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The Carbon Trust is the UK’s low carbon expert. Our aim is to capture the green growth opportunity for the UK economy – the global market for low carbon goods and services is estimated to be worth £4trillion a year by 2015.
We act as a catalyst to accelerate the commercialisation of low carbon technologies by helping the most promising low carbon entrepreneurs through a comprehensive range of tailored expert support. We also lead large scale collaborative projects with industry and academia to deliver commercial breakthroughs for key low carbon technologies.
Our
Making Innovation Work
video explains the different ways we help innovators to develop new technologies and overcome barriers to commercialisation.
Our current work on emerging technologies
Offshore wind power could generate up to 70,000 new jobs and 25% the UK’s electricity requirements by 2020. To meet this target we are working with wind energy developers on ground-breaking technology innovation projects that will accelerate the deployment of new wind farms 160km offshore.
Feature: Offshore wind technology
Marine Energy Report Published
Report on results from Marine Energy Accelerator
Marine Energy Accelerator project
Marine Renewable Proving Fund
Marine Energy Basics
Technology directory
Our overview of key low carbon technologies. Plus extra sources of information on each technology that are available across our website.
A service to fast track your business
Are you looking to overcome barriers that your low carbon company faces? Does your low carbon technology need some support? The
Entrepreneurs Fast Track
might be able to help you! Please read more if you are a small enterprise looking for commercial support and see if you are eligible.
Latest press releases
National Biomass Suppliers Database launched
Ship on Rally car suspension could help solve £3bn challenge to access offshore wind turbines
Carbon Trust grant to support first Welsh tidal stream energy device
Best marine energy sites could be cost competitive with nuclear and onshore wind by 2025 with accelerated and targeted innovation
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The Carbon Trust is working with the Energy Technologies Institute and the Technology Strategy Board in the
Low Carbon Innovation Group
. They work together to accelerate the development and deployment of new low carbon technologies.
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