How we can help you

Complete our online form and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss how we can help.

What we offer

We provide free advice and grants to help improve your energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy.

This free support is delivered through:

on-site technical support to explore your low carbon project ideas and opportunities (up to 2 days)
ongoing support to get your project off the ground
detailed energy survey of your operations
grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects
workshops and events to share ideas for possible energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in your organisation

Looking for inspiration for your low carbon project? Check out our resources and guides page for real life case studies of successful low carbon projects.

Apply for support

Complete our online form and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss how we can help.

Apply now

Who we can help

We can help local businesses, community and public sector organisations.

To access our support, your organisation must be located within the Dorset Council area and must be one of the following:

a Small or Medium Sized Enterprise (SME)
a legally constituted voluntary or community organisation or a registered charity
a public sector organisation

We are unable to support primary agriculture businesses but we are able to support farm diversification.

What grants can be used for

Grants are available for up to 50% of your low carbon project costs (between £1,000 and £75,000). Grants can be used towards costs relating to the installation of energy efficiency and/or renewable energy measures.

This includes:

contractors and consultants
equipment and machinery
installation, commissioning and associated works

What our customers say

‘This has been a great project, radically improving the efficiency of our building… It couldn’t have happened without the Low Carbon Dorset programme which provided the catalyst and expert advice.’

Dorset History Centre

‘Having the chance to work with Low Carbon Dorset has been a fantastic opportunity… and has given us the chance to implement further carbon saving measures that would have taken much longer without their considerable knowledge, advice, and support.’

Waterside Holiday Group