Second round of ambitious Welsh Government green scheme is announced to help tackle climate change
A successful green scheme aimed at further and higher education is being continued into a second round thanks to Welsh Government.
Welsh Government has announced a further £10m for Digarbon, the decarbonisation fund for tertiary education in Wales.
The latest round delivered by our teams at Salix, will open for applications in May 2025 to support decarbonisation projects in the Welsh higher and further education sectors setting them on the road to net zero.
Digarbon, which means decarbonise, is loan funding to help drive the public sector to achieving net zero emissions.
Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change, Huw Irranca-Davies said: “This additional £10m of loan funding for the higher and further education sectors will help in our collective response to the climate and nature emergencies.
“Not only will the energy savings produced by these projects help drive forward our decarbonisation ambitions but also reduce costs for the organisations.”
Digarbon, which means decarbonise, is loan funding to help drive the public sector to achieving net zero emissions.
Further information and supporting documentation including Guidance Notes and the application form will be published in April 2025.
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Vikki Howells added: “I’m so proud of the work our further and higher education institutions are doing to tackle climate change, and this funding will further contribute to the longer-term sustainability of universities.
“I have seen the fantastic work already being achieved with this funding and as a government we are committed to helping the sector to reduce costs and emissions by reducing energy consumption.”
Our teams at Salix will hold a series of three webinars giving people a chance to ask questions about the new round of Digarbon funding. The webinar dates will be published next month alongside the Digarbon Guidance Notes and other documents.
Under the Digarbon fund, a range of technologies will continue to be eligible including the installation of low carbon heating systems and retrofit energy efficiency measures. A ‘whole building’ approach will be encouraged, aimed at reducing the overall energy demand of a building. Renewable energy, electric vehicles and EV charging infrastructure will also be eligible for funding in combination with heat decarbonisation measures.
The first round of the scheme was launched with Digarbon Guidance Notes in May 2024 and opened to applications in July 2024.
The Digarbon initiative addresses the need to prepare the Welsh public sector for achieving net zero emissions, as laid out in Net zero carbon status by 2030: A route map for decarbonisation across the Welsh public sector.
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I’m so proud of the work our further and higher education institutions are doing to tackle climate change, and this funding will further contribute to the longer-term sustainability of universities.
I have seen the fantastic work already being achieved with this funding and as a government we are committed to helping the sector to reduce costs and emissions by reducing energy consumption.
Cyhoeddi ail rownd cynllun gwyrdd uchelgeisiol Llywodraeth Cymru i helpu i fynd i’r afael â’r newid yn yr hinsawdd
Mae cynllun gwyrdd llwyddiannus sydd wedi'i anelu at addysg bellach ac uwch yn symud i'r ail rownd diolch i Lywodraeth Cymru.
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi £10m pellach ar gyfer Digarbon, y gronfa ddatgarboneiddio ar gyfer addysg drydyddol yng Nghymru.
Bydd y rownd ddiweddaraf yn agor ar gyfer ceisiadau ym mis Mai 2025 i gefnogi prosiectau datgarboneiddio yn y sectorau addysg uwch a phellach yng Nghymru gan eu gosod ar y ffordd i sero net.
Dywedodd Huw Irranca-Davies, y Dirprwy Brif Weinidog sy’n gyfrifol am Newid yn yr Hinsawdd am Llywodraeth Cymru: “Bydd y £10m ychwanegol hwn o gyllid benthyciad ar gyfer y sectorau addysg uwch ac addysg bellach yn helpu yn ein hymateb ar y cyd i’r argyfyngau hinsawdd a natur.
“Nid yn unig y bydd yr arbedion ynni a gynhyrchir gan y prosiectau hyn yn helpu i fwrw ymlaen â’n huchelgeisiau datgarboneiddio ond hefyd yn lleihau costau i’r sefydliadau.”
Mae Digarbon, sy’n golygu datgarboneiddio, yn gyllid benthyciad i helpu i yrru’r sector cyhoeddus i gyflawni allyriadau sero net.
Bydd rhagor o wybodaeth a dogfennaeth ategol gan gynnwys Nodiadau Canllaw a’r ffurflen gais yn cael eu cyhoeddi ym mis Ebrill 2025.
Ychwanegodd y Gweinidog Addysg Bellach ac Uwch, Vikki Howells: “Rwyf mor falch o’r gwaith y mae ein sefydliadau addysg bellach ac uwch yn ei wneud i fynd i’r afael â’r newid yn yr hinsawdd, a bydd y cyllid hwn yn cyfrannu ymhellach at gynaliadwyedd prifysgolion yn yr hir tymor.
“Rwyf wedi gweld y gwaith gwych sydd eisoes yn cael ei gyflawni gyda’r cyllid hwn ac fel llywodraeth rydym wedi ymrwymo i helpu’r sector i leihau costau ac allyriadau drwy leihau’r defnydd o ynni.”
Bydd ein timau yn Salix yn cynnal tri gweminar i roi cyfle i bobl ofyn cwestiynau am y rownd newydd o gyllid Digarbon. Cyhoeddir y dyddiadau gweminar fis nesaf yn ogystal â Nodiadau Canllaw Digarbon a dogfennau eraill.
O dan gronfa Digarbon, bydd amrywiaeth o dechnolegau yn parhau i fod yn gymwys gan gynnwys gosod systemau gwresogi carbon isel ac ôl-ffitio mesurau effeithlonrwydd ynni. Bydd dull ‘adeilad cyfan’ yn cael ei annog, gyda’r nod o leihau’r galw cyffredinol am ynni mewn adeilad. Bydd ynni adnewyddadwy, cerbydau trydan a seilwaith gwefru cerbydau trydan hefyd yn gymwys i gael cyllid ar y cyd â mesurau datgarboneiddio gwres.
Lansiwyd rownd gyntaf y cynllun gyda Nodiadau Canllaw Digarbon ym mis Mai 2024 ac agorodd i geisiadau ym mis Gorffennaf 2024.
Mae menter Digarbon yn mynd i’r afael â’r angen i baratoi’r sector cyhoeddus yng Nghymru ar gyfer cyflawni allyriadau sero net, fel y nodir yn Statws sero net erbyn 2030: Trywydd ar gyfer datgarboneiddio ar draws y sector cyhoeddus yng Nghymru.
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