Want to apply for Technical Consultancy support?
About Technical Consultancy support
Our Technical Consultancy can help identify how your business can save energy, reduce waste and optimise the use of raw materials.
Our support allows businesses to remotely access advice and expertise in managing and implementing resource efficiency projects. We will fund a bespoke energy and/or resource efficiency project, appointing a specialist consultant to help deliver specific projects such as assessing process efficiency and plant, examining heat recovery and infrastructures or evaluating electrical supply optimisation.
This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund.
Technical Consultancy specialist areas
You can choose from one or more of the nine specialist areas the support is delivered under:
- Resource Efficiency and Waste Management Systems
This category covers all of the areas of environmental management and efficiency. - Efficient Technology/Processing Systems
This category covers efficient technology/process which reduce business consumption of energy, water and materials. - Renewable Technology Systems
This category covers all types of renewable energy systems. - Energy Management and Efficiency
This category covers all Mechanical and Electrical systems associated with buildings and manufacturing equipment. - Investigation of New Technologies
This category covers all new and emerging energy or resource efficient technologies. - Packaging Solutions
This category will incorporate for example, packaging design and solutions in terms of eco packaging, light weighting, transit packaging and packaging innovations. - Standards, Accreditations and Systems
This category will cover for example Environmental Management Systems, Energy Management Systems, Circular Economy, Carbon Management, specific Product/ Process Accreditations, Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Carbon Pressures within the supply chain. - Transport & Logistics Efficiency
Includes assessments to establish the feasibility of business collaborations. For example, circular economy projects, micro-generation within hubs, such as industrial estates, for shared use of local heat and power generation. - Sustainable Business Collaborations
This category will cover assessments to establish the feasibility of business collaborations.
Who is eligible for Technical Consultancy support?
The Technical Consultancy support is open to any business in Northern Ireland that has an annual energy and resource spend in excess of £30,000.
This could include the combined value of your heating, electricity, water, waste disposal or raw material billings.
Check your eligibility
The find out if you are eligible, complete the eligibility checker.
Discover more
Watch our case study on how our clients have benefited from the Technical Consultancy support.
If you are interested in more information on our Technical Consultancy support, contact our Business Support Team on 0800 181 4422 or complete the enquiry form.