV, air source heat pumps, energy-efficient machinery, and other renewable technologies.
Max awarded: Up to £25,000 (must be matched by at least 50% contribution from the business)
Application deadline: Rolling applications until funds are fully allocated (expected to close February 2026)
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Our team will help you assess your options, navigate the paperwork, and secure the best packages, so you can focus on growth, innovation, and meeting your net-zero targets.
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