iyre consultants breakfast 14 september
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Making IYRE Work for You
Today’s Presenters:
Rob EmonyIYRE Programme ManagerSW Region
Keith WyattManaging Director Eco Projects
Chris SpringettEnvironmental Specialist Gloucestershire
Agenda:
• IYRE eligibility and the ‘perfect client’
• Working with IYRE from Eco Projects
• Performance to date and targets for 2012
What is the IYRE project?
• In depth engagement with business to improve environmental performance
Improve efficiency and competitiveness Decrease energy, waste and resource
costs Decrease environmental impact –
Carbon Free for businesses
Regional Structures
• Business West (Glos, Wilts, Bath, Bristol)
• Wessex Enterprise (Dorset)
• Peninsula Enterprise (Somerset and Devon)
Business West Team
• Rob Emony (Project manager)
• Anthony Downes (Bristol and West of England)
• Chris Springett (Gloucestershire)
• James Hammond (Wiltshire)
• Nina Skubala ( Bristol and West of England)
Eligibility
• Must be an SME:
<250 FTE
<€50m annual turnover
< €43m on balance sheet
• Sectoral restriction
• Aspirations to grow
In reality, what business are we looking for?
• Ideally > 10 FTE
• Large premises
• Intensive resource users (energy, water and materials)
• Fleet/high mileage
• Innovation
• Go by feel…do you think there is room for improvement? Can you see a project there for you or others?
Customer Journey
1) Initial Meeting/Scoping
2) Baseline
3) Feasibility/Quotation/Referral
4) Sourcing finance
5) Implementation
6) Return 1 year on to assess impact
The Claims Process for Vouchers
1) Client signs offer letter and returns along with bank details and VAT reg document. Keeps claim form
2) Undertakes action and pays for in full
3) Collates claim form, invoice and bank statement and sends to BW contracts
4) Receives agreed funding amount within 2 weeks
Wildlife and Wetlands Trust
Who?
• Conservation charity and consultancy, with main site and HQ in Gloucestershire
Issue?
• Business looking to optimise internal business systems and to demonstrate environmental credentials
Funding used for:
• ISO 14001
• Pumping assessment and research
• Lighting changes in restaurant
Hints and Tips
• Consider which of your clients/projects has the potential to receive IYRE support
• Check client/project eligibility with an IYRE advisor to avoid disappointment
• Remember that projects must be presented to the funding panel. The decisions to award funding lies with the panel.
• Remember that retrospective projects cannot be funded. Do not begin projects until your client has fully secured funding i.e. In receipt of a countersigned offer letter.
• Keep in touch with your IYRE advisor if in doubt.
Working with IYRE
Keith Wyatt of Eco Projects
Performance to date
Reminder:
Generic Vouchers replaced Capital Grants and Development Vouchers
Intervention rate remains at 50% where carbon savings allow it.
Can be used for capital equipment purchases including delivery & installation costs
Consultants time, typically ISO14001, research or expert advice
Performance for FY 2010/2011
Accumulated figures for SW region excluding Cornwall
Financial Year April 2010 – March 2011
Offered TargetMinimum Project
Value
# Value # Value £
Development Vouchers 65 £181,669 185 £462,500 £363,338
Capital Grants 47 £372,147 46 £428,536 £744,294
Total 112 £553,816 231 £891,036 £1,107,632
Budget for 2011/2012
Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, South Glos, North Somerset, BANES, and Bristol
Financial Year April 2011 – March 2012
Budget
# Value
Generic Vouchers 102 £844,525
Budget for 2011/2012
Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, South Glos, North Somerset, BANES, and Bristol
Financial Year April 2011 – March 2012
BudgetProgress to
Date
# Value # Value
Generic Vouchers 102 £844,525 40 £254,092
Budget for 2011/20121st April 2011 – 31st March 2012
Comments:
Six months in and about 1/3rd allocated
£500,000 still available
Roughly 60 SME’s still to find
Devon and Somerset support available, limited grants
Cornwall excluded
Spread of funding to date:1st April 2011 – 31st March 2012
Funding by Project Type
24%
17%
24%
9%
7%
4%
15%
EMS
Boiler
Lighting
Waste/recycling equipment
Fuel economy
Trials/research
Other capital equipment
CO2e Savings and GV Value
tCO2e
£value
4 33 ~140
40,000
8,300
1,000
CO2e Savings and GV Value
tCO2e
£value
4 33 ~140
40,000
8,300
1,000
£31,383
Exceptions to the rule:
A ‘reasonable’ variation within min and max values considered on a case by case basis
Projects with less than 4 tCO2e savings will attract £1,000 GV for ISO14001
Reduction in CO2e emissions 33 tReduction in water use 710 m3Liquid effluent reduced or avoided (metrics to be agreed) TBAReduction in virgin raw materials used 60 tReduction in hazardous waste generated 269 tDiversion of waste from landfill 40 tAs a subset of "diversion of waste from landfill", materials diverted for the purpose of recycling
35 t
As a subset of "diversion of waste from landfill", materials diverted for the purpose of recovery
4 t
Reduction in energy use 110,963 kWhReduction in use of veicle fuel 700 l
Sources of CO2e Savings
Working with Other Agencies:
Feed in Tariffs
Renewable Heat Incentives
Carbon Trust Loans (Green Bank)
SW Manufacturing Advisory Service
SW Design Programme
inets
Some FAQs:
1. If we work with IYRE, are we excluded from applying for our own GV?
2. How are group companies assessed for SME status?
3. Can individual companies within a group claim their own GVs?
4. Are foreign owned companies eligible?
5. If the SME is not VAT registered can the GV include VAT?
Some More FAQs:
1. Are SMEs based outside the South West eligible?
2. They’ve had a DV/CG can they have a GV as well?
3. Can an SME have more then one GV?
4. What is the future of IYRE after March 2012?
5. How does the closure of Business Link affect IYRE?
Thank you – and any questions?
IYRE Team Contact Details
Rob EmonyIYRE Programme Manager07769 [email protected]
Nina SkubalaEnvironmental Specialist Bristol & Bath07500 [email protected]
Chris SpringettEnvironmental Specialist Gloucestershire07766 [email protected]
Anthony DownesEnvironmental Specialist Bristol & Bath07733 [email protected]
James HammondEnvironmental Specialist Wiltshire07980 [email protected]