How to decarbonise your business - 13 Feb 2025

13 February 2025

How to decarbonise your business

We're working in partnership with Surrey County Council and 6 other local councils - Waverley, Guildford, Elmbridge, Reigate and Banstead, Spelthorne and Surrey Heath - to offer a range of decarbonisation support and funding for small and medium businesses.

The business decarbonisation scheme offers help and support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to:

  • decarbonise
  • save on energy costs
  • understand their carbon footprint
  • how to drive down their emissions and aim for net zero

Who can apply

Eligible organisations must have:

  • a trading address in one of the participating Surrey boroughs
  • been trading for at least 2 years in the UK
  • a turnover of less than £44million
  • less than 250 employees
  • received less than £315,000 in subsidies over the last 3 years

The scheme is only available in the participating boroughs:

  • Woking
  • Guildford
  • Waverley
  • Elmbridge
  • Reigate and Banstead
  • Spelthorne
  • Surrey Heath

What's on offer

If your organisation is eligible, you can get:

  • a free decarbonisation assessment to identify potential energy savings 
  • a decarbonisation loan to invest in a solar panel installation or other decarbonisation project
  • access to a free decarbonisation course to plan your organisation's sustainability journey
  • access to an online calculator to calculate your organisation's carbon footprint

Before applying for a business decarbonisation loan, you must undertake a business decarbonisation assessment. This will determine eligible projects. A link will then be sent to you to apply directly to the loan provider.

Decarbonisation course (in-person) at Woking Borough Council

We will be hosting an in-person course on Thursday 13 February 2025 at our Civic Offices.

Find out more about the business decarbonisation courses

Get more information, including how to apply

Read more about the business decarbonisation loan and assessment

Contact details

The Business Decarbonisation team at Surrey County Council can be contacted at decarbonisationloan@surreycc.gov.uk 

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