In total, Salix supports over 100 technologies. A full list of these is shown below.
To download a PDF copy of the Salix technology list and persistence factors, please click here.
If you work for a public sector organisation and are looking for funding for an energy efficiency which is not listed below but you feel fits the Salix criteria for funding, we may be able to add this to our supported technology list. Guidance on our standard process for this can be found here.
For information on Salix financing Solar PV projects and using Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI) with projects, please visit our information page here.
| Project Type | Work Type |
|---|---|
| Boilers | Boilers - burner management |
| Boilers - burner replacement | |
| Boilers - control systems | |
| Boilers - replacement combination | |
| Boilers - replacement condensing | |
| Boilers - replacement modular | |
| Boilers - retrofit economiser | |
| Building management systems | BEMS - bureau remotely managed |
| BEMS - not remotely managed | |
| BEMS - remotely managed | |
| Combined heat & power | Biomass CHP |
| Gas Turbine | |
| Gas, Diesel, gasoil engine CHP | |
| CHP Private Wire Connection | |
| Compressor | Compressed Air: air compressor upgrade |
| Computers & IT solutions | CRT to LED monitors |
| Energy Efficient File Storage Replacement | |
| Energy Efficient Server Replacement | |
| Evaporative cooling for ICT | |
| Free Cooling for ICT | |
| Hot aisle/cold aisle containment | |
| LED monitors instead of LCD (cost difference) | |
| Multi Functional Devices | |
| Network PC power management | |
| Thin client | |
| Uninterruptible Power Supplies | |
| Virtualisation | |
| Cooling | Cooling - control system |
| Cooling - plant replacement/upgrade | |
| Energy Efficient Chillers | |
| Free cooling | |
| Replacement of air conditioning with evaporative cooling | |
| Hand Dryers | Hand Dryers - replacement to more efficient type |
| Energy from waste | Anaerobic digestion |
| Incineration | |
| Heating | Connect to existing district heating via plate HE |
| Direct electric heating to heat pump (air source) | |
| Direct electric heating to heat pump (ground source) | |
| Direct electric heating to heat pump (water source) | |
| Heat recovery | |
| Heating - direct fired system | |
| Heating - discrete controls | |
| Heating – distribution pipework improvements | |
| Heating - TRVs | |
| Heating - zone control valves | |
| Oil to Gas - boiler fuel switching | |
| Replace steam calorifier with plate heat exchanger | |
| Steam trap replacements | |
| Thermal Stores | |
| Hot water | Flow restrictors |
| Hot Water - chlorine dioxide dosing and biocide treatment | |
| Hot Water - distribution improvements | |
| Hot Water - efficient taps | |
| Hot Water - point of use heaters | |
| Industrial kitchen equipment | Steriliser to dishwasher replacement |
| Energy efficient combi-oven | |
| Energy efficient convection-oven | |
| Insulation - building fabric | Cavity wall insulation |
| Double glazing with metal or plastic frames | |
| Dry wall lining | |
| Loft insulation | |
| Retrofit single glazing units | |
| Roof insulation | |
| Secondary glazing | |
| Insulation - draught proofing | Insulation - draught proofing |
| Insulation - pipework | Heating pipework insulation (external) |
| Heating pipework insulation (internal) | |
| Insulation - other | Air Curtains - ambient |
| Air Curtains - heated | |
| Automatic speed doors | |
| Automatic/revolving doors | |
| Draught Lobby (external) | |
| Draught Lobby (internal) | |
| Radiator reflective foil (external walls) | |
| Lab Upgrades | Diode pumped solid state lasers |
| Energy Efficient Drying Cabinets | |
| Energy Efficient Freezers (-25°C) | |
| Energy Efficient Freezers (-86°C) | |
| Energy Efficient Fume Cupboards | |
| Energy Efficient Growth Cabinets | |
| Fume Cupboards - Auto Sash Closing + PIR | |
| Fume Cupboards - VAV Controls + Inverter Drives | |
| Heat Recovery on Extract System | |
| Energy Efficient X-Ray Generator | |
| Lighting controls | Lighting - discrete controls |
| Lighting control system centralised | |
| LED lighting | Compact Fluorescent to LED including new fitting |
| Compact Fluorescent to LED using same fitting | |
| Flood lighting to LED including changing the fitting | |
| Halogen to LED including changing the fitting | |
| Halogen to LED using same fitting | |
| Incandescent to LED including new fitting | |
| Incandescent to LED using same fitting | |
| T12/T8 to LED including new fitting | |
| T12/T8 to LED using same fitting | |
| Street lighting | Fit centralised controls |
| Non-illuminated bollards | |
| Replace control gear | |
| Replace luminaire incorporating electronic ballast | |
| Replace luminaire with LED | |
| Solar powered bollards | |
| Traffic lights | Replace with LED including new fitting |
| Replace with LED using same fitting | |
| Motor controls | Fixed speed motor controls |
| Motors - flat belt drives | |
| Variable speed drives | |
| Motor replacement | Motors - high efficiency |
| Office equipment | Office equipment improvements for non-ICT |
| Renewable energy | Biomass boilers |
| Solar PV | |
| Solar Thermal | |
| Small Hydropower | |
| Swimming | Swimming pool covers - manual |
| Swimming pool covers - motorised | |
| Time switches | Time switches |
| Transformers | Low loss |
| Low loss (cost difference) | |
| Low loss+voltage management | |
| Low loss+voltage management(cost difference) | |
| Transformer tapping change | |
| Ventilation | Fans - air handling unit |
| Fans - high efficiency | |
| Phase change material | |
| Ventilation - distribution | |
| Ventilation - presence controls | |
| Ultrasonic humidifiers | |
| Voltage management | Voltage management - fixed ratio |
| Voltage management - variable ratio |