The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said the funding has supported the deployment of a range of new technologies, from heat pumps to hydrogen-ready equipment.
Some 22 projects from businesses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received a portion of the money in sectors including pharmaceuticals, steel, paper, and food and drink.
The winning bids include sustainably harvesting food in Carmarthenshire, Wales, through a new air source heat pump system; capturing waste heat to dry, heat, crush and grind materials for roadmaking in South Yorkshire, and using revolutionary high-temperature heat pumps to reduce the energy needed to heat and cool cheese, reducing emissions in dairy farms across the Midlands.
It is estimated that industry is currently responsible for producing 16 per cent of the UK’s emissions which will need to be cut by two-thirds by 2035 in order for net-zero targets to be achieved.
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