FUNDING
Support Service
CR Plus are here to help you explore funding opportunities and ensure they align with your project goals. If you have a specific fund in mind or are unsure which one best suits your project or business, please reach out to the CR Plus team!
£140M+
Total delivered for our Clients across grant support pots
94+%
Successful Capital Bids
10yrs
Experience providing funding support
Some of the funds where we can offer support:
Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF)
- Energy efficiency or decarbonisation
- SMEs to large organisations
- Next window anticipated mid-late 2025.
Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR)
- Aims to generate 10GW low carbon H2 by 2030
- Supported by Hydrogen Business Model
- HAR1 & HAR2 currently underway
- Further annual rounds up to 2030.
Heat Network Efficiency Scheme
- Aims to improve district heating networks
- £45m towards 2025-2028
- No upper or lower grant limit
- Understand future funds post spending review.
Strategic Innovation Fund
- Focusing on innovative projects to accelerate transition to net zero
- Various ongoing cycles - need to be ready.
Green Heat Network Fund
- Aims to develop zero-carbon heat networks
- Up to £1 million grant
- Round 9 close April 2025.
IETF
Industrial Energy Transformation Fund
The DESNZ (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) IETF Phase 3 fund, enables industrial organisations to transition to low carbon solutions through grant funding that supports the development and deployment of these enabling technologies.
Through our engineering expertise and in-depth knowledge IETF, we can help you turn a good idea into a great idea. Then into a fundable project. Identifying real opportunities to save you money along your energy reduction and decarbonisation journey.

Our example Client IETF Winners:
Celsa Steel UK: Hydrogen Energy Mill Project
£13.4M Grant Offered
Application for CAPEX to install a new Hydrogen Furnace that will eliminate ~22,000t/y of CO2 emissions.
WEPA: Jupiter Energy Efficiency Project
£1.9M Grant Offered
Application for CAPEX focusing on installing new energy efficiency equipment within its paper mill process, reducing carbon emissions (SBTi’s).
Does your business need support to produce a successful IETF bid?

How CR Plus can help?
