Government departments to seek energy efficient solutions for
Whitehall buildings
The Technology Strategy Board is running a competition which
will see Whitehall buildings demonstrating new energy efficient
technologies. The aim is to reduce energy bills, saving money
for the taxpayer, and to give businesses the opportunity to provide
innovative new solutions through government contracts.
The project is designed to use research and
development to dramatically improve the energy performance of
typical government offices such as the Department for Business
Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Department of Energy and Climate
Change (DECC), the Department of Communities and Local Government
(CLG) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
Relevant businesses will be invited to compete for contracts in
a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition called
Energy Efficient Whitehall, run by the government-backed Technology
Strategy Board and co-funded by the Department of Energy and
Climate Change with the support of the Office for Government
Commerce (OGC). The current amount of total investment stands
at £2.75m but could grow with engagement from other government
departments.
MBE KTN Workshop
The MBE KTN will run a workshop on the morning of Friday
26th February to enable businesses to find out more about the
competition and to find out details about the buildings that will
be part of the competition. Participants will have the
opportunity to meet and talk with the Technology Strategy
Board and other stakeholders to help determine how their technology
or innovation can best be applied in each building.
For more information visit the MBE KTN
website.