Digarbon Round 2 - The decarbonisation fund for tertiary education in Wales

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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. 

About the scheme

Welcome to our Digarbon Round 2 website page which carries all the information you need to know about this popular fund.

Mae'r dudalen hon hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg isod.

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. 

For this fund £10m has been made available for applications in the 2025/26 financial year. For full details please read our guidance notes.

Funding for the scheme has been provided by Welsh Government to help the public sector meet its ambition to be net zero by 2030, and the national target set by the UK government to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the UK by 2050. 

At Salix, we’re delighted to work with Welsh Government and Welsh Government Energy Service to deliver the loan funding.

We have attached key documents below and should you have any further questions please email our Wales team at [email protected] 

Eligible buildings

These include; 

  1. Non-domestic buildings owned by eligible Welsh further and higher education institutions can be included in the application.
  2. Buildings on long-term leases with at least 10 years remaining can be included.
  3. Applicants that have a long-term lease arrangement for a building from another public sector body (e.g. local government) in which the lease contract allows the cost savings through improved energy efficiency to be passed to the eligible public body.

Please note, that buildings under PPI/PFI contracts are only eligible if the energy efficiency savings are passed to the eligible public body applying for the loan. Applicants must be able to evidence that this has been clearly negotiated with the partners to the agreement and has been agreed with Salix prior to submission of the application. Please see our guidance notes for full information.

Support and advice

You will find Digarbon Round 2 Guidance Notes the most useful document to help you navigate the scheme.

Our expert team are also happy to answer your questions about Digarbon and talk you through the fund. Please contact the team at [email protected] and we look forward to seeing you at our webinars. 

Get notified about success stories and future schemes in Wales

Emails will include the latest news, case studies, invitations to sector-specific events and webinars, and updates on current and future schemes across Wales.

Croeso i Digarbon Rownd 2– y gronfa ddatgarboneiddio ar gyfer y sector addysg drydyddol yng Nghymru.

Am y cynllun

Croeso i'n tudalen gwefan Digarbon Rownd 2 sy'n cynnwys yr holl wybodaeth sydd ei hangen arnoch chi am y gronfa boblogaidd hon.

Mae’r cynllun newydd hwn yn darparu gyllid benthyciad ar gyfer sefydliadau addysg bellach ac uwch yng Nghymru i gefnogi gweithredu mesurau seilwaith datgarboneiddio gwres, effeithlonrwydd ynni, adnewyddadwy, cherbydau trydan a seilwaith gwefru cerbydau trydan.

Ar gyfer y gronfa hon mae £10m ar gael ar gyfer ceisiadau yn y flwyddyn ariannol 2025/26. Am fanylion llawn darllenwch ein nodiadau canllaw isod.

Mae cyllid ar gyfer y cynllun wedi’i ddarparu gan Lywodraeth Cymru i helpu’r sector cyhoeddus i gyflawni ei uchelgais i fod yn sero net erbyn 2030, a’r targed cenedlaethol a osodwyd gan lywodraeth y DU i gyflawni allyriadau nwyon tŷ gwydr sero net ledled y DU erbyn 2050.

Yn Salix, rydym yn falch iawn o weithio gyda Llywodraeth Cymru a Gwasanaeth Ynni Llywodraeth Cymru i ddarparu cyllid y benthyciad.

Rydym wedi atodi dogfennau allweddol isod ac os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau pellach e-bostiwch ein tîm Cymru yn [email protected]  

Fe'ch gwahoddir hefyd i'n gweminarau lle gallwn ateb cwestiynau am y gronfa. Cofrestrwch trwy ein rhan digwyddiadau ar ein gwefan.

Adeiladau cymwys

Mae'r rhain yn cynnwys; 

  1. Gellir cynnwys adeiladau annomestig sy'n eiddo i sefydliadau addysg bellach ac uwch cymwys yng Nghymru yn y cais.
  2. Gellir cynnwys adeiladau ar brydlesi hirdymor gydag o leiaf 10 mlynedd yn weddill.
  3. Ymgeiswyr sydd â threfniant les hirdymor ar gyfer adeilad gan gorff sector cyhoeddus arall (e.e. llywodraeth leol) lle mae’r contract les yn caniatáu i’r arbedion cost drwy wella effeithlonrwydd ynni gael eu trosglwyddo i’r corff cyhoeddus cymwys.

Sylwch, dim ond os caiff yr arbedion effeithlonrwydd ynni eu trosglwyddo i'r corff cyhoeddus cymwys sy'n gwneud cais am y benthyciad y mae adeiladau o dan gontractau PPI/PFI yn gymwys. Rhaid i ymgeiswyr allu dangos tystiolaeth bod hyn wedi'i drafod yn glir gyda'r partneriaid i'r cytundeb a'i fod wedi'i gytuno gyda Salix cyn cyflwyno'r cais. Gweler ein nodiadau canllaw am wybodaeth lawn.

Cefnogaeth a chyngor

Fe welwch mai Digarbon Rownd 2 Nodiadau Canllaw yw'r ddogfen fwyaf defnyddiol i'ch helpu i lywio'r cynllun.

Mae ein tîm arbenigol hefyd yn hapus i ateb eich cwestiynau am Digarbon a siarad â chi drwy'r gronfa. Cysylltwch â’r tîm yn [email protected] ac edrychwn ymlaen at eich gweld yn ein gweminarau. 

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