The technology receiving funding includes the use of absorbents that can capture CO2 directly from the air and replacing diesel engines in boats with hydrogen power.
Other projects will see the development of new technologies to increase energy efficiency in homes and buildings, reduce carbon emissions, boost the UK’s energy security and provide cleaner ways to generate power and heat.
The government also hopes the money will help to generate green jobs and attract private-sector investment.
Relevant businesses are able to bid for a share of £64m in government funding supporting projects that will capture carbon emissions and remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Projects supported under the first phase of the programme include a range of innovative green technologies such as using absorbents that can capture CO2 directly from the air (direct air capture) and capturing the CO2 stored in natural material such as waste wood through combustion to...