Government announces £44m green heating cash boost

clock • 2 min read

BEIS announces fresh funding support for three low carbon heat districts and 11 projects geared at decarbonising heating and cooling

The government has today announced £44m in funding is to be targeted at supplying low carbon energy for tens of thousands of UK homes and public buildings, as part of its latest efforts to accelerate the...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Buildings

Where next for the UK's heat pump roll out?
Buildings

Where next for the UK's heat pump roll out?

Subsidised heat pumps have already helped thousands of Brits warm to the clean energy transition - but two new reports show how doubling down on cost and convenience will be vital if more people are to embrace green heating

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 28 January 2026 • 11 min read
'A new standard': World's largest Passivhaus school cuts energy use in half in first year
Buildings

'A new standard': World's largest Passivhaus school cuts energy use in half in first year

Built by BAM UK and Ireland for Fife Council, Scotland's latest Passivhaus-certified building opened in Autumn 2024 bringing together 2,700 students from two schools

Amber Rolt
clock 27 January 2026 • 2 min read
Octopus Energy expands 'Zero Bills' homes initiative to Scotland
Buildings

Octopus Energy expands 'Zero Bills' homes initiative to Scotland

Energy giant announces partnership with housebuilder Discovery Homes to offer 57 new 'Zero Bills' homes in North Dundee

Amber Rolt
clock 15 January 2026 • 2 min read