The Department for Transport funded 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 up until 31st March 2010, and all projects funded under the programme completed within the 2010/11 Financial Year.
A summary of the projects supported by the programme together with case studies detailing the installation of natural gas and electric infrastructure are available
here. For all enquiries, please email
info@cenex.co.uk.