Further boost for Welsh universities under Digarbon Round 2
Popular fund enables low carbon projects
An additional £26 million support for Welsh Universities delivered through the Digarbon funding scheme has been announced.
Digarbon provides loan funding for further and higher education institutions in Wales to support the implementation of heat decarbonisation, energy efficiency, renewable, and electric vehicle and electric vehicle charging infrastructure measures.
The scheme is run by Welsh Government and delivered by our teams at Salix.
Together with Welsh Government, we are pleased to announce that Cardiff Metropolitan University and Bangor University will receive further funds through the scheme, subject to completion of a full technical assessment, to expand their existing projects and work towards ambitions towards a low carbon campus.
We’re committed to supporting Welsh Government help the public sector meet its ambition to be net zero by 2030.
This further funding will enable both Cardiff Metropolitan University and Bangor University to progress vital and exciting projects even further.
Digarbon programme manager Gbenga Adenaike said: “We’re committed to supporting Welsh Government help the public sector meet its ambition to be net zero by 2030.
“This further funding will enable both Cardiff Metropolitan University and Bangor University to progress vital and exciting projects even further.
“As part of our ongoing commitment to the sector, along with Welsh Government, we will continue to work closely with these and other organisations to develop and support their projects.
“Digarbon has proved very popular and demand for the support has consistently outstripped supply, and with ongoing programmes in place, these organisations are well placed to quickly adapt and expand their activities to meet additional funding opportunities as they occur.”
Wales has a national target set by the UK government to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the UK by 2050.
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