The Department for Transport funds the Infrastructure Grant Programme.
Alternative (i.e. alternatives to diesel or petrol) road fuels offer a means of cutting carbon dioxide and air pollutant emissions, as well as reducing dependency on fossil fuels. Examples of alternative fuels include hydrogen, electricity for electric vehicles and methane (both natural gas and biomethane). For fleet operators the cost of installing refuelling or recharging infrastructure represents a barrier to switching fuel use.
As part of the UK Government’s strategy to decrease carbon emissions from road transport, grants were made available to encourage organisations to install refuelling or recharging stations for alternative fuels. Funding was available for hydrogen, electric, natural gas/biogas stations and for infrastructure to deliver gas blends.
Applications for funding were considered in three separate funding 'windows', with the final window closing on 31st March 2010.
Information on the programme, including the projects supported and the impact that the programme has had on alternative fuel use for transport, will be published through a final report in Spring 2011. For immediate enquiries, please email
IGP@cenex.co.uk.