Carbon Trust
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Introduction
 
 

Innovations

 
 
 

Carbon Trust Innovations helps promising new low carbon ideas get to market faster. We develop commercially viable low carbon technologies through partnerships, funding, expert advice and outcome-driven research and demonstration.

 
 

The Carbon Trust is unique worldwide in funding clean technology development from R&D to commercial viability.

Technology acceleration

 

To date we have committed £38m to our technology accelerator portfolio, working with 800 organisations to develop low carbon technologies including Micro-CHP, biomass heat, marine energy and offshore wind energy.

Applied research

 

Since 2001 we have run 150 applied research projects, contributing £18.5m towards over £44m of research work.

Business incubation

 

Through our business incubator scheme we have supported 60 early stage low carbon companies, helping them to attract over £65m private investment.

In 2008 we launched a £40m offshore wind initiative with the Energy Technologies Institute.

Read more about our Innovations work

 
 

Publications

 
 
 

Small scale wind energy [2.02mb]
This report is for government policy makers and organisations considering installing small wind turbines.

 

Low Carbon Technology Innovations [870kb]
This report sets out the case for establishing a network of Low Carbon Technology Innovation and Diffusion Centres internationally, and focusses on some of the issues and options in the design and activities of the Centres.