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Carbon Trust launches 0% Business Refit Loans - (07-10-2009)

Carbon Trust launches 0% Business Refit Loans

The Carbon Trust has launched a new loan to help UK small and medium sized businesses to  reduce their energy bills by up to £40 million.

The scheme will offer advice and financial support to improve a businesses energy efficiency by replacing old equipment with more efficent equipment. The Big Business Refit has a total of £100 million available for loans between £3000 and £400,000.

It is estimated that the initiative could help around 3000 SMEs save up to £40 million in energy costs. The following items are all elegible and available here at The Green Building Site:

  • Air conditioning  (See heat pump section)
  • Boiler and hot water tanks  (See Heat pumps/biomass boilers/solar twin coil cylinders)
  • Building insulation (See Sheep Wool Insulation)
  • Heat recovery Process heating  (See heat pump section)
  • Lighting Process controls  (See Sunscoops)
  • Solar thermal systems  (See Solar Panels)

For further information go to www.carbontrust.co.uk/loans