North Wales Energy and Decarbonisation Advice Hub

Ambition North Wales, as the region's Corporate Joint Committee, is responsible for regional transport planning, regional strategic planning, as well as for enhancing and promoting the economic well-being of North Wales – which includes delivering the region’s Growth Deal. 

A partnership organisation, Ambition North Wales comprises the region’s six local authorities and the Eryri National Park Authority – aiming to work together to building a vibrant, sustainable and resilient economy for North Wales.

Email: info@ambitionnorth.wales 
Website: https://ambitionnorth.wales 

What Business Wales can offer: 

• Explain how the public sector buying system works
• Help you better understand what major buyers are looking for in a supplier  
• Offer 1-2-1 support and advice on developing tenders
• Help you understand how to work in collaboration with other small and medium sized businesses to bid for larger contracts
• Help guide you through the electronic tendering systems being used by the public sector buying organisations in Wales
• Help get you started on sell2wales.gov.wales the site where the majority of the Welsh public sector advertise their business
• Support with commitment towards decarbonisation strategies through the use of our Green Growth Pledge
• Support for anything relating to sustainability/decarbonisation/low carbon solutions within your business. 

Contact Information - Decarbonisation Team 
daniel.thomas@businesswales.org   
aimee.docwra@businesswales.org   
gareth.davies@businesswales.org 

Business Wales Helpline 
03000 6 03000
Online Contact Form 

The Carbon Trust is an expert partner for businesses,  governments and organisations around the world – helping them decarbonise and accelerate to Net Zero. 

They support organisations as they accelerate towards Net Zero. From target setting, Net Zero pathways, assurance and foot printing, to policy advice, strategy setting and programme delivery, they seek smarter ways to turn ambition into impact, where sustainability and economic realities go hand in hand. Collaboration is their mode of action, as they bring businesses, governments and financial institutions together to unlock collective change. 

Website 
https://www.carbontrust.com 

Community Energy Wales is a not for profit membership organisation that provides assistance and a voice to community groups working on energy projects in Wales. They want to help create the conditions in Wales that allow community energy projects to flourish, and communities to prosper. 

Their Vision

• People should be at the heart of the energy system. 

Their mission

• To support and accelerate the transition to a fair, low carbon and community-led 
  energy system. 

Contact Information 
Website: https://communityenergy.wales  
Email: info@communityenergywales.org.uk 
Tel: 02920 190260  

The team of advisers offer help and support across a wide range of areas, from co-operative and social enterprise support to digital inclusion.  

Their business consultancy services include: 

• Digital transformation
• Learning and development
• Social value
• Social care
• Evaluation
• Feasibility studies
• Policy
• Research and delivery 

Contact Information 
Website: https://cwmpas.coop 
Tel: 0300 1115050 

If you are a SME in North Wales, The Green Digital Academy is to support businesses who see the value of using new digital technologies, accelerate efficiency, productivity, carbon reduction and to reduce costs. 

Through the project you will be able to access fully-funded consultancy support in the form of a mentor. The mentor can help you to evaluate your current position and undertake a diagnostic on your business, develop a plan to identify training and funding to support you to reduce your carbon footprint. 

Contact Information 
Website: https://www.gllm.ac.uk/busnes/projects/green-digital-academy 
Email: greendigital@gllm.ac.uk 
Tel: 08445 460 460 

Innovate UK Business Growth (previously Innovate UK EDGE) is a key part of the UK innovation agency’s deep investment in the pioneering businesses that drive economic growth. It is a publicly-funded service available to all high potential small to medium sized innovation-driven companies, including Innovate UK grant winners.

Innovators are motivated to improve the ways we live and work. Innovare UK support those building scalable businesses to achieve their goals in every sector and from seed to scale stage. 

They work closely with leadership teams, such as BIC Innovation, to create the conditions for each business to succeed and bring the benefits of their innovation to national and international audiences. 

Contact Information 
Website: https://www.ukri.org/councils/innovate-uk/  
Email: enquiries@iukbc.org.uk 

DEG’s work provides communities with the confidence, knowledge and ambition to take ownership of their future through projects such as: 

• Reducing energy use, fuel costs and dependence on unsustainable fuels
• Strengthening the local economy
• Generating sustainable electricity and heat

DEG facilitates the application of best practice by running events that connect communities and encourage learning, sharing skills and experiences.

DEG provides information on what is possible, what has been achieved elsewhere in our area and best practise from community energy groups across Britain.

DEG can help with: 

• Identifying opportunities for your community
• Getting people involved
• Project planning and development
• Accessing expertise
• Raising finance to make projects happen

Contact Information 
Website: https://www.deg.wales/?lang=en 
Email: post@deg.cymru 
Tel: 01286 875693 

The Enterprise Hub is a Menter Mon project which provides entrepreneurs with the knowledge, guidance, inspiration and space to transform their idea into a successful business.  

Services offered include: 

• Co-working office spaces
• A community of like-minded individuals to share ideas and offer encouragement
• Business advice
• A range of educational and social events  
• Ffiws Makerspace
• Miwtini business start-up programme

Contact Information 
Website: https://www.hwbmenter.cymru/en/  
Tel: 01248 858070 
Email: post@hwbmenter.wales 

Business Support 
The support at M-SParc involves nurturing and supporting businesses, helping them to make connections and ensuring tenant companies are part of an eco-system.  

At M-SParc, the Egni team work across a range of projects from supporting the offshore wind sector to new nuclear, from advising companies on how to reduce their carbon footprint to planning how to reach net zero by 2030!

Carbon Literacy 
The team offer carbon literacy training, which is an educational programme designed to increase awareness and understanding of carbon emissions, climate change, and their associated impacts.

Contact Information 
Website: https://m-sparc.com 
Email: post@m-sparc.com  egni@m-sparc.com  
Email (regarding carbon literacy): rhodrid@m-sparc.com  
Tel: 01248 858000

Gwasanaeth Ynni provide grant funding, as well as technical, commercial, and procurement advice to develop energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. These projects lower carbon emissions, generate cost savings and income, and deliver wider community benefits.

The service includes: 

• Regional energy planning
• Low carbon heating systems
• Energy efficiency
• Renewable energy
• Zero emission vehicles
• Electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Contact Information 
Email: enquiries@energyservice.wales 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/welsh-government-energy-service/ 

The Welsh Government is working towards the establishment of Ynni Cymru: a publicly-owned energy company for Wales, with a goal of expanding and investing in community-owned renewable energy generation.

The four objectives of Ynni Cymru are: 

• To expand locally owned renewable energy used and generated in Wales
• To optimise the efficiency and effectiveness of locally owned renewable energy use and generation projects
• To accelerate the transition and deployment of smart local energy systems across Wales
• To facilitate a just transition to net zero, retaining the benefits for Welsh communities

Local Partnerships have been commissioned to support the development of Ynni Cymru. 

Contact Details
Website: https://localpartnerships.gov.uk/our-expertise/ynni-cymru/